Current 7 Monk

[Rygorr]

Looking for some help here, not exactly new to DDO but only have 3 toons all under 10. I really like the monk and want to get him to 9 for ToD, I was thinking of putting in a couple lvls of Cleric or Favored Soul. I spend a lot of time soloing.

Suggestions please?

[Mrmorphling]

Multiclassing on the fly is usually a bad idea as you'll lose much more than what you can gain without a carefull preparation.

In this particular case i would not suggest to splash a few cleric/fvs lelvels as you'll gain very little and lose quite a bit (martial feat, capstone, bab).

If it is your first monk i would suggest to stay pure to experience the class with all its perk; if you intend to solo a lot being light monk can be easier as you'll miss Touch of Death but you'll gain Fist of Light which will allow you to self heal decently.

[Rygorr]

Ok, thanks.

Is there a way to get UMD without multiclassing a monk? Had the option for a real nice wep from Delara's but was UMD 20

[sebastianosmith]

Ok, thanks.

Is there a way to get UMD without multiclassing a monk? Had the option for a real nice wep from Delara's but was UMD 20

At this point? You can but everything else will suffer to a degree. You can get charisma items, persuasion items and start putting 1/2 points into UMD when you level. You may be able to hit a UMD of 20 at cap depending on your base charisma and any GS/Epic gear.

If you really, really want the Devotion wraps, you could always alignment change to good.

[Kinerd]

Hirelings are dramatically more effective and cost dramatically less than splashing cleric/FvS into a monk build.