That just a little teasing title, so let me explain you truly what this thread is about: building a scythe user that can follow the "Reaper" theme by also fightning in black robes, mounting a horse and using "ghost-like" powers.
Class: Monk (Sohei, Quinggong) VMC Fighter
Race: Human
Main attributes: Str & Wis
Feats:
1- Weapon Focus (Scythe)
H1- Power Attack
M1- Dodge
M2- Mounted Combat
3- Bravery
5- Furious Focus
Q5- Replace High Jump with True Strike
M6- Ride-by Attack
7- Armor Training 1
Q7- Replace Wholeness of Body with Gaseous Form
9- Divine Fightning Technique: Way of Hunger
M10- Improved Critical
11- Weapon Training 1: Heavy Blades
13- Dimensional Agility
Q13- Replace Diamond Soul with Abundant Step
M14- Spirited Charge
15- Armor Training 2
17- Dimensional Assault
M18- Indomitable Mount
19- Weapon Training 2
Q19- Replace Empty Body with Timeless Body
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On a roleplay side, this build never age due to Timeless Body, can perform sure hits with True Strike, fight on a horse and can turn itself into a mist form with Gaseous Form.
This build allows for the following special attacks:
- While on a horse, it can perform a Spring Attack-like move with Ride-by Attack, doing double damage with the scythe due to Spirited Assault
- It can charge by using a teleport move, which kinda fits the theme
- It can also use Flurry of Blows with the Scythe from level 11, when the VMC fighter allows to pick the right weapon group for this
The AC is kinda low because the build will only get AC from Dodge, Dexterity and Wisdom. This is better than nothing, and with some magic items, you can get something decent from it.
The main survival factor comes instead of the use of the Divine Fightning Technique which allows to drain hp from the damage done with the scythe:
- At the start of combat, ideally you should use it with Spirited Charge to get double hp
- Later in combat, if you need to renew it, the best is to perform a Coup de Grace on a disabled/dying target to get an automatic x4 damage (and thus x4 hp) from the automatic critical
Naturaly, using the Ki Weapon ability while doing so is also recommanded
The Devoted Guardian ability from the Sohei archetypes gives a great initiative, allowing to score an automatic 20+10 at level 20, and allow to always act during surprise rounds, which is also great for a Reaper
On a side note, the build has to be Loyal Evil because it would be hard to justify another alignement with this Divine Technique.
On the plus side, who said the Reaper couldn't be Loyal Evil?
The build could take some vows for flavor, like Silence or Celibacy, it suits the theme.
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Any thought, suggestion, possible improvements?
Please tell me.
