I just like to make Monks multiclassed, and since my other melee only monk had a crappy resistance and HP ( this ), I decided to make another one that could resist a lot, hence, Dwarven Defender. Monk Stance as in Defensive Stance, I think I wasn't very creative at the time.
Alignment: Any lawful
Race: Obviuosly Dwarf
Playable Levels: 1-40 PvM, untested PvP
Status:
Str 16 (26) Dex 14 (16) Con 18 (22) Wis 10 Int 10 Cha 6
Feats:
1 Monk - Thoughness 2 Monk 3 Monk - Weapon Focus: kama 4 Monk - DEX +1 (15) 5 Monk 6 Monk - Dodge 7 Monk 8 Monk - DEX +1 (16) 9 Monk - Ambidexterity 10 Monk - [Tumble 13] 11 Dwarven Defender 12 Dwarven Defender - CON +1 (19), Two Wapon Fighting 13 Dwarven Defender 14 Dwarven Defender 15 Dwarven Defender - Improved Two Weapon Fighting 16 Dwarven Defender - CON +1 (20) 17 Dwarven Defender 18 Dwarven Defender - Improved Critical: kama 19 Dwarven Defender 20 Dwarven Defender - CON +1 (21) 21 Dwarven Defender - Epic Weapon Focus 22 Dwarven Defender 23 Dwarven Defender 24 Dwarven Defender - CON +1 (22), Great Strength I (17), Epic Damage Reduction I 25 Dwarven Defender 26 Dwarven Defender 27 Dwarven Defender - Great Strength II (18) 28 Dwarven Defender - STR +1 (19), Epic Damage Reduction II 29 Dwarven Defender 30 Dwarven Defender - Great Strength III (20) 31 Dwarven Defender 32 Dwarven Defender - STR +1 (21), Epic Damage Reduction III 33 Dwarven Defender - Great Strength IV (22) 34 Dwarven Defender 35 Dwarven Defender 36 Dwarven Defender - STR +1 (23), Great Strength V (24), Epic Prowess 37 Dwarven Defender 38 Dwarven Defender 39 Dwarven Defender - Great Strength VI (25) 40 Dwarven Defender - STR +1 (26), Armor Skin
AB with two normal kamas Mainhand: +37/+34//+31/+28/+25/+22 Offhand: +37/+34
Advantages: Damage reduction 30/-, Improved Evasion, high HP
Disadvantages: Low AB, low AC, low saves
In fact I chose to take Dwarven Defender Damage Reduction to max instead of maxing Tumble for another 4 AC, and I think it's actually better to resist, as my AC won't be very high at any rate.
Improvements are well welcome.
Edited By Thaxll'ssyllia on 02/23/06 22:50
Can't you put monk 10 at 17 so as to put Tumble to 20 at least rather than 13?
-DaMouse
No, he needs to have a BAB of 7 to start taking DwD levels. He could do it if he took a few fighter levels.
This would actually be my suggestion - go Monk 4/Fighter 4 first, and pick up WS: kama. Then you can start taking DwD levels at level 9, and take monk levels at 13 and 17 to bump tumble. This would end at Monk 6/Fighter 4/DwD 30. It also picks up another point of AB that way.
If you are willing to lose 3 off your damage reduction, you might want to consider 2 more fighter levels in Epic and 2 more monk levels as well. Let's you bump tumble a few more times and pick up EWS: kama.
TM
What he said. If you give up only 3 DR, you can get EWS, 4 more AC and +1 BAB/AB. 4 AC is better than 3 DR anyday, ESPECIALLY since AC is low anyhow, which you claim yourself. Even monk 14/DD26 would be better, netting you that crucial extra points in AC. My experience tells me that the DR 27/- builds beats DR 30/- builds anyday, since you have the possibility of gaining so much for those last three DR. _________________ I see the fear you have inside, you can run but never hide. I will hunt you down and tear you limb from limb.
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Quote: If you give up only 3 DR, you can get EWS, 4 more AC and +1 BAB/AB
It's a good idea and all, but why would I gain +1 BAB/AB? fighter pre-epic doesn't requires that change, and I would actually lose 1 epic feat, so AB is down by 1, not up, in any case, fighter pre-epic settles that, and would stay with the same AB with +6 damage, I should've thought of that before......
I don't want to give up IE either...... let's say, fighter 5 / monk 9 / Dwarven defender 26 sounds good, I do get the same damage resistance for dwarven defender 26 and 27, it's 3 resistance every 4 levels, and this way I'll keep IE and gain EWS.
Any suggestions on pre-epic feats? since fighter class will give me some, I would go for blind-fight, but I think I don't get to dev crit, I'll have to try that, but I think STR doesn't gets high enough with me needing to use so many Great STR feats for it and leave feats for EP, DR III and AS.
It's a good idea and all, but why would I gain +1 BAB/AB? fighter pre-epic doesn't requires that change, and I would actually lose 1 epic feat, so AB is down by 1, not up, in any case, fighter pre-epic settles that, and would stay with the same AB with +6 damage, I should've thought of that before......
Thanks
2 fighter pre-epic instead of monk will give you an extra BAB..... Say, Monk 5/Fighter5 pre-epic, ending the build Monk 6/Fighter8/DwD26. You would not loose a feat. You would gain 2 feats pre-epic PLUS WS. Blind fight is a must for Melee's. In Epic Fighter lvl 6 gain you what the DD lost, and Fighter 8 gives a bonus(EWS). This would postpone IKD until very late, but is it that necessary to have in a non sneak-attacker. Yeah, it's nice, but not that necesary. You might gain an AB by going Monk6/Fighter4 pre-epic, and have 2 fighter(which covers the DDfeat) and 2 monk for tumble AC boost. _________________ I see the fear you have inside, you can run but never hide. I will hunt you down and tear you limb from limb.
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Hmmmm.... non epic fighter in epic levels can use AS, EP and EDR as class feat, I didn't know that, well, that does make up for the DD bonus feat, so my AB will increase by 1, but I'll lose Improved Evasion and get IKD up to level 37 to get 40 tumble......
IE will make me lose a feat, and that maks me lose AB, so I'll keep your idea, but I'll go ppre-epic fighter 6 / monk 4, so that I have 2 levels in epic to increase tumble, and have my AC as high as possible in mid levels.
