| Zimax |
So, because my DM previously believed that monks are underpowered he let me choose for my bonus feats anything i met the prereqs for, or any first tier "style feats" from ultimate combat. Such as crane style, dragon style, boar style, But we must meet prereqs to take a second step style feat. He also houseruled that i received a bonus feat at level 8 because of the abundant step + Martial artist screw up where we need ki for our ability but dont have ki. This bonus feat makes up for me losing teleportation.
He has now told me after 1 session that my monk is so overpowered that I must reroll a new class!
I rolled a Human on the 25 point buy, this is my first campaign that has gotten over level 4. And at the moment we are level 9.
Because of the free feats change and the bonus feat at lvl 8, here is my feat list
Lvl 1: Dodge (lvl 1 feat), Crane Style (My human feat), Dragon Style (Bonus feat)
Lvl 2: Weapon Focus (Unarmed) (Bonus Feat)
Lvl 3: Power Attack (Lvl 3 Feat)
Lvl 4: -
Lvl 5: Dragon Ferocity (Lvl 5 Feat)
Lvl 6: Crane Wing (Bonus Feat)
Lvl 7: Crane Riposte (Lvl 7 Feat)
Lvl 8 : Elemental Fist (The abundant step free feat)
Lvl 9: Combat Style Master.
Also we were given 33000 gold (The average character wealth at level 8) to spend on our gear or anything else we could dream up.
So i got the standard monk's robes, belt of Str, and Headband of wis. I also got greater magic fang +5 cast onto my hands with permanency (came out to about 9100 Gp if i remember).
So, now I have the ability to swap styles as a free action. And i can fight defensively for a -1 to attack and +4 to Ac because of crane feats and a high rank in acrobatics. So that + mage armor, the martial artist exploit weakness for 4 AC, and the shield have me in the ballpark of 40 AC at level 9. But I also let off a pretty good about of damage with Attacking in dragon style with my 22 Str, and the 1.5 Str mod to my natural attacks, causing power attack to buff me at a -1/+3 ratio.
Anyway, My chance to hit lands in the 18/18/13/13 range with FoB without party buffs, and when they connect I am doing somewhere in the ballpark of 70-90 DPR but I can also free swap to crane and be a dedicated meatshield who also has a 27-31 touch AC depending on where i exploit weakness and fantastic saves from my 18 wis/14 dex/14 con. Is this over the top broken or am i doing something wrong?