Beating Batman: Sir Giacomo's Guide to Monks

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(until, that is, a 4E monk class comes up )

No. The 4e monk won't suck, there will be no need to argue with you about it because the designers will have learned from their past mistakes. ie, the 3.5 monk.

I'd like to add that in the comparison between Solo's fighter and Giacomo's monk the fighter is one round ahead of the monk.

First round:
Fighter charges; he may make one attack
Monk casts Enlarge Person

Second Round:
Fighter full attacks
Monk charges; he may make one attack

Continue until the encounter is over.

See how the fighter doesn't need to waste actions fail so hard it hurts?