From dark to light Shinto Monk please access

[Darkami]

I love halfings so please dont hate me, but I played darkness for a while , and now want to try my hand at light see what one I like better.

All increase into strength

Anything you think I should change let me know

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Level 20 Lawful Good Halfling Male
(20 Monk) 
Hit Points: 334
Spell Points: 0 
BAB: 15\15\20\25\25
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 19
Will: 19

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(32 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             14                    21
Dexterity            16                    20
Constitution         16                    18
Intelligence          8                     8
Wisdom               14                    20
Charisma              8                     8

Tomes Used
+2 Tome of Strength used at level 7
+2 Tome of Dexterity used at level 7
+2 Tome of Constitution used at level 7
+2 Tome of Wisdom used at level 7
+3 Tome of Strength used at level 17

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 1)            (Level 20)
Balance               7                    28
Bluff                -1                    -1
Concentration         7                    39
Diplomacy            -1                    -1
Disable Device       n/a                   n/a
Haggle               -1                    -1
Heal                  2                     5
Hide                  3                     9
Intimidate           -1                    -1
Jump                  5                    29
Listen                2                     7
Move Silently         3                     7
Open Lock             n/a                   n/a
Perform              n/a                   n/a
Repair               -1                    -1
Search               -1                    -1
Spot                  2                     5
Swim                  2                     5
Tumble                4                     6
Use Magic Device     n/a                   n/a

Level 1 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Stunning Fist
Feat: (Selected) Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Fortitude) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Reflex) I
Enhancement: Halfling Luck (Will) I


Level 2 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Toughness
Enhancement: Halfling Cunning I
Enhancement: Way of the Patient Tortoise I
Enhancement: Void Strike I
Enhancement: Monk Wisdom I


Level 3 (Monk)
Feat: (Monk Path) Path of Harmonious Balance: Fists of Light
Feat: (Selected) Power Attack
Enhancement: Halfling Dexterity I
Enhancement: Lifting the Veil


Level 4 (Monk)
Enhancement: The Receptive Earth
Enhancement: Monk Improved Recovery I


Level 5 (Monk)
Enhancement: Restoring the Balance
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I


Level 6 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Cleave
Feat: (Monk Bonus) Toughness
Enhancement: Shintao Monk I


Level 7 (Monk)
Enhancement: Difficulty at the Beginning
Enhancement: Adept of Wind


Level 8 (Monk)
Enhancement: Adept of Rock
Enhancement: Adept of Flame


Level 9 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Rise of the Phoenix


Level 10 (Monk)
Enhancement: Void Strike II
Enhancement: Adept of Rain


Level 11 (Monk)
Enhancement: Halfling Dexterity II


Level 12 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Bludgeoning Weapons
Enhancement: Shintao Monk II
Enhancement: Master of Thunder


Level 13 (Monk)
Enhancement: Void Strike III


Level 14 (Monk)
Enhancement: Master of Stone


Level 15 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Greater Two Weapon Fighting
Enhancement: Master of Bonfires
Enhancement: Master of the Sea


Level 16 (Monk)
Enhancement: Way of the Patient Tortoise II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II


Level 17 (Monk)
Enhancement: Monk Wisdom II


Level 18 (Monk)
Feat: (Selected) Precision
Enhancement: Grandmaster of Storms


Level 19 (Monk)
Enhancement: Void Strike IV


Level 20 (Monk)
Enhancement: Monk Serenity

[edgarallanpoe]

I see you are going for VoidIV. The only issue I would have would be going for Rise of the Phoenix instead of Improved Recovery. IR is cheaper on AP. Also...is there any way to fit in the Halfling sneak attack enhancement? That adds very nice damage when things are stunned and the ShinIII has a multitude of stuns at their disposal.

[Darkami]

I see you are going for VoidIV. The only issue I would have would be going for Rise of the Phoenix instead of Improved Recovery. IR is cheaper on AP. Also...is there any way to fit in the Halfling sneak attack enhancement? That adds very nice damage when things are stunned and the ShinIII has a multitude of stuns at their disposal.

Thanks for the feedback , I am not sure Shinto gets backstab , I thought that was Dark.

[Thok]

When mob is stunned, you get sneak attack damage from items (or Half elf: Rogue Dilitante).

[Thok]

Cleave should rarely be taken on a monk and I see no reason to take it on this build. Also you don't have Shintao Monk 3 enhancement and no grandmaster stance. As a halfling it probably makes sense to go Ultimate Wind stance. These changes mean you'll have to sacrifice other enhancements. I'd get rid of void IV as it is too costly a line. Others would disagree with me. Instead max wind for dps and then one other stance depending on your play style (maybe Water as you are maxing out Wisdom on level ups). Do take Void 1 though so you can use void-light-void which is helpful sometimes.

I agree with the previous poster that you should dump Rise of the Phoenix and max out improved recovery. Its cheaper and there are rare instances where you'll wish you had Phoenix. I ran with it for about 6 months and used it twice. Of course both times it saved the party from a wipe. So many people can raise dead these days that its value is diminished. The other enhancements in the Phoenix line can be obtained from pots.

Last you might consider dropping the animal paths all together. Use the action points on improved recovery, maxing out stances, or Monk Wisdom II.

Keep in mind that right now a DC of 47 is adequate to stun mobs unless playing Epic Elite. You do get a bonus to AC which is nice, but beyond that its benefit is questionable.

[FuzzyDuck81]

Cleave is one i always take on monks - a handy AoE attack for 2 or more enemies, gathers a bunch of ki quickly & now does +1[w] damage so if you're up against more than 1 opponent IMO its almost always worth it now - it might even be worth ditching the 2nd toughness for great cleave which adds +2[w] too, though i havent yet experimented with it yet to confirm.

[shadereaper33]

Personal preference, ditch the void strike line entirely. I feel it just costs way too much to try and get it, especially since you are missing shintao 3. Also, taking precision and power attack is a bit of a waste, as only 1 can be active at a time. There are some other enhancements I personally wouldn't take, but I don't think they necessarily hurt the build either. I would say that you should definitely focus on 1 main stance, and then maybe have another stance if really feel like you need it.

[edgarallanpoe]

Cleave should rarely be taken on a monk and I see no reason to take it on this build.

Cleave is one of the Pre for Shin. The other is luck of heroes which has far less value than cleave on a monk due to the fact that they have fantastic saves as it is.

[Delssar]

I'd go with a high Wis build myself. Quivering Palm / stunning fist and all the shintao monks special attacks are based on the wis mod.