Dim Ken Dho (25 monk 10 WM 5 HS)

[Torin]

Dim Ken Dho (25 monk 10 WM 5 HS)

This is the monk I’m currently leveling. Fun to play and since I see no Wisdom based monks at the forum I thought I post it.

Wisdom based: Wisdom increases AC for a monk. With Intuitive Attack it increases also AB for some weapons. AB and AC increase sounds like a Dexer. The difference is that Quarterstaff can be used with intuitive attack. With at least 21 monk levels, Quarterstaffs are monk weapons with up to 6 attacks with monk AB progression (-3).

Classes:
25 Monk – 20 levels are miniumum for all monk feats. 21 monk levels for quartersatff as monk weapon. 25 monk levels give +1 AC and 1 bonus feat.
10 Weapon Master – Give +2 AB and better critical hits
5 Harper Scout – Give the abillity to use the nice Harper Boots. They give +2 Attacks for a short time. And can use UMD for scrolls.

Please note that this build can NOT stand STR and only some DEX checks and therefore is only good untill hells. (I’m planning to make it into a STR based monk at some point)

Race:
Human - "Anarch" (secret Beyond UltraRare)
- FC: Druid
- CON +4 WIS +6, free feat: Alertness, free feat: Creature Weapon Specialization, free feat: Martial Weapon Proficiency, free feat: Armor Skin, free feat: Creature Epic Weapon Specialization, increased base movement rate – fast

Starting Statistics
Strength 8
Dexterity 14 – 6 // 14 +2
Constitution 10 (14) - 2
Wisdom 18 (24) - 16 // 24 Start +20 Ability increase +8 Great Wis +14 Buff + 2 Arti = 68 => +29 Mod
Intelligence 14 - 6
Charisma 8

Stats: All Wis
Alignment: Lafull (Monk) Any

Pre-Epic feats (7):
Dauntless + Dodge
Mobillity
Experticse
WF Quarterstaff
Spring Attack
Whirlwind
Intuitive Attack

Aug: Imp Crit + Power Crit

Epic Feats(7)
Iron Will
EWF Quarterstaff
GWF
4 WIS

HS (2):
+2 Dex

Monk bonus (1)
Epic Prowess

Monk bonus survival ability: Levitation
Arti: Wis
Pendact: Spell Resistance

LL Feats (7):
LWF Quarterstaff
L Valor
4 WIS
ESF (Discipline)

Skills (7)
craft armor 63
craft weapon 63
discipline 63 // 63 +50 +10 ESF + 6 STR = 127+2
listen 63
parry 43
tumble 63
UMD 25
Concentration 20
Search 4
Lore 6
Persuade 8
Hide 5
Open lock, disable Trap 1

AB (6 Monk + 1-3 Attacks)
102 AB = 16 (BAB) + 10 (epic levels) + 15 (legendary levels) + 29 (buffed main stat) + 20 (magical, capped) + 8 (4 weapon focuses + prowess) + 2 Craft Weapon +2 WM

Saves
Fort: 10+1 Base + 10 epic + 5 LL + 9 Stats + 20 Items + 6 L feat = 61
Reflex: 10+4 Base + 10 epic + 5 LL + 10 Stats + 20 Items + 6 L feat = 65
Will: 10+1 Base + 10 epic + 5 LL + 29 Stats + 20 Items +2 Iron will = 77

AC
139 AC = 10(base) +10(dex bonus ac) +16(armor ac with Abu) +17 (deflection ac)+ 16(natural ac) +20(dodge ac) +12(tumble ac) +2 (armor skin) +2(craft armor) + 29 Wis AC + 5 Monk

[Mister Pin]

what is the progression? I like the build, and have an item with oc/dc q-staff, and would like to give this a shot

[Torin]

Ups, the progression must be something like:
Pre-Epic: 16 Monk, 4 WM
Epic: 5 Monk, 6 WM, 5 Harper Scout, 4 Monk.

[Raj]

Since you get no 2h bonus with quarterstaff, and base str is abysmal so no vanilla strmod x1.5 either, what is staff giving you over gloves beside not allowing a torch slot and be restricted to one dmg type?

[Torin]

Jan 13, 2014 22:59:39 GMT Raj said:

Since you get no 2h bonus with quarterstaff, and base str is abysmal so no vanilla strmod x1.5 either, what is staff giving you over gloves beside not allowing a torch slot and be restricted to one dmg type?

Thats right. I made the build when before the quarterstaff nerf. Nowaday a Monk weapon that can be used with intuitive attack is better like Kama (or Goad, Nunchaku).

[Raj]

Staff is still a okay weapon but benefits the most by high str and some endgame gear, + demi boost like all str monks; i was just worried by:

Please note that this build can NOT stand STR and only some DEX checks and therefore is only good untill hells.

[Mister Pin]

For myself, i was not planning on going to hells with this build, and have an item with oc/dc q-staff for that extra bit of damage. Just a fart around toon. i have a str based toon that i never use anymore either- tagged to malad- its a glass cannon, and since the nerf, i am just not interested in using it in hells anymore either.

But thanks for the lvl progression, ill make one from a 40 i have laying around see what happens.