Favored Savior (Favored Soul16/Monk2/Paladin2)

[T_ward7a]

So this build isn't meant to be optimal or the best out there. Just something fun to try. Looking for constructive criticism and ways to possibly make this build better (i'm sure there are plenty). I went TWF even though won't have super high DPS. Thought about going THF but decided TWF would be more fun. More of a fun build to play, probably solo a lot. Meant to be a back up healer, will probably struggle as main with lack of sp and high level healing spells. Should be a fun experiment though. Once again, not meant to be optimal/maxed.

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Lohst Ruins
Level 20 Lawful Good Human Male
(2 Paladin \ 2 Monk \ 16 Favored Soul) 
Hit Points: 311
Spell Points: 1585 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 26
Reflex: 24
Will: 24

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats         Base Stats         Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)          (Level 20)           (Level 20)
Strength             14                 14                   15
Dexterity            15                 17                   17
Constitution         14                 14                   14
Intelligence          8                  8                    8
Wisdom               12                 14                   16
Charisma             15                 20                   24

Tomes Used
+1 Tome of Dexterity used at level 3
+1 Tome of Wisdom used at level 3
+1 Tome of Charisma used at level 3
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 20

                  Starting            Ending          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills        Base Skills        Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)          (Level 20)          (Level 20)
Balance               6                  8                    8
Bluff                 2                  7                    7
Concentration         6                 25                   29
Diplomacy             2                  7                    7
Disable Device       n/a               n/a                   n/a
Haggle                2                  7                    7
Heal                  1                  3                    3
Hide                  2                  3                    3
Intimidate            2                  7                    7
Jump                  6                  6                    6
Listen                1                  3                    3
Move Silently         2                  3                    3
Open Lock             n/a               n/a                   n/a
Perform               n/a               n/a                   n/a
Repair               -1                 -1                   -1
Search               -1                 -1                   -1
Spot                  1                  3                    3
Swim                  2                  2                    2
Tumble                n/a                3.5                  3.5
Use Magic Device      4                 18.5                 18.5

Level 1 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+4)
Skill: Concentration (+4)
Skill: Jump (+4)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+2)
Feat: (Selected) Oversized Two Weapon Fighting
Feat: (Human Bonus) Toughness
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Two Weapon Fighting


Level 2 (Paladin)
Skill: Tumble (+0.5)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)


Level 3 (Monk)
Skill: Balance (+1)
Skill: Concentration (+2)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Whirling Steel Strike


Level 4 (Favored Soul)
Ability Raise: DEX
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Diety) Favored by the Sovereign Host
Spell (1): Cure Light Wounds
Spell (1): Divine Favor


Level 5 (Paladin)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)


Level 6 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Spell (1): Nightshield


Level 7 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (1): Shield of Faith


Level 8 (Favored Soul)
Ability Raise: CHA
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (2): Cure Moderate Wounds


Level 9 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Fire
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Spell (2): Resist Energy


Level 10 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (3): Cure Serious Wounds


Level 11 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (3): Mass Aid
Spell (2): Lesser Restoration


Level 12 (Favored Soul)
Ability Raise: CHA
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Quicken Spell
Spell (4): Divine Power


Level 13 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (2): Hold Person
Spell (3): Remove Curse
Spell (4): Deathward


Level 14 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Electricity
Spell (5): Raise Dead


Level 15 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Spell (3): Searing Light
Spell (4): Freedom of Movement
Spell (5): Mass Cure Light Wounds


Level 16 (Favored Soul)
Ability Raise: CHA
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (6): Blade Barrier


Level 17 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (4): Mass Shield of Faith
Spell (5): Protection From Elements
Spell (6): Heal


Level 18 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Selected) Maximize Spell
Spell (7): Mass Cure Serious Wounds


Level 19 (Favored Soul)
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Feat: (Favored Soul Bonus) Energy Resistance: Acid
Spell (5): Stalwart Pact
Spell (6): Cometfall
Spell (7): Mass Spell Resistance


