Battle Cleric 18 Clr / 2 Monk: Advice requested

[Meat-Head]

Dunno.... I use Mass Heal from the front lines all the time. I think losing it turns you from the type of healer that can solo heal Shroud to one that must always raid with other healers. While the Mass Cures work just fine, the mana efficiency of Mass Heal is crucial with the clonks lower SP pool.

The recent boss buffs make this all the more important. Mass Heal is king of efficiency. It is necessary for a raid healer. If you wanna be a backup healer.. drop to 12 cleric or something

[Arkadios]

Can't take empowered healing with your monk level at first level.

[ShadowFlash]

Can't take empowered healing with your monk level at first level.

hmmm...he lists 1:Cleric (the extra feat is the human bonus...monk@level 2)

That is the problem with most clonk builds, taking monk @ level 1 would be nice for the extra skill points to spread around, but most of the time is impossible (especially with human) due to feat selection....I.E. Limited monk Bonus List, Unavailability of meta's & BAB restrictions.

I think the only way to take Monk 1st as a human clonk to get the skill point bonus is if you planned on taking Toughness, Power Attack, TWF, AND Stunning Fist. This would free up all the BAB requirements & Bonus Feat Slots.

@the OP...
One more fun thing to consider is AC. If you're duoing with a pally it's even better. You'll never be a "tank", but as an example, My clonk AND ranger wife can both hit 65AC easily at level 15ish with nothing more than madness chain loot and self/ship buffs. 65AC ain't much, but with your running mate's aura, you'll probablly push 70 with the same easy to obtain gear. We find it very nice for difficult bosses when duoing. You could probablly push it to 80AC if you snuck in an active ranger past life feat.