Tukaw w/ Monk - which 2 feats?

[voodoogroves]

Leveling up a Monk2/Pal2/Sorc16 and so far it's a blast. Very Tukaw-like (Rog2 instead of Monk2 for folks who aren't familiar w/ the difference). Monk gives me 2 more feats and loses UMD as a class skill (and trap/locks, but that doesn't really bother me).

Feat-wise I've got 2 monk and 7 normal to choose from. Monk lets me shift PA and Toughness out of the general category.

2 monk: Power Attack, Toughness
7 normal: extend, empower, maximize, quicken, improved crit slashing, OPEN, OPEN

So, 2 feats ... options and opinions please (feel free to suggest things I'm not seeing)

- I could go a more vanilla DPS route with THF, ITHF ... won't get the full chain, but I could stack this w/ WF enhancements possibly and not need to twitch as much. Without the 3rd though, I'm not sold.

- Force of Personality could be nice, but really not sure how much use the extra +4 or so will saves will be

- Quickdraw ... I'm really considering this one - the ability to slot in potency/greenblade quickly and then back to my SoS or other would be nice; if it helps the speed at which I can turn on my DP clickies and switch gear, even better.

- Skill Focus UMD ... kinda missing my no-fail UMD (previous life was bard)

- PL Bard ... +1 to Intim and UMD, 3x weak inspire courage

I don't think I'll really keep my STR sustained high enough to have a consistently useful Stunning Blow; one of the beauties of the build is the quickened self-reconstruct combined w/ Torc/Con-Op and that's awfully difficult to do when Madstoned.




I'm kinda leaning towards PL Bard and Quickdraw. Hit me back w/ your opinions please!

[Parody]

I think your choices are great.

The only other thing I could think of is enlarge for when you want to polar ray or similar blasting from very far off instead of bard pl.

[Phidius]

Craft a min2, then use your ImpCrit: Slash to get all 3 THF?

[NeutronStar]

Craft a min2, then use your ImpCrit: Slash to get all 3 THF?

Do not need Improved Crit: Slash with a Min2 slashing weapon because it is already Keen and Improved Crit and Keen do not stack.

[Phidius]

Do not need Improved Crit: Slash with a Min2 slashing weapon because it is already Keen and Improved Crit and Keen do not stack.

Right - he's got ImpCrit:Slashing, but could use that feat slot to get THF, then use his two OPEN feats for iTHF and gTHF.

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2 monk: Power Attack, Toughness
7 normal: extend, empower, maximize, quicken, improved crit slashing, OPEN, OPEN
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[voodoogroves]

That's what Phidius is suggesting - if I craft a Min2 I drop Improved Crit and take the full THF tree.


On another toon/build, I may do exactly that. On this one though that would mean the SoS sits in the golfbag, and I love my SoS

[Phidius]

That's what Phidius is suggesting - if I craft a Min2 I drop Improved Crit and take the full THF tree.


On another toon/build, I may do exactly that. On this one though that would mean the SoS sits in the golfbag, and I love my SoS

Yeah, the SoS makes it more difficult.

I'm guessing Extend will have to go, unless you find out that THF and iTHF are enough by themselves.

Capricious won't have as hard a decision to make, since he's only got 12 Sorc. He'll drop Empower, but he doesn't have Polar Ray either.

[NeutronStar]

Right - he's got ImpCrit:Slashing, but could use that feat slot to get THF, then use his two OPEN feats for iTHF and gTHF.

Ahhh...reading comprehension ftw!

Thanks.