Ftr x / Monk x / Wiz x

[Isillion]

Hi All

I have come back to the game after a couple of years break and have looked at some of my characters and wondered "what was the goal here?" lol

One that I like is my halfling Ftr 3 / Monk 3 / Wiz 1..... I believe it was a build originally posted by EinarMal but I can't seem to find it again. I "think" it was supposed to be Ftr 12 / Monk 7 / Wiz 1 for max empowered heals and lots of feats & good AC but just not sure.

Anyhow, the game has changed so much I was wondering if the build idea is still relevent or whether there might be a different route to take this character. i.e. monk 12 / ftr 7 / wiz 1??

Thanks in advance

[FuzzyDuck81]

12monk/7fighter/1wiz could certainly still work, presumably would be ninja spy with dragonmarks for self-healing, the wizard bonus feat to boost them & then fighter could be either kensai for a boost to DCs or stalwart defender for general durability bonuses.. instead of wizard, a cleric level would let you take empower healing (which also works on the Heal dragonmark), or a single level of artificer would let you max out UMD for a variety of scrolls.

I've made a dragonmarked elf version of this here http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=369260 which could be a good starting point.

[voodoogroves]

Wizard gives a handy feat in addition to opening up the metamagics if you were going to use the DMs. Wizard also gives Pro Evil and Shield as spells, which now last 5 minutes.

I actually have a WF Monk 7 (ninja) / Fighter 12 (kensai or SD) / Wizard 1 that I recently leveled. He worked pretty darn well (and still does) as a tactics build, or can swap to SD to tank in a pinch, though with the AC / etc. pass I'm not entirely sure on the gear I'll need to collect for that.

I've considered arti for the dip on life 2+ (still fighter focused). The new increased minimum durations means scrolling up handy buffs may not be a problem. I may also drop Monk to 6 and go Arti 2 for the dog. Downside is people probably expect I could do traps, which I don't think I'd be able to do.

[Isillion]

Thanks for the replies. Are there any suggestions around feats? Tactical feats maybe?

I'm at work so can't remember the exact build but probably

Str 16 + level ups
Dex 15 (+2 tome for twf chain)
Con 14
Int 10
Wis 14
Cha 8

3 x DMs
3 x TWF
Maximise
Empower or Empower Healing
Toughness
Power Attack
Dodge
Combat expertise (maybe)

I have a free respec if need be

Thanks

[Madja]

I think the build you're talking about is probably the HHHH, here's the link: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=260560
I used to play one and I enjoyed it immensely, but since I TR'd it I don't know about it's viability today.

[Isillion]

I think the build you're talking about is probably the HHHH, here's the link: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=260560
I used to play one and I enjoyed it immensely, but since I TR'd it I don't know about it's viability today.

That's it! Thank you

[Izdaari]

I think the build you're talking about is probably the HHHH, here's the link: http://forums.ddo.com/showthread.php?t=260560
I used to play one and I enjoyed it immensely, but since I TR'd it I don't know about it's viability today.

I still play one as one of my alts. I don't know how optimum it is, but it is still very playable and fun.

[Littlebrother]

I know I probably missed the boat on this trend, but I'm building a 12wiz/6monk/2fighter who is up to 9/3/0 right now, and I'm enjoying him a lot. He's going to be a vampire monk. What he lacks in hit-dice he makes up for with casting buffs and non-save spells. plus he'll be able to cast tenser's transformation and get hit "to-hit" bonus as high as possible once he gets 11 wiz levels.

I started him with all monk stats 32 pt build:
16/15/15/8/14/8

So his DCs and his SP pool are really low, and I had to get a +2 INT tome so i could cast in Zombie form while leveling.... (and +2 dex for gTWF) but now that tomes stay with you through TR there isn't much hesitation to use them.

Anyways, it's a novelty build, but I've REALLY enjoyed playing him thus far. Just an idea if you wanna go in a toatlly different direction.