Hey all,
I'm currently playing the aforementioned MoMS in a campaign that a friend is running. He's running an all-monster game (with a few adjustments to the monsters to make them all roughly equal in power), and after a split in the group, we have:
Me, playing a Grindylow Master Of Many Styles,
a Brownie Summoner (Vanilla),
a Ratfolk... something, it escapes me right now,
a Goblin Cavalier/Beast Rider,
a Gourd Leshy Druid,
and a Mite Alchemist/Rogue.
The problem is, I've never played a monk and I was hoping for some advice. Anyway, here's the character as he currently stands.
Lemdu Kisharr, Monk 5
Str 14, Dex 14, Con 14, Int 12, Wis 16 (Temp 18), Cha 10
HP 35
Fort +6, Reflex +6, Will +8
AC 19 (10 + 1 Size + 4 Wis + 2 Dex + 1 Monk + 1 Dodge)
CMB +6 (+5 Monk, +2 Str, -1 Size)
CMD 23 (+5 Monk + 2 Str + 2 Dex + 4 Wis + 1 Monk - 1 Size)
Acrobatics +10 (5R)
Climb +10 (5R)
Perception +12 (5R)
Stealth +17 (5R, +4 Racial, +4 Size)
Intimidate +8 (5R)
Knowledge (Religion) +8 (4R)
Feats / Specials:
1st - Boar Style
1st - Panther Style (Monk Bonus)
2nd - Boar Ferocity (Monk Bonus)
3rd - Dodge
5th - Mobility
Extras:
> I get one free trip action each turn with an additional +4 to the attempt
> I retain my bite attack from a 'regular' grindylow.
I have a few questions:
1. When I make a full attack action, if memory serves I get my punching attack and my biting attack. Another player (who admittedly loves to cheat) mentioned that I would take a -4 on my bite attack if it came after the unarmed strike. Is this correct, and what can I do to fix this? For reference, my common tactic in this place is to dart forward, provoking as many AoOs as possible. When one of my Panther Style response strike hits, I then use my free action trip thing to attempt to trip the struck target, then make a normal unarmed strike on the possibly tripped foe. If both hit (whether or not they're tripped), then it triggers the Boar Style bleed effect.
2. Where could I go with this character? My first thought was to take Weapon Finesse and go into Duellist up until at least 3rd level, to take advantage of the higher BAB progression and to gain Enhanced Mobility, but I'm wondering if you guys can come up with something else to make this character as good as he can be.