Good for Rise of Runelords?


Advice

Sczarni

Level 12 Qinggong Monk + Level 8 Wolf Shaman Druid w/Liberation Domain

FEATS
LvL 1 Weapon Finesse
LvL 2
LvL 3 Weapon Focus
LvL 4
LvL 5 Snake Style
LvL 6
LvL 7 Snake Sidewind
LvL 8
LvL 9 Snake Fang
LvL 10
LvL 11 Quicken Spell
LvL 12
LvL 13 Natural Spell
LvL 14
LvL 15 Shaping Focus
LvL 16
LvL 17 Punishing Kick
LvL 18
LvL 19 Monastic Legacy
LvL 20

CLASS ABILITY
LvL 1 Improved Unarmed Strike, Flurry of Blows, Stunning Fist
LvL 2 Evasion
LvL 3 Fast Movement, Maneuver Training, Still Mind
LvL 4 Ki Pool(Magic), Barkskin
LvL 5 Purity of Body, True Strike
LvL 6 Slow Fall 30
LvL 7 Nature Bond, Nature Sense, Orisons, Wild Empathy, Liberation
LvL 8 Woodland Stride, Totem Transformation
LvL 9 Trackless Step
LvL 10 Resist Nature's Lure, Wild Shape x1
LvL 11 Totemic Summons
LvL 12 Wild Shape x2,
LvL 13
LvL 14 Wild Shape x3, Freedom's Call
LvL 15 Ki Pool(Cold Iron/Silver), Power Attack
LvL 16 Slow Fall 40
LvL 17 Improved Evasion
LvL 18 Ki Pool(Lawlful), Slow Fall 50
LvL 19 Ki Leech
LvL 20 Diamond Body, Slow Fall 60

Bonus Feats: Level 1: Dodge, Level 2: Combat Reflexes, Level 6: Improved Trip, Level 10: Medusa's Wrath

Kung Fu Panda, but not a panda haha. I'm hoping to be a controller with decent damage and high AC. I know I am practically wasting Weapon Finesse just to survive with higher AC and everything else it effects, but I'll be going Str later in my Huge form that I may take eventually. With the boosts and detriments to my scores, and right equipment, my Str will eventually outweigh my Dex. I enjoy survivability and crippling opponents more than anything. It kind of feels like the only way to really bring party assistance to the table as a monk. I'm still debating whether I should stick with Improved Disarm or Trip for my level 6 bonus feat.

1.) So what do you all think? Will it be a good setup for Rise of the Runelords? No spoilers please! I just want to know if it will be a generally useful character for it.

2.) Is the Snake Style suite worth getting? If not I can easily replace it with feats that I greatly desire.


Unless your DM is adding a good deal of side quests, you're not going to reach 20th level. I think we ended up around 15 or 16 when we ran through, and that was on the fast track for xp.

Sczarni

He is indeed adding his own custom quests or campaign after it for us to reach 20.


Kazumetsa Raijin wrote:
Is the Snake Style suite worth getting? If not I can easily replace it with feats that I greatly desire.

While fun and flavorful keep in mind the action economy of the style. All of the snake style feats require immediate actions which take up your swift action for the round. I.e., you only get the benefits of one snake style feat per round and that's assuming you aren't using your swift/immediate actions elsewhere.

Kazumetsa Raijin wrote:
1.) So what do you all think? Will it be a good setup for Rise of the Runelords? No spoilers please! I just want to know if it will be a generally useful character for it.

Personally, I think you'd be better of mechanically with either a) a full druid, b) full monk, or c) a druid that dips 2 monk levels. If you've got a kick-a** character concept that requires the choices you've listed then go with that.

Community / Forums / Pathfinder / Pathfinder First Edition / Advice / Good for Rise of Runelords? All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.
Recent threads in Advice