User:Cedges/Dex Monk (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

Author: Cedges (talk) Date Created: 6/3/2010 Status: Idea Editing: Clarity edits only please

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Introduction

This dexterity based monk tries to maximize attacks per round and deal as much damage as possible with Stormguard Warrior combat rhythm attacks.

Warblade 1/Fighter 4/Monk 12, Anything with full base attack 3

Iron Heart Aura

References

• Tome of Battle (Warblade 20, Ironheart Aura 31, Stormguard Warrior 36)
• Player's Handbook II (Melee Weapon Mastery (bludgeoning), Crushing Strike)

Game Rule Components

Items

<- items used in this build ->

Progression

Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments): Str: 8, Con: 14, Dex: 18, Int: 9, Wis: 10, Cha: 8

Race (Templates): Human or Strongheart Halfling

Starting Racial Traits:

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features	Special
			Fort	Ref	Will
1st	Warblade 1	+1	+2	+0	+0	Two Weapon Fighting, Weapon Finesse	Battle Clarity, Weapon Aptitude	Moment of Perfect Mind1, Punishing Stance, Steel Wind, Steely Strike, -2/-2 with no bonus
2nd	Fighter 1	+2	+4	+0	+0	Weapon Focus
3rd	Fighter 2	+3	+5	+0	+0	Two Weapon Defense1, Ironheart Aura
4th	??2	+4	+7	+0	+0			+1 dex
5th	Fighter 3	+5	+7	+1	+1
6th	Fighter 4	+6/+1	+8	+1	+1	Improved Two-Weapon Fighting, Stormguard Warrior		-2/-2/-7/-7, up to +20 damage - build starts to work
7th	Monk 1	+6/+1	+10	+3	+3	Improved Grapple or Stunning Fist	Flurry of blows -2/-2, bonus feat, unarmed strike 1d6,	-4/-4/-4/-9/-9, +25 damage
8th	Monk 2	+7/+2	+11	+4	+4	Combat Reflexes3	evasion	+2 dex
9th	Monk 3	+8/+3	+11	+4	+4	Weapon Specialization	still mind, speed +10'
10th	Monk 4	+9/+4	+12	+5	+5		Ki strik (magic), slow fall 20', unarmed strike 1d8
11th	Monk 5	+9/+4	+12	+5	+5		Flurry of blows -1/-1, purity of body, +1 AC	-3/-3/-3/-8/-8, +25 damage
12th	Monk 6	+10/+5	+13	+6	+6	Improved Disarm or Improved Trip, Melee Weapon Mastery (Bludgeoning)	slow fall 30', speed +20'	+3 dex
13th	Monk 7	+11/+6/+1	+13	+6	+6		wholeness of body	-3/-3/-3/-8/-8/-13, +30 damage
14th	Monk 8	+12/+7/+2	+14	+7	+7		slow fall 40', unarmed strike 1d10
15th	Monk 9	+12/+7/+2	+14	+7	+7	Greater Two-weapon Fighting	Flurry of blows -0/-0, improved evasion, speed +30'	-2/-2/-2/-7/-7/-12/-12, +35 damage
16th	Monk 10	+13/+8/+3	+15	+8	+8		'Ki' strike (lawful), slow fall 50', +2 AC	+4 dex
17th	Monk 11	+14/+9/+4	+15	+8	+8		Flurry of blows -0/-0/-0, diamond body	-2/-2/-2/-2/-7/-7/-12/-12, +40 damage
18th	Monk 12	+15/+10/+5	+16	+9	+9	Crushing Strike	abundant step, slow fall 60', unarmed strike 2d6, speed +40'	Each attack that hits adds +1 to hit for the remaining attacks in the round
19th	??2	+16/+11/+6/+1	+	+	+			-2/-2/-2/-2/-7/-7/-12/-12/-17, +45 damage
20th	??2	+17/+12/+7/+2	+	+	+			+5 dex
Optional, not really part of the build Any class with full BAB. For level 4 this can't be fighter, and is assumed to have saves of 2,0,0. Crusader might be nice for Martial Spirit and heal 2 hitpoints per successful attack. Or Deflect Arrows

Other Components

If you take perfect mind, max out concentration for a better will save.

Highlights

<- How and why this build works, also a place to show off just what the build can do ->

Tactics

Take a full-round attack against a single opponent with combat rhythm using touch attacks that do no damage but give +5 damage to damage rolls against that opponent next round, gaining a huge bonus to damage rolls. Attack the same opponent full round on the next turn and hit them multiple times with the bonus.

Further Optimization

<- Take it to the next level ->

Side Notes

<- overview of additional info about this build ->

Limitations

DM Counters:

• Actually use the full round withdraw action

Variants

Switch out any of the ?? class levels for something with full BAB.

Miscellaneous

<- Any other side notes that don't fit in the above sections. ->

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