Helf Str/Wis Light Monk: Dilly rog

[Dat1]

I am currently lvl 13 and have tons of fun playing this toon. It is so far, my favorite char. At 32-pt build + ship buffs, I find soloing very effective and in parties I am more often than not leading (or close to it) in the kill count, while still helping w/Healing Ki and other useful group skills.

At the moment, the str serves me well with dmg/to-hit and the wis gives me enough dc (30ish?) to my Stunning Fist to stun mobs at least 85-90% of the time. Although I do sometimes have a little trouble stunning high fort mobs.

My question is, with most of my ability points going into str, (I have to spare 2 for con so I can get 3rd tier Earth) what can I reasonably expect from this toon in higher lvl content? I am at work so I cannot post my particulars atm, but I will revisit this post soon to do so.

Any thoughful ideas on how to maintain viability for this toon would be wonderfully appreciated.

TIA (^,^)

[Relenthe]

You have chosen the best possible race and dilettante for monk so you got that part right. The only thing u need* for end game is a 45 hp item from shroud to get 450->500 hps, 2 tod rings with holy burst, shocking burst, decent +10 stunning wraps, and a bunch of greater bane wraps/ wraps of endless night.

*By need I mean in order to get great potential and not feel useless, which you won't anyway cus ur a monk

[Zinruko]

You have chosen the best possible race and dilettante for monk so you got that part right.

On my monk I find cleric dillante works quite nicely with 350% healing amp. 405 point self cast heal scrolls work quite nicely :P

[Dat1]

The only thing u need* for end game is a 45 hp item from shroud to get 450->500 hps, 2 tod rings with holy burst, shocking burst, decent +10 stunning wraps, and a bunch of greater bane wraps/ wraps of endless night.

It will prob take me a little while to amass the proper collection of gear, but until then I'll continue to use my Vampiric Stonedusts and Garments of Equilibrium...

As for my stats, I've seen on the forums builds for str/dex or dex/wis. I have yet to find a guide as comprehensive as say, Mentaru's, for Light Monks that use str/wis

Are there any out there?? Or at least any step-by-step ideas on how to maximize my build?

[Dat1]

what? no love for the light monk? or no love for the str/wis build?

[thx.janus]

Hey Dat1!

Im glad that you enjoy your light monk.
Well, there are other builds out there. I will post my builds for light monks, as soon as i find some time for it. I have to prepare for some exams at university right now, so it may take me some time.

[Dat1]

Hey Dat1!

Im glad that you enjoy your light monk.
Well, there are other builds out there. I will post my builds for light monks, as soon as i find some time for it. I have to prepare for some exams at university right now, so it may take me some time.

Much thanks man, I will also post the particulars of current setup as soon as I can. That should give a better picture of where I need to go.

[Fafnir]

What will preoccupy you eventually is your 'to hit' in epics and how you manage that to get to an acceptable level for epics. Stats and stance are the first ports of call, then gear, then past lives.

[hu-flung-pu]

I was thinking the same thing but darkside.

But that high wisdom and jade tomb sounds appealing.

[Dat1]

Sorry it took so long but I have finally found the time to post my current build to help with the feedback:

Helf Light Monk lvl 13
Lawful Good

hp= 214
ki= 36/205
ac- 10 + 6(dex) + 7(wis) + 5(Jidz Tetka) + 5(prot item) + 3(centered)= 36
sr= 23

Saves:
fort= +17
ref= +20
will= +21

Stats w/out Stances/buffs (+2 Sup Tome incld):
str- 20 + 5 item = 25
dex- 17 + 5 item = 22
con- 16 + 4 item = 20
int- dump (10)
wis- 18 + 2 feat(?) + 5 item = 25
cha- dump (10) + 5 item = 15

Skills (total mod):
bal= 14
con= 36
dip= 21 (0 ranks)
jump= 15
spot= 35
tumble= 23

Feats (taken not given):
light path
helf dilly- rogue
ic- bludg
twf
itwf
luck
pwr attk
stun fist
tough
weap foc- bludg

Enhancements:
imp rog dilly I
hum adapt wis I
hum imp rec I
hum vers I+II
way of crane I+II
fists of iron
monk imp rec I+II+III
shintao I+II
void strike I
adept (all)
master (earth)
rac tough I
imp concen I
imp tumble I
stat- wis I

Gear:
sora kell set (nothing better atm)
garments of equilibrium
jidz tet'ka
wind howler bracers (thinkin of gettin a good bow)
dream visor (found unbound on AH cheap)
bloodstone
voice of the master
duskheart
stormsinger cloak
necklace of prot +5
health belt +4 con
dex boots +5
striding (15%) ring of jump (+3)
vampiric stonedust hw
stonedust hw (thinking maiming)
devotion
+5 frost hw of bleed
+1 force burst hw of stun +4
+3 gt hw of gtr gob bane
+4 force burst hw of pg (icy)
+5 icy burst hw of pg
+2 tl hw of disruption
+4 acid hw of dragon bane
+1 admt ret shuriken
+1 byeshk ret shuriken (not sure which is better)
deathblock outfit of sr 15
fearsome outfit of sr 15
1 outfit for each grtr resist (need grtr cold)

and others... (still collecting)

I had planned to max Void Strike and then found that I liked the idea of maxing Earth Stance as well. Then I found out I needed a base 18 con -.- Then I realized that I'd like a maxed Wind Stance as well but need a base 18 dex -.-
I am considering buying an LR from the ddo store to reconfig my stat points but...

Any helpful ideas the community may have as to how to maintain credible viability throughout endgame are appreciated!! Thanks for your replies

P.S.
How do I add an avatar to my forum posts? I thought I did it already but does it have to be from ddo? Perhaps that is why it wont show up?