The Whirling Tempest Solar Exploiter

[honkuimushi]

Silly question - what does 7 pally get you over 6? that extra level would let you take 2-monk for evasion.

Well, you would get Evasion from Ranger 12. Paladin 7 has a couple of enhancements, including Bulwark II and it improves his Smites and LoH a bit. However, Monk 2 would get him an extra feat and +1 to AC, in addition to the Wisdom enhancement and animal path.

[Darksolar]

Any particular reason you went Human over Elf? Elf has obvious longsword benefits to help bridge that DPS gap, at least.

Main reason 30% healing amp as well as Human Versatility.
yes the Elf does gain +2 search and +2hit/dmg with LS via enhancements but the human will be able to get his strength higher to knock off +1hit/dmg so elf is truly only +1 hit/dmg above the human unless more is spent into strength in the begining.
As well higher HP from human and a feat/skill a level is always good.

[kingfisher]

Yeah - I'm pondering my TR options for that other 6 levels of ranger, Tempest III doesn't look like it's worth it so maybe 7 monk is the way to go.

make up your mind will ya? seems your opinion changes faster than **** through a goose.

[unbongwah]

why did you chose CE and Improved Trip do you find them usefull? saw also stunning fist in there?

CE is for the AC; I was trying to hit Exploiter-ish levels. Between high AC and Dance of Clouds finisher (20% concealment for 1 min), I'm hoping this build does a decent job of avoiding getting hit. Imp Trip because, hey, tripping is good for a laugh, innit? Imp Trip gives +4 DC, reduces the cooldown, and trips can last up to a minute rather than 6 seconds. [Trip-ee makes a Balance check every 2 seconds, IIRC; the odds of failing 30 of them in a row are pretty low, but it still ought to keep them down longer than a regular Trip.] Stunning Fist is one of the pre-reqs for Shintao, the forthcoming light monk PrE; not sure if it's worth it, but I figured I would plan for it.

[Darksolar]

You get 11 feats in the build 1 human 3 monk 7 base

You need:
Dodge
Mobility
Spring Attack
Weapon Focus: Slash
Toughness
Whirling Steel Strike
Improved Critical: Slash
Oversize Two Weapon Fighting
Power Attack

So I guess you have 2 feats left in the build could do toughness x2 for 44hp or CE for 5ac and two weapon defense for 1ac or some other misc combo hmm, I guess the last 2 feats could use a look into for the build.

any advise on the last 2 feats?

[grodon9999]

make up your mind will ya? seems your opinion changes faster than **** through a goose.

That would require thinking before I post, it's much more fun to just make **** up

[DethTrip]

Silly question - what does 7 pally get you over 6? that extra level would let you take 2-monk for evasion.

7 over 6 gets you bulwark and resistance of good II, another lay on hands, and paladin toughness III. Plus you still get evasion at lvl9 as a ranger.

[Darksolar]

so no thoughts on what would be the best last 2 feats for this build?