OD&D Monks in Chainmail Combat

The Monk class for the Original D&D1 was introduced in Supplement II: Blackmoor.2 Since by this point the usage of Chainmail3 combat system was phasing out, this class is presented exclusively for the "Alternate Hit Dice and Hit Point Accumulation" and "Alternate Combat System" additions/amendments from the Supplement I: Greyhawk.4 Let's see how hard it would be to backport this class to be compatible with the Chainmail mechanics. Contents Hit Dice Fighting Capability Open Hand Adjusted Monk class Hit Dice ↩Despite being a Cleric subclass, Monks use d4 Hit Dice in the "Alternate Hit Dice and Hit Point Accumulation" system. Thus, it stands to reason to grant them the same HD progression as the Magic-Users, as theirs is also changed to a d4 one in the Supplement I: Greyhawk.4 Fighting Capability ↩Since the monks are Clerics, let's use the same Fighting Capability for them as well. The original table stops at the 10th level, but the Greyhawk supplement expands it up to 20th — more than…