Monk Build-- where from here?

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Gonagul
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Monk Build-- where from here?

Post by Gonagul » Thu May 17, 2018 8:19 pm

My character is currently lvl 16, with a 12monk/4rogue split at the moment. I was following a 20monk/10rog build I found on these forums, but was thinking about taking a few levels in fighter to increase his damage potential. I'm okay with sacrificing mind immunity and DR if it's worth it, but I'd still like to get epic dodge so I guess maybe 16mnk/10rog/4ftr?

Do I need to take these fighter levels before or after hitting 20? Thank you!

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Re: Monk Build-- where from here?

Post by Baron Saturday » Thu May 17, 2018 8:37 pm

I'm assuming that you're doing unarmed? That makes this a bit tricky. There's basically two ways you can squeeze fighter in without losing epic dodge or 1d20 fist damage.

1: Take 4 fighter before 20, that gets your BAB up to 16, which nets you an extra attack in addition to weapon spec. Your hits will do less damage than method 2, though.

2: Take 4 fighter starting at 19. Your last fighter level will be at 23, at which point you want to grab both weapon spec and epic weapon spec. You don't get the extra attack this way, but you net 4 more damage a hit.

Your final split will be 16m/10r/4f either way.
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Re: Monk Build-- where from here?

Post by Gonagul » Fri May 18, 2018 3:24 am

This is just what I was looking for-- thank you dude!

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Re: Monk Build-- where from here?

Post by Baron Saturday » Fri May 18, 2018 4:54 am

Gonagul wrote:
Fri May 18, 2018 3:24 am
This is just what I was looking for-- thank you dude!
You're welcome, BUT! I had a total brain fart when I was writing that. For whatever reason, I thought the first epic feat was at 23 (and then I forgot how to count).

So, amended method 2: Take 4 fighter starting at 21 (so levels 21-24). Your last fighter level will be at 24.
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Re: Monk Build-- where from here?

Post by Conversations With Your Car Alarm » Fri May 18, 2018 6:15 am

If it was me, I would take fighter levels on 24, 25, 26, and 27 to squeeze as much Discipline out of your build as possible while maintaining max stealth and such.

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Re: Monk Build-- where from here?

Post by Baron Saturday » Fri May 18, 2018 6:28 am

Suppose it depends on when you're taking your monk levels. If they're all pre-epic (which would make sense, get that d20 damage ASAP and all), you'd want to take fighter 24-27 instead.
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