Can Drd6/Mnk2 be rescued?

[pjw]

I have a Druid6/Mnk2 from when that was a "thing". I hated the play style, so left them mothballed. Now I'd like to revive them.

I have two choices:

Use the (apparently free) +3 Heart I got and go for something else, perhaps Drd/Barb/Arty
Try to make it work...


Any advice?

FWIW, I was thinking of just using Mary Had a Little Bear (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/514783-Mary-had-a-Little-Bear-A-2H-Natural-Fighting-Casting-Trapping-Druid-Build) (roughly) after using the +3.

[Seph1roth5]

You're forgetting option 3, level it up and then tr it. I don't even know what a druid/monk build would be honestly lol. Just a bit of monk for wis stance?

Either way, shouldn't be that difficult to get to 20 (sounds like a first lifer) and then you can tr it into a build you'll like and start with more pts and a past life feat and such. Probably not worth it to go to 30 if you don't like the build...

[pjw]

I don't even know what a druid/monk build would be honestly lol. Just a bit of monk for wis stance?

Back in the distant past, Monk stuff (eg. stun) worked in animal form, IIRC. It was not fun though. Now...it's just horrible.

He's actually on a second life, and I'm looking for something fun to take to 30, so I can eTR and RTR.

[WarDestroyer]

I would do the appropriate feat respecs and Henshin my way to 30. There is even synergy because Shillelagh is better on quarterstaves, and with 6 levels of druid you can double its effects through Season's Herald. The base for the build would be 6 drd/6 mnk, the rest is up to you. I would take 12 mnk for the flying fart.

[Ultinoob]

Three ideas come to mind:

1) Make a druid fire caster with a staff and 2 levels of monk for defenses.

2) Make a druid 13 monk 2 rouge 5 staff build.

3) Make a druid/Monk centered bear using a staff.

Let me know if you need more info on any of these ideas

[unbongwah]

The monk splash means you're Lawful Neutral so you can't switch to a "barbearian" without paying for an alignment change as well. So the easiest option would be to use your LR +3 to switch to pure druid as either a caster (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/427398-Gingerspyce-s-caster-healer-quasi-tank-build) or melee build (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/513495-Ursine-Cub-Bear-Druids-for-New-Players-(U45)). If you're half-elf, you can take the fighter dilettante for 2h weapon proficiencies.

[LiveFast]

I have a Druid6/Mnk2 from when that was a "thing". I hated the play style, so left them mothballed. Now I'd like to revive them.

I have two choices:

Use the (apparently free) +3 Heart I got and go for something else, perhaps Drd/Barb/Arty
Try to make it work...


Any advice?

FWIW, I was thinking of just using Mary Had a Little Bear (https://www.ddo.com/forums/showthread.php/514783-Mary-had-a-Little-Bear-A-2H-Natural-Fighting-Casting-Trapping-Druid-Build) (roughly) after using the +3.

9Druid/8fighter/3monk wolf is still solid