Martial Artist (3.5e Alternate Class Feature)

Martial Artist
Summary::You sacrifice your studies and deep contemplation of the multiverse in order to punch people more effectively. It seems to be working out ok.

Class:

Level: 1st

Replaces: If you select this variant, you lose all of the following class features.
 * Good Will save
 * Knowledge (arcana) and Knowledge (religion) from your class skill list.
 * Wisdom Bonus to AC
 * Bonus Feat at 1st level
 * Bonus Feat at 2nd level
 * Still Mind at 3rd level
 * Purity of Body at 5th level
 * Bonus Feat at 6th level
 * Wholeness of Body at 7th level
 * Diamond Body at 11th level
 * Abundant Step at 12th level
 * Diamond Soul at 13th level
 * Quivering Palm at 15th level
 * Timeless Body at 17th level
 * Tongue of the Sun and the Moon at 17th level
 * Empty Body at 19th level
 * Perfect Self at 20th level

Benefit: If you select this variant, you gain all of the following class features.
 * All simple and martial weapon proficiencies at 1st level
 * d10 Hit Die per level
 * Base Attack Bonus equal to your class level
 * Parrying Fists ability at 1st level
 * Parrying Fists : While unarmored and not using a shield, a Martial Artist adds their Strength modifier as a shield bonus to their AC against melee attacks. This bonus increases by +1 per 4 class levels, as indicated in the AC Bonus column on the Monk class table. A Martial Artist that selects the Deflect Arrows feat may use this modifier against ranged weapon attacks as well.


 * Bonus Feat at 6th level. This may by any bonus feat that a fighter may select.
 * Bonus Feat at 12th level. This may by any bonus feat that a fighter may select.
 * Bonus Feat at 14th level. This may by any bonus feat that a fighter may select.
 * Bonus Feat at 18th level. This may by any bonus feat that a fighter may select.
 * Bonus Feat at 20th level. This may by any bonus feat that a fighter may select.


 * Note from another user- I used this build as a replacment for monk and loved it however, there was no chart, so i made on ,its on a google doc, idk how to put it in here though. Here is the link https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/ccc?key=0AhY6TfsK-TPgdFdQWlVMWGlFdTNkWnRUZV92QmlPeXc&usp=sharing