The Thaarock Hound (18 Kensei / 2 monk )

[Anthios888]

Anthios888, many thanks for a great build.

I am running it as a 32 pointer and presently at lvl 6 and enjoying the run

One question, please explain what you mean when you say 23 ranks intimidate and 11 UMD in the skill points part? When I level up I only get 1 point to allocate?

Thanks in advance

With only 8 INT, you will get 1 less skill point per level. I recommend putting as much as you can in UMD, especially on your monk levels, where you'll get more skill points. Between those two skills, I personally prefer UMD, but intimidate can be a nice boon. Getting both is just a luxury of being a reincarnated character, but won't break the build if you can't fit it.

[Anthios888]

what about the possibility to add whirlwind attack? it's feat intensive but does it stack with cleave and s.cleave?

If you can fit it and think it's worth it, by all means take it. It does cost 4 feats on this build and I did not think that the added animation was worth the loss of function. If you like it, maybe make a video showing it off so we can see?

[korsat]

If you can fit it and think it's worth it, by all means take it. It does cost 4 feats on this build and I did not think that the added animation was worth the loss of function. If you like it, maybe make a video showing it off so we can see?

I'm thinking about rolling one...don't have it yet but a video would be a nice idea to show how does this work. If you can make 1 on your geared guy pls I would see him in action

[Grizzie]

With only 8 INT, you will get 1 less skill point per level. I recommend putting as much as you can in UMD, especially on your monk levels, where you'll get more skill points. Between those two skills, I personally prefer UMD, but intimidate can be a nice boon. Getting both is just a luxury of being a reincarnated character, but won't break the build if you can't fit it.

Thanks, that clears that confusion for me.

Have fun

[Anthios888]

what about the possibility to add whirlwind attack? it's feat intensive but does it stack with cleave and s.cleave?

Whirlwind attack is getting updated to become a great feat AOE and stacks with cleave and great cleave. However, fitting in those 4 feats in this build would be a major loss and include any past life feats, skill focus, toughness, and quick draw. And to be fair, while one of the fun ideas of this build is the AoE angle, in general a 2-handed fighter is going to get the most benefit from these big attacks because offhand hits don't proc right. I wanted to fit dodge, mobility, spring attack, and whirlwind attack in to make this a very dodgy build, but it's likely not worth it for my purposes.

One good thing about those feats is that Dodge, Mobility, and Spring attack now grant +7 dodge bonus miss chance as well, so they're much more useful than they were.

[Izdaari]

I made one the other day, as a 32pt. level 7 veteran. It's good, plays well. The only thing I have a problem with is, with 8 int, only 1pt per level for skills on the fighter levels. That just doesn't work for me. I may have to re-roll to fix that. Even bearing in mind that I will buy a +2 int tome from the ddo store before I level to 8. Still, not acceptable, not for me.

[slimkj]

I made one the other day, as a 32pt. level 7 veteran. It's good, plays well. The only thing I have a problem with is, with 8 int, only 1pt per level for skills on the fighter levels. That just doesn't work for me. I may have to re-roll to fix that. Even bearing in mind that I will buy a +2 int tome from the ddo store before I level to 8. Still, not acceptable, not for me.

I quite often convert existing builds, others and my own, to Human and also nick a point out of STR to put 2 into INT to fix that. (Addicted to skill points too!)

[Izdaari]

I quite often convert existing builds, others and my own, to Human and also nick a point out of STR to put 2 into INT to fix that. (Addicted to skill points too!)

Yeah, that works. I just ran it through the character planner, and if I stay a HO and I nick a point from STR to make the base INT 10, it still works out in the end. It comes out with 30 STR, counting level-ups, tomes and enhancements, but no equipment or buffs.

[NytCrawlr]

Thanks for this build, another great one I might add.

Got something to TR my 2nd life Kensai into now.

[Anthios888]

Overwhelming critical is not working with handwraps yet, so I will take dodge, mobility, and spring attack in place of the cleaves and improved critical feat. Dodge is just great. I might try whirlwind attack at 24 because I lack the monk levels to take improved martial arts.

[Hoichi]

i'm planning to make this but the feats images are down could i fix them? thanks

[unbongwah]

Congrats on your thread necro roll.

This build predates not only the Enhancement revamp, it's even pre-MotU, so it's way obsolete now. Not that you can't still do STR-based unarmed ftr / monk builds, ofc - heck, I just posted one today! - but I wouldn't use this thread as a template. Better to start over.