Hello all, I've found myself in a bit of a pickle and hope yall will be kind enough to help me out of it!
1.) The Problem -
So, I'm trying to design a character that might be joining up with an existing campaign. The Party is currently level 9 and the point system is 20 Point Buy. The current party is a Human Inquisitor(Archer), Human Juju Oracle & an Ifrit Sorcerer. I said I'd be playing a Monk (because I read somewhere that Monks can make decent tanks) and I liked the idea of being a monk. I wrote the backstory (And accidentally boxed myself into a Judo/Wing Chun Kung Fu type monk) and submitted it when asked and now that I'm trying to build it I'm wondering if it's just me or a Monk (Flowing/Qinggong) might be a really poor match up for this particular party? From what I was reading (although I could have misunderstood) this monk excels with another(s) in melee to take advantage of the AoOs/Flanking and Prone Targets that the monk serves up.
The Build I was working with was a Tripper (Improved Trip/Greater Trip/Vicious Stomp) + Cranestyle
Stat Build I was working with before I realized I needed +13 Int for Greater Trip was: 12 Str / 18 Dex / 14 Con / 10 Int / 15 Wis / 7 Cha
2.) What I'd like from you all -
- Am I miss understanding Flowing/Qinggong Monks usage or lack thereof in the party I listed? If so how am I wrong?
- Is there a way to build a Monk (Any Type) that would work with this party as a frontliner/protector of all the squishier people?
- If so any suggestions/tips on what feats and such to look at?
- If not the alternate class I suggested was Barbarian can we work with this?
- Really at this point I'd be willing to accept any suggestion and hope the DM will accept the change.
3.) Info/Rules -
Race: Human (Although willing to switch it up)
Stats: 20 Point Buy
Class: Preferred Monk (Although willing to switch it up possibly to Barbarian)
Alignment: The Alignments already in the party are CG/CN & N
Other Restrictions: First Party Content Only & Two Traits
Thank you all for reading/your time.