Dwarven Fists - 20 Monk/14 DD/6 Fighter

[borges]

This build is an update of my second immo (a 31M/5 SD/4 F Derrzagon based on the Funky Monk thread in this forum). I wanted to increase his AB and take advantage of the Dwarven Defender feats, which work well with the monk's already formidable defenses.

I went with Planewalker Dwarf, though Derrzagon and, of course, Zenythri would also do nicely.

Starting stats (after Planewalker):
STR 10 (8)
DEX 18 (20)
CON 16 (18)
INT 8 (10)
WIS 14 (14)
CHA 6 (6)

Level Progression: 1-4 M, 5-10 F, 11-24 DD, 25-40 M

All stat increases into DEX

Skills
Max tumble and discipline, 30 Hide for Self-Conceal. 12 points left over to spend however you like.

Haven't decided whether the two extra weapon feats should be kamas (to retain favorable AB progression) or handaxes (for variety of damage).

Feats:
1: Luck of Heros
3: Weapon Finesse
5: Weapon Focus: Unarmed*
6: Toughness, Weapon Focus: Kama/Handaxe*
8: Dodge*
9: Great Fortitude
10: Improved Critical: Unarmed* (free feat for Zenythri)
12: Improved Critical: Kama/Handaxe
15: Iron Will
18: Blind Fight (free feat for Derrzagon)
21: Epic Weapon Focus: Unarmed
24: Great Dexterity 1, Armor Skin**
27: Great Dexterity 2
30: Great Dexterity 3
33: Self Concealment 1
36: Self Concealment 2
39: Self Concealment 3

*: fighter bonus feat
**: DD bonus feat

LL feats:
Self Conceal 4-5
Great Dexterity 4-6
Legendary Luck
Epic Prowess

Saves at 60 are 67 Fort, 62 Will, 72 Reflex. AB at 60 of 69 using +12 gloves.

Pros:
Good buffs that can't be dispelled (50% conceal, 9 points soak)
Decent AB for a fist monk

Cons:
Low number of monk levels results in lower AC and less potent monk abilities (Empty body, for example, is almost useless)
Your AB stinks compared to big, tough STR tanks
Dwarf jokes

That's the plan. Any suggestions or questions welcome.

Cheers, Perin

[kaldair]

Did you consider taking a fighter level at level 21 or higher to get the Epic Weapon Specialization?

Kaldair

[borges]

kaldair said:

Did you consider taking a fighter level at level 21 or higher to get the Epic Weapon Specialization?

This is a really good suggestion, particularly if you don't want the extra weapon feats. If you move 4 fighter levels to epic, you can take EWF: unarmed and Epic Prowess as your bonus fighter feats. This frees up 2 more slots for Great Dexterity.

So the net effect is -1 pre-epic AB, but +1 AB and AC from the extra Great Dex feats. So AB balances out by 60 on both builds. Of course, you lose out on the backup weapon feats (which I was never too excited about anyway).