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Our DM has been throwing some crazy stuff at us in our last two sessions, and both times my Cleric has been brought one point away from death. So I decided to make a backup character in case I really do croak. All of my characters to this point have been casters, so I decided that I wanted to to try my hand at a martial class. As I am a player who prefers fluff to crunch, I decided to go with a duelist.
Our game is a 20 point buy, incredibly low magic world. So low magic, in fact, that if a wizard takes a bonded item, they aren't allowed to enchant it. At all. The only magic items we are allowed are those that the DM rewards us with. We are allowed an item at character creation that costs between 20,000 and 25,000 gp. We are level 8. As a note, I refuse to lower any stat below 10.
My current build:
Fighter (Weapon Master) 5 / Monk (MoMS, Hungry Ghost) 2 / Duelist 1
Elf, Alt racial traits: Fleet-Footed, Envoy
Traits
Fencer, Warrior of Old
Chosen Item: +1 Dueling, Keen, Mithral Scimitar (Cutlass, really, but whatever. Mechanically they're identical aside from Dervish Dance)
Str 13 Dex 18 (15 +2 Race, +1 Bump) Con 10 (12 -2 Race) Wis 14(13 +1 Bump) Int 16 (+2 Race) Cha 10
AC: 18 (22 after Mage Armor. I have a deal set up with the local Greed Mage for Mage Armor every day.)
Init: +8 (+12 w/ Dueling Scimitar)
Fort: +7
Ref: +9
Will: +6
Level Breakdown:
Level 1 - Fighter 1:
Feat - Dodge
Combat Feat - Wpn Finesse
Racial Bonus: Run
Level 2 - Fighter 2:
Combat Feat - Dervish Dance
Level 3 - Monk 2:
Feat - Crane Style
MoMS Feat - Crane Riposte
Monk Bonus: Imp. Unarmed, Punishing Kick
Level 4 - Fighter 3:
+1 Dex
Level 5 - Monk 2:
Feat - Snake Style
MoMS Feat - Snake Fangs
Level 6 - Fighter 4:
Combat Feat - Mobility
Level 7 Fighter 5:
Feat - Crane Wing
Level 8 Duelist 1:
+1 Wis
To be honest, I wanted to use a Rapier, but with the lack of magic items, I thought Dervish Dance would be the best way to get Dex to damage. If I did use a rapier, I'd likely replace Dervish Dance with Elven Weapon Training for an extra AoO. I plan on taking Spring Attack at 9.
What do you think? Should I drop the Monk and go full fighter till level 6 and enter Duelist at 7? Should I keep it as is? If something is unclear, I'll be happy to clear it up.