looking for a 32 pt monkcher build

[TAnyaJAn]

i have been searching the forum for a good monk life. i love the monk, but did feel like i would want some ranged capability. so i want to start another monk, first life, 32pt, starting at level 7. i like following builds already made out, preferably with a planner, sometimes i have to take month breaks, and i lose track of what i was doing with a character.

searching for the right build has gotten a little stressful, so if anyone has a good suggestion, i would love to hear it. i want many shot, cleave, greater cleave. preferable as soon as possible to make leveling easier. i have very little experience with rangers, but that seems the way to go. looking at a 12monk, 6ranger, 2 fighter. i can probably get +3tombs, but 4 might be hard to come by. have all the races and classes.

this is what i was looking at, but wondering about the leveling order. would a different order be easier? i saw a few paladin builds, would that be better then fighter?

(i borrowed most of this from someone who posted some monkcher builds, but now i can't find it again. thank you whoever you are)


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Level 25 Lawful Neutral Half-Elf Male
(2 Fighter \ 12 Monk \ 6 Ranger \ 5 Epic)
Hit Points: 336
Spell Points: 270
BAB: 17\17\22\27\27
Fortitude: 19
Reflex: 17
Will: 16

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(28 Point) (Level 1) (Level 25)
Strength 14 16
Dexterity 16 19
Constitution 14 16
Intelligence 8 10
Wisdom 16 22
Charisma 8 8

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Intelligence used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Base Skills Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 25)
Balance 5 30.5
Bluff -1 4
Concentration 6 30
Diplomacy -1 4
Disable Device n/a n/a
Haggle -1 4
Heal 3 11
Hide 3 9
Intimidate -1 4
Jump 4 19
Listen 3 11
Move Silently 7 15
Open Lock n/a n/a
Perform n/a n/a
Repair -1 5
Search -1 5
Spot 3 11
Swim 2 8
Tumble 4 11
Use Magic Device 1 15

Level 1 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Undead
Feat: (Half-Elf Dilettante) Half-Elf Dilettante: Rogue
Feat: (Selected) Point Blank Shot


Level 2 (Ranger)


Level 3 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Ranged Weapons


Level 4 (Ranger)


Level 5 (Ranger)
Feat: (Favored Enemy) Favored Enemy: Evil Outsider


Level 6 (Ranger)
Feat: (Selected) Mental Toughness


Level 7 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Toughness


Level 8 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Stunning Fist


Level 9 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Path) Path of Inevitable Dominion: Fists of Darkness
Feat: (Selected) Zen Archery


Level 10 (Monk)


Level 11 (Monk)


Level 12 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack


Level 13 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Cleave


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Ranged Weapons


Level 15 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Precise Shot


Level 16 (Monk)


Level 17 (Monk)


Level 18 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Great Cleave


Level 19 (Monk)


Level 20 (Monk)


Level 21 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Power Critical


Level 22 (Monk)


Level 23 (Monk)


Level 24 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 25 (Monk)

[Soulfurnace]

Don't take power critical - just don't. Take IC: Bludgeon if you must.

Now, speaking from my experience as a monkcher, swapping between wraps+bows a lot is frustrating - I took IC: Bludgeon, stunning fist and GTWF so I could melee, but I found it pointless.
Bow was often better, aside from ki-generation, which doesn't take any feats (due to 6 ranger)

Aside from my dislike of swapping to wraps for dps, it looks fine. (aside from power crit :P)

Having said that, I'd wait two weeks before making it - enhancement pass and all that. From what I remember of lama-land, WF: Ranged and mental toughness are not pre-reqs for Arcane Archer. Could be wrong, as I haven't had my morning coffee.

[TAnyaJAn]

Don't take power critical - just don't. Take IC: Bludgeon if you must.

thanks for the feed back. i switched around the leveling order a little to get a few more feats earlier, and i will swap out power critical. (didn't know what to take) i have more experience with a monk, so that is why i went with more melee focus, but i am looking forward to seeing what the bow can do. its just first life, kinda playing around when im not running epic stuff until the enhancement comes out. i hope your right, i really don't like having to take mental toughness.

[Soulfurnace]

i switched around the leveling order a little to get a few more feats earlier

i have more experience with a monk, so that is why i went with more melee focus
I'd go 6 ranger, then 12 monk, fighter at 19&20. Monks are great fun, and 12 monk gives master of earth+2d6 sneak attack from ninja spy (along with imp evasion at 10)

My experience before making the monkcher was: Total of 9 melee lives (two of which were monk), 1 half-baked AA that I abandoned at level 12 (boredom) and 3 caster lives. Still preferred bow to wraps on the monkcher, but each to their own :)