I posted a while ago about a fire cleric build with two levels of monk. I solidified the concept to try to see how it would look and wanted advice on feat selection as well as general help on ways to improve it and keep it relevant and surviving.
I'm hoping that despite the heavy fire them that the Cleric spell list and some unarmed combat could work around situations where fire is useless.
Monk gets an additional bonus feat at lvl 2 which you don't seem to have listed. If you're going for just 2 levels of Monk, might I suggest the Hungry Ghost archetype which trades Stunning Fist out for Punishing Kick since Stunning Fist upgrades with further Monk levels (which you're not taking) while Punishing Kick is pretty much "good-to-go" right when you get it. Alternatively, go for Monk of the Four Winds to pick up Elemental Fist which allows you to charge your Unarmed Strike with elemental damage to cover weaknesses "other than fire".
Sensei Monk does replace the 2nd level bonus feat.
Part of the reason I have levels in monk is that Sensei Monk 2 allows me to use wisdom for attacks and replace my strength for CMB.
I am a little worried that going to Hungry Ghost Monk makes me lose the wisdom benefits making me more MAD.
Who is your Deity? If they have a decent weapon, you may want to look into getting the Guided feat to use wisdom to hit instead of sensei.
This is one of those non-deity clerics. I could use Azmodeus or Serenrae but they don't quite fit flavorfully wih the character and I really wanted to use Domain Strike.
Hey I looked at your build and I didn't see the spell "Blood Crow Strike" from the Ultimate Magic.
The short of it is that it's a spell with an instantaneous duration that lets you make unarmed strikes that do fire and negative energy damage (half of each). The way it's stated also implies that you can make range attacks using the spells range as there isn't one listed. It's a 4th level cleric spell. Definitely worth checking out.
Hey I looked at your build and I didn't see the spell "Blood Crow Strike" from the Ultimate Magic.
The short of it is that it's a spell with an instantaneous duration that lets you make unarmed strikes that do fire and negative energy damage (half of each). The way it's stated also implies that you can make range attacks using the spells range as there isn't one listed. It's a 4th level cleric spell. Definitely worth checking out.
I'm a little confused about what this actually does. Is it a spell that lets you do your full flurry of blows damage from a distance, and also as a standard action, or is it a spell that "marks" a target so that your unarmed strikes can hit it from a distance?
I'm a little confused about what this actually does. Is it a spell that lets you do your full flurry of blows damage from a distance, and also as a standard action, or is it a spell that "marks" a target so that your unarmed strikes can hit it from a distance?Hey I looked at your build and I didn't see the spell "Blood Crow Strike" from the Ultimate Magic.
The short of it is that it's a spell with an instantaneous duration that lets you make unarmed strikes that do fire and negative energy damage (half of each). The way it's stated also implies that you can make range attacks using the spells range as there isn't one listed. It's a 4th level cleric spell. Definitely worth checking out.
Once the spell is cast on you you are permanently affected by the spell since the duration is instantaneous. Once affected by the spell you can make any and all unarmed strike attacks at a range (or up close) doing half fire and half negative energy damage. This includes doing a flurry of blows attack as well. You yourself are affected by it so you'll have to cast it on yourself once (or have someone cast it on you) and then you are always affected by the spell.
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Once the spell is cast on you you are permanently affected by the spell since the duration is instantaneous. Once affected by the spell you can make any and all unarmed strike attacks at a range (or up close) doing half fire and half negative energy damage. This includes doing a flurry of blows attack as well. You yourself are affected by it so you'll have to cast it on yourself once (or have someone cast it on you) and then you are always affected by the spell.I'm a little confused about what this actually does. Is it a spell that lets you do your full flurry of blows damage from a distance, and also as a standard action, or is it a spell that "marks" a target so that your unarmed strikes can hit it from a distance?Hey I looked at your build and I didn't see the spell "Blood Crow Strike" from the Ultimate Magic.
The short of it is that it's a spell with an instantaneous duration that lets you make unarmed strikes that do fire and negative energy damage (half of each). The way it's stated also implies that you can make range attacks using the spells range as there isn't one listed. It's a 4th level cleric spell. Definitely worth checking out.
Um... no, it doesn't work that way.
Blood Crow StrikeSchool evocation [fire]; Level cleric/oracle 4
CASTINGCasting Time 1 round
Components V, S
EFFECTRange medium (100 ft. + 10 ft./level)
Target one creature
Duration instantaneous
Saving Throw none; Spell resistance yesDESCRIPTION
Your unarmed strikes release blasts of energy in the form of bolts of fire or glowing red crows, which fly instantaneously to strike your target. You can make unarmed strike or flurry of blows attacks against the target as if it were in your threatened area; each successful attack deals damage as if you had hit it with your unarmed strike, except half the damage is fire and half is negative energy (this negative energy does not heal undead). For example, if you are a 14th-level monk, you can use a flurry of blows to attack five times, creating one energy crow for each successful attack against the target, and dealing 2d6 points of damage (plus appropriate unarmed strike modifiers) with each crow.
I've bolded the key words, but you don't cast it on yourself and you can make ranged unarmed strikes forever. You cast it on an enemy, and then you can make ranged unarmed strikes against them only. It's one creature per spell. If you cast it on yourself, you can attack your self with the spell. That's it.
That seems like a weird spell. You just permamently target it. So if it gets away and the next day, if I see it, I can keep doing this. I haven't seen an effect like this.