Vital Strike for when you have to move?
A ring of protection can help, though I expect you'll be getting an amulet of mighty fists rather than an amulet of natural armor. Light armor, modest dex, fighting unarmed and no magic isn't a recipe for a good AC. If you can get a decent UMD skill somehow a wand of shield might help, or other buffs perhaps.
Mobility only applies vs. AoOs, but yes AC 24 is noticeably better. If you look at this spreadsheet - Bench-Pressing - it gives you some idea how good or bad various numbers are. At level 5 it rates AC 18 as orange (the minimum acceptable), 22 as green (decent), 27 as blue (as good as you're likely to need).
Exactly how gauntlets work with unarmed strikes is debated. There's a fair number who argue that their base damage is unaffected by increased unarmed strike damage, and that you'll therefore want an amulet of mighty fists (at least until you get close weapon mastery). The brawler's flurry can work with only one weapon so if you do use a gauntlet you'll only need to enchant one.
& yes, it looks more workable now.
If you're willing to hold on for three more levels, then you could try out The Wall
Brawler
1. Power Attack, Improved Bull Rush
2. Shield Focus(B)
3. Tower Shield Proficiency
4.
Master of Many Styles
5. Mobile Bulwark Style(B), Mobile Fortress
6. Pummeling Style(B)
Brawler
7. Combat Style Master(B), Rhino Charge
8.
Martial Flexibility, 1st round (Swift action): Pummeling Charge
Martial Flexibility, 2nd round (Swift action): Lunge
FCB: Brawler. +6 to CMD vs Sunder and Disarm.
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You'll grant yourself Total Cover as a move action, then ready a (pummeling) charge as a standard action. You'll dart around the battlefield, pouncing on whoever you can to keep up the Total Cover.
If you're enlarged and are using Lunge, then as far as I know there will be no enemy that can attack you with a 5-foot step, no matter how large they are.
There is a huge IF, though. This is all assuming that your GM allows your Brawler levels to stack with your two Monk levels (as per Martial Training) to satisfy the "lv 8 Monk" prerequisite for Pummeling Style. If they don't, then you're gonna have to wait until lv 9 (Brawler 8/MoMS 1).
Also I took power attack for a little extra damage and for Martial Flex Fun but I am unsure how much penalty and damage I get at my level, do to the fact I've seen conflicting ruling on how Monk's / Brawler unarmed strike work with power attack
You don't have any off-hand attacks with Brawler/Monk's Flurry, so it should follow the same -1A/+2D as usual.
Assuming you stick with brawler levels then you get a general feat at level 7, and at the same time martial flexibility lets you have two feats at once. At level 9 you get a general feat, a bonus combat feat, and improved TWF.
BTW remember that you got stunning fist as well from your monk level. It matters for some prerequisites.
The most common thing you'll get with the two flexible feats from level 7 will be improved {combat maneuver} and greater {combat maneuver} from the sound of it. You may want agile maneuvers if you want the full range available rather than being effectively limited to trip, sunder, disarm and maybe dirty trick. If not then lunge would probably be good, or either combat reflexes or weapon focus if you want to open up more martial flex. possibilities, or jabbing dancer if you want a little extra movement.
At level 9 you might want another of the above, or if you went for jabbing dancer you'll want jabbing master, and you'll very likely want pummeling charge. You often won't get to use martial flex before you charge.
@ AVR well I got some Advice and made a few changes
for one my Stats are now ..
STR:(13) DEX:(18) Con:(14)
INT:(10) WIS:(13) CHA:(7)I also Chose to Build as Brawler (2) Moms (1) Brawler (2)
and chose the following Feat ..
LV(1) Power Attack
LV(1) Weapon Finesse
LV(2) Two Weapon Fighting
LV(2) Pummeling Style -
Lv(3) Jabbing Style -
Lv(3) Dodge
Lv(3) Stunning Fist
LV(5) MobilityMy Ac is standing is 24 I can push it to 28 via mobility
I am planning to get gauntlets at +1 and enchant them later
My Armor is still a +2 chain shirt and a + 1 Buckler
That left me with out much money so idk if should get both weapons
But the plan is to put agile on both when i can and do get a belt of Dex and improve my armorwhat do you think?
I would get an Agile Amulet of Mighty Fists instead. Much more cost efficient than two +1 Agile Gauntlets.
I would get an Agile Amulet of Mighty Fists instead. Much more cost efficient than two +1 Agile Gauntlets.
Yeah, a +1 Gauntlet and an Agile Amulet of Might Fists should stack, I believe.
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@JuliusCromwell
You can't use gauntlets with Pummeling Style. It's Unarmed Strikes or nothing.
But since Pummeling Style is great vs DR, an enhancement bonus isn't your immediate concern. You could pick up attack bonuses from other sources, or enchant your fist with a permanent Greater Magic Fang, instead of upgrading an Amulet of Mighty Fists.