Alternatively, you could play a Zen Archer since the monk can make unarmed strikes while its hands are full (one of those are even empty while not shooting), he is considered armed, and so he threatens things inside his natural reach (presumably 5'), meaning he can make AoOs if anyone provokes them.
Although you will still eat AoOs if YOU shoot while in melee - At least until 3d level when you get Point Blank Master for free and no longer provoke AoOs.
I was going to build a Crane Wing Dwarf monk (based on Warhammer's Troll-Slayers, none the less. Punkie monks for the win :P).
This was last week, before the Nerf. I'm not going to change my planned character because of this, so there I go. I'd be testing it this Sunday.
My Character will be built at 6th level (we wiped last sunday in Rise of Runelords being undermanned -3 guys- and rolling *horrible* against The Skinsaw and his retinue of ghasts).
gustavo iglesias wrote:
Right now it has, assuming 1 hour self-buffs, AC 32 (10 base, +2 Dex, +3 Wis, +1 Monk, +2 Luck, +1 Natural Armor, +3 Enhancement Natural Armor, +1 Deflection, +5 Dodge, +4 Armor) and 36 vs a single attack per round. Can also drink a Shield Potion for +4, and spend some Ki for +4 Dodge during one round. That's potentially 44 AC vs the strongest attack from the BAB, if such number would be needed. At level 6, that's fine enough I think. It's worth two feats (I don't have Riposte yet)
Can you break these ACs down for me?
Edit:
I get the Dex/Wis/Monk stats.
Confused on Luck?
Confused on Natural Armor? I think one of the Nat Armors are from Barkskin but I didn't think multiple natural armors stacked.
No idea where the Deflection is from, I tried looking for it too.
And no idea how there is +5 Dodge. I only thought there was the +1 from the Feat. Unless this is crane style again and it is +1 Dodge feat, +1 Crane feat (bonus) and +3 for fighting defensively.
And I think the +4 Armor is from Braces of Armor but unsure.
*the shield potion was clarified at a later post as Cloak of the Hedge w/ a Shield spell from that