Hi All, I am making a build that relies on reach bonuses such as lunge and combat patrol and wanted to confirm that they both stack with each other for an effective 15+ft reach. I also wanted to throw Marid Style in there with some Ki Throw for a good crowd control option.
Thanks in advance.
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there is no such thing as a "reach bonus" but if you have lunge and a reach weapon they work together.
lunge and combat patrol will not work together because conbat patrol requires you to do nothing for your turn, but you can only use lunge during your turn.
so im assuming by your ideas for feats that you want to play a monk. if that is the case i would suggest playing a sohei monk with a reach weapon. you can still take ki throw and use a reach weapon to do it. combat reflexes + reach weapon + improved trip and greater trip is a very powerful build.
I see your point that lunge only has effect during your turn... thanks for pointing that out. Marid style increases your reach by 5 feet as well so I assume that would combine with lunge or combat patrol giving me an effective 15ft reach. I could then snatch anyone who moves through my threatened area, throw them prone in any space I threaten (between a rogue and I for flanking) with trip and Ki throw and and keep them there with standstill greatly increasing the effectiveness of the rogue using sneak attack.
I like the Sohei, but the mount just doesn't fit with the flavor that I am looking for.