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Feat: Weapon Focus (unarmed)
A monk uses his 3/4 BAB for feat qualification, so cannot take Weapon Focus at 1st level. I recommend Toughness in its place. Those extra 3 hit points mean a lot at first level.
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Level 7: Monk 7
Wholeness of Body
Remember, Wholeness of Body is about as good as Cure Light Wounds. If you are close to full hit points, you don't need it; if you are close to death, it probably won't help much. Take a ki power instead. I am partial to Deny Death, but others probably disagree. There are many good choices.
Deflect arrows doesn't get used much and if someone's shooting at you, you'd probably close the distance in a round or two, so you won't take a ton of damage without it.
I'd go with something like Dodge to boost AC and possibly open up the Dodge Feat tree later on. With the extra move you get as a monk, it can be handy.
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Feat: Weapon Focus (unarmed)
A monk uses his 3/4 BAB for feat qualification, so cannot take Weapon Focus at 1st level. I recommend Toughness in its place. Those extra 3 hit points mean a lot at first level.
Remember, Wholeness of Body is about as good as Cure Light Wounds. If you are close to full hit points, you don't need it; if you are close to death, it probably won't help much. Take a ki power instead. I am partial to Deny Death, but others probably disagree. There are many good choices.... more stuff ...
Level 7: Monk 7
Wholeness of Body
RAW, you're correct. I keep this handy SKR quote saved for just such a circumstance, though. Showing your DM that a major game designer for PF, in regards to the PF ruleset, thinks you should be able to take a feat if you sometimes qualify for it and only use it when you meet the requirements might sway his opinion. That said...Weapon Focus isn't a great feat, not a big loss if you can't fit it in or have to wait longer.
Wholeness of Body: Yeah, it sucks. IIRC the best trade available by then is for Gaseous Form from the 6th level list, or True Strike or Barkskin from the 4th level list.
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RAW, you're correct. I keep this handy SKR quote saved for just such a circumstance, though. Showing your DM that a major game designer for PF, in regards to the PF ruleset, thinks you should be able to take a feat if you sometimes qualify for it and only use it when you meet the requirements might sway his opinion. That said...Weapon Focus isn't a great feat, not a big loss if you can't fit it in or have to wait longer.
I don't think that's the same situation at all, considering that Flurry of Blows explicitly states that "for all other purposes, such as qualifying for a feat or a prestige class, the monk uses his normal base attack bonus".
I agree on Dodge
Belier's Bite is money at lvl 1.
Swap wholeness for truestrike. Although gaseous form could be cool.
Spring attack is a useful choice as well, if you don't take it normally.
I agree on Dodge
Belier's Bite is money at lvl 1.
Swap wholeness for truestrike. Although gaseous form could be cool.
Spring attack is a useful choice as well, if you don't take it normally.
I like Feather step as well.
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You can "switch back" and take more levels in monk - as long as you don't change your alignment. I see nothing in the Brawler description restricting alignment, so take levels freely!
See, I told you that others would disagree with taking Deny Death. Actually, my dwarf Zen Archer took it, at 7th level, and it hasn't come up yet (8th level). I think it might be better for a melee character, but I wish I had taken something else instead.