Monk Free LR rebuild (and Tome question)

[Kantx]

Heya.

I'm thinking about using the free LR to play with some options on my monk, and was wondering if it's possible to eat +1 and +2 tomes during the LR process - I've already eaten a supreme +3 from a sale, and as far as I can tell I can't eat a smaller tome before TR/LR'ing. If I've somehow mixed that up, and I can at level 21 eat a +1 int tome even after eating a +3, please let me know.

Also, I was playing around with the character builder, and came up with what follows. Any thoughts, comments? I've tended to find that I rarely if ever use things like lifting the veil or restoring the balance - I only occasionally need rise of the phoenix to rez someone, the others tend to sit unused, and since I have plenty of pots, I often skip them entirely to save ki for melee. I've tried to build an enhancement tree that gets moutain/wind 4, void 4 and shintao 3 without them to use the 10 AP elsewhere - good idea or bad idea? I can build a rez clicky fairly easily, and am wondering if I can get umd up to a level that I can use raise scrolls at least. I put build points into wis to up DC's/AC - should I go more for strength? Oh, and I'd likely take IMA and Vorpal as epic feats.

*edit - the enhancements are what I would get at level 20 - level taken in the planner doesnt matter so much, was just to see what I could open up when in the tree*

Let me know any thoughts at all - my first time using the character planner, and I'm still pretty new to the game.

copying and pasting below from the program exporter ...not sure if that's the clearest means, but seems like the only option I see.

Thanks.
Kantx
-Thelanis-

Character Plan by DDO Character Planner Version 03.12.01
DDO Character Planner Home Page

Level 20 Lawful Neutral Half-Elf Male
(20 Monk) 
Hit Points: 329
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 16
Reflex: 16
Will: 21

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats         Base Stats         Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)          (Level 20)           (Level 20)
Strength             13                 16                   16
Dexterity            15                 18                   18
Constitution         15                 18                   18
Intelligence          9                 12                   12
Wisdom               16                 24                   28
Charisma              8                 11                   11

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Intelligence used at level 3
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 11
+3 Tome of Dexterity used at level 11
+3 Tome of Constitution used at level 11
+3 Tome of Intelligence used at level 11
+3 Tome of Wisdom used at level 11
+3 Tome of Charisma used at level 11

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills        Base Skills        Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 20)          (Level 20)
Balance               3                 20                   20
Bluff                -1                  0                    0
Concentration         6                 27                   39
Diplomacy            -1                  0                    0
Disable Device       n/a                n/a                   n/a
Haggle               -1                  0                    0
Heal                  3                  9                    9
Hide                  2                  4                    4
Intimidate           -1                  0                    0
Jump                  3                 21                   22
Listen                3                  9                    9
Move Silently         2                  4                    4
Open Lock             n/a               n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                n/a                   n/a
Repair               -1                  1                    1
Search               -1                  1                    1
Spot                  3                 24                   24
Swim                  1                  3                    3
Tumble                3                  5                    5
Use Magic Device      1                 11                   11

Level 1 (Monk)
Feat: (Half-Elf Dilettante) Half-Elf Dilettante: Rogue
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Power Attack
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Human Versatility I
Enhancement: Improved Concentration I


Level 2 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Stunning Fist
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery I
Enhancement: Way of the Patient Tortoise I
Enhancement: Void Strike I
Enhancement: Monk Wisdom I


Level 3 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Cleave
Feat: (Monk Path) Path of Harmonious Balance: Fists of Light
Enhancement: Monk Improved Recovery I


Level 4 (Monk)
Ability Raise: WIS


Level 5 (Monk)
Enhancement: Improved Jump I


Level 6 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Improved Sunder
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Improved Rogue Dilettante I
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Wisdom I
Enhancement: Human Versatility II
Enhancement: Shintao Monk I
Enhancement: Adept of Rock
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I


Level 7 (Monk)
Enhancement: Fists of Iron
Enhancement: Void Strike II


Level 8 (Monk)
Ability Raise: WIS
Enhancement: Adept of Wind
Enhancement: Adept of Rain


Level 9 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Enhancement: Monk Improved Recovery II


Level 10 (Monk)
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II


Level 11 (Monk)
Enhancement: Monk Improved Recovery III


Level 12 (Monk)
Ability Raise: WIS
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Shintao Monk II
Enhancement: Master of Stone


Level 13 (Monk)
Enhancement: Adept of Flame


Level 14 (Monk)
Enhancement: Void Strike III
Enhancement: Master of Thunder


Level 15 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting


Level 16 (Monk)
Ability Raise: WIS
Enhancement: Master of Bonfires


Level 17 (Monk)
Enhancement: Master of the Sea


Level 18 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons


Level 19 (Monk)


Level 20 (Monk)
Ability Raise: WIS
Enhancement: Monk Serenity
Enhancement: Eagle Claw Attack
Enhancement: Shintao Monk III
Enhancement: Void Strike IV
Enhancement: Unbalancing Strike
Enhancement: Grandmaster of Storms
Enhancement: Grandmaster of Mountains

[MnaSidhe]

Heya.

I'm thinking about using the free LR to play with some options on my monk, and was wondering if it's possible to eat +1 and +2 tomes during the LR process - I've already eaten a supreme +3 from a sale, and as far as I can tell I can't eat a smaller tome before TR/LR'ing. If I've somehow mixed that up, and I can at level 21 eat a +1 int tome even after eating a +3, please let me know.

Eating a +3 supreme tome means that you cannot ever eat the +2 or +1. You don't need to, because they dont stack.

Whilst LR-ing you will get +1 to all stats at L3, another +1 at L7 and the final +1 and L11... for a total of +3.
Just means a bit of work getting the character planner tome section right!

[Kantx]

Oh, ok, thanks MnaSidhe.
I didn't realize that the +1, +2 then +3 would kick in when possible from the +3 - I guess I just assumed to get the benefits of a +1 at earliest level possible, one had to eat a +1.
That's great news.
Thanks.

And if you or any others have any thoughts on the build/enhancement ideas for good/bad, please feel free.
Thanks
Kantx

[MnaSidhe]

And if you or any others have any thoughts on the build/enhancement ideas for good/bad, please feel free.
Thanks
Kantx

I dont really have enough experience with monks to comment, our TR(snail)-train is just experimenting with its first monk... and that is a strength based dark monk... If you find yourself saving KI for the fights and not using some of the light monk stuff... why not go dark? Touch of Death is nice... KI regenerating whilst sneaking is nice.

Seeing as you need a UMD of 34 to no-fail a raise dead scroll... I am not sure that it is worth the effort of trying! You can cross class the skill up to 11... then you have to work harder for the other 23 points!

[Habreno]

Be warned, unless they fixed it, the free LR removes tomes. You have to contact Customer Support and have the tomes reapplied manually by Turbine. It's a PITA.

[MnaSidhe]

Be warned, unless they fixed it, the free LR removes tomes. You have to contact Customer Support and have the tomes reapplied manually by Turbine. It's a PITA.

They fixed it (or it is an intermittant, random bug). At least when I Lfree-LRd my PM the Int +2 tome was still there, and kicked in at the correct point!

[Habreno]

They fixed it (or it is an intermittant, random bug). At least when I Lfree-LRd my PM the Int +2 tome was still there, and kicked in at the correct point!

Glad. I didn't see this in notes so didn't know .