paizo.com Favorited Posts by Hap Hazardpaizo.com Favorited Posts by Hap Hazard2010-05-06T08:08:26Z2010-05-06T08:08:26ZRe: Forums: Advice: The DPR Olympics - or "I'm not the mechanic here, Ironsides! I mostly just hurt people!"Hap Hazardhttps://paizo.com/threads/rzs2kac7?The-DPR-Olympics-or-Im-not-the-mechanic-here#402014-11-18T09:38:28Z2009-12-22T13:37:37Z<div class="messageboard-quotee">A Man In Black wrote:</div><blockquote><br />
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No. I made a build with no defense whatsoever, in return for a 10% DPR increase over pure melee for about 1/2 of a business day. Level-appropriate foes drop him in one full attack and he doesn't return the favor. I don't think it's a viable build, just as str rogue isn't viable. I could make a falchion fighter who wears a cloth shirt and has a +4 weapon and +4 str belt, but what's the point? I dun messed up and made an unplayable monk and skewed things out... </blockquote><p>You really do have it in for monks don't you? ;) I don't really see what the issue here is. As usual, the monk lags behind on AC (that's one of the things I would have changed in PF but balancing <i>is</i> difficult) and thats easily (and usually) sorted by bracers or Mage Armour.
<p>The HP are similar to many of the builds here, the saves are better and the Monk has much more in the way of extra powers/utilities. </p>
<p>I think it's funny that you set the thread up to be a DPR comparison and then disqualify the Monk for being "too squishy" when you're not really looking at the overall picture.</p>
<p>Hap</p>A Man In Black wrote:No. I made a build with no defense whatsoever, in return for a 10% DPR increase over pure melee for about 1/2 of a business day. Level-appropriate foes drop him in one full attack and he doesn't return the favor. I don't think it's a viable build, just as str rogue isn't viable. I could make a falchion fighter who wears a cloth shirt and has a +4 weapon and +4 str belt, but what's the point? I dun messed up and made an unplayable monk and skewed things out...
You really...Hap Hazard2009-12-22T13:37:37Z