So I thought about all the ways to increase the DC of stunning fist, and I thought I'd turn to you guys. With the new monk feats and class abilities in UC, a Stone Cold build would more than likely be very effective.
So how would you maximize Stunning Fist?
I'd go Mantis Style, Ability Focus (SF), and Martial Artist but I'm starting to think Martial Artist is a trap for stun focused builds. Maybe multiclassing MA and barbarian to get strength up for the hits.
I could've sworn I saw a way to viably get Wisdom to attack in UC but I can't find it now.
There's a feat that requires channel smite, but gives wis to hit with your deity favored weapons. Iori in golarion has unarmed strike as his.
Sense also add wis to hit.
There's a feat that requires channel smite, but gives wis to hit with your deity favored weapons. Irori in golarion has unarmed strike as his.
Sense also add wis to hit.
True, but you can't mix MA and sensei.
There's a feat that requires channel smite, but gives wis to hit with your deity favored weapons. Iori in golarion has unarmed strike as his.
Sense also add wis to hit.
APG halfling racial bonus gives you 1/2 stunning fists.
True, but you can't mix MA and sensei.There's a feat that requires channel smite, but gives wis to hit with your deity favored weapons. Irori in golarion has unarmed strike as his.
Sense also add wis to hit.
Why can't you?
MARTIAL ARTIST replaces:
Alignment, Still Mind, Slow Fall, Ki Pool, Purity of Body, Diamond Body, Perfect Self, Wholeness of Body, Timeless Body, Tongue of Sun and Moon, Diamond Soul, Quivering Palm, Empty Body
SENSEI replaces:
Skills, Flurry of Blows, Fast Movement, Improved Evasion, Bonus Feats at 2nd, 6th, 12th(?), and 18th
Seems like they mix, to me... Maybe not the most synergistic mix, though. You end up losing 3 Bonus Feats for an ability which you can't use, since you no longer have a Ki Pool.
According to this handy thread about mixing monk archetypes they do indeed mix.