Level 20 (Favored Soul)
Ability Raise: CHA
Skill: Concentration (+1)
Skill: Use Magic Device (+0.5)
Spell (8): Death Pact
Enhancement: Favored Soul Attack Boost I
Enhancement: Unyielding Sovereignty
Enhancement: Favored Soul Longsword Specialization I
Enhancement: Human Adaptability Charisma I
Enhancement: Human Greater Adaptability Strength I
Enhancement: Human Improved Recovery I
Enhancement: Way of the Patient Tortoise I
Enhancement: Paladin Focus of Good I
Enhancement: Paladin Extra Smite Evil I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Life I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Life II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Life III
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Prayer of Incredible Life III
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic III
Enhancement: Favored Soul Life Magic IV
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion III
Enhancement: Favored Soul Energy of the Scion IV
Enhancement: Favored Soul Charisma I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Charisma II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Charisma III
Enhancement: Favored Soul Wisdom I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Wisdom II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness I
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness II
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness III
Enhancement: Favored Soul Toughness IV

Lots of the lower healing spells will get changed out as the levels go up and any buffs that are taken mass will replace the single versions. Also, OTWF should be traded in for Power Attack when felt necessary. Divine Power will help a lot for hitting things. Didn't really take many spells that would need to beat spell resistance or need a high DC seeing as wisdom will be fairly low. Will use +6 items in almost every slot, especially con and char. Just wanted to show the basics of the build for lots of input. Open to any suggestions. Thank you.

[Snormal]

Not sure whether you have half-elf available to you, but I'd consider half-elf and paladin dilettante. You could drop oversized TWF, and it'd save you 2 levels of paladin, getting you level 9 spells (mass heal).

Also, I'd recommend putting level-up stats in strength if you're going to be trying to melee (if you're not really going to be meleeing, Whirling Steel Strike and WF:Slashing are kinda wasted feats). You don't really need more than 19-20 charisma (a few above that helps as a buffer for stat damage but it's not really necessary).

Finally, you could drop the longswords and go scims/raps, or drop the scims/raps and go khopesh if you're so inclined.

If you're set on being a centered monk/fvs, then maybe consider taking 3 monk for aligning the heavens (25% sp discount will mitigate your low sp slightly).

[T_ward7a]

As I have been leveling this build I have decided to make some changes. Definitely put all the level up points into strength and since being centered doesn't really do too much for this build I am going to switch from Longswords to Khopeshes and get rid of Whirling Steel Strike and probably end up trading it in for improved crit and WF:Slash for empower heal. Just some changes that I found to be helpful while leveling.

[LordPiglet]

Since you won't have mass heal you might consider empower over empower healing. I believe empower should affect the damage of your BB along with all your masses.

[wax_on_wax_off]

Might I suggest that you experiment with handwraps as well? At the very least they will be your best weapon against liches, skeletons and other DR/blunt opponents (clay golems etc) but can actually do similar DPS to khopeshes with comparable gear.

Good luck with it.

[unbongwah]

Not sure whether you have half-elf available to you, but I'd consider half-elf and paladin dilettante.

Yeah, I just posted a build like that. Scimitars are better DPS than longswords; plus it gets lvl 9 spells & wings. That takes the sting out of capping the saves bonus at +5, IMHO.

[T_ward7a]

Unbongwah - I have half elf and everything available to me, but this isn't a 18 FvS/2 Monk build. I already have one of those. This is a 16 FvS/2 Monk/2 Paladin build.

LordPiglet - The only difference between Empower Heal and Empower is just 5 spell points so I definitely agree with you that Empower would work. I think that I thought I already had Empower but I looked back and I don't so thanks for the advice.

Wax - I use handwraps from time to time. Especially when I need bludgeoning to break DR. The fast attack speed is very nice and I keep a few different wraps handy in my inventory.