Halfling Monk / Paladin

[Chuck Mount]

So, here's my concept:

A semi-Saiyan (Dragonball Z) character. Loosely based on that concept.

Unchained Monk- Scaled Fist level 1

STR 12
DEX 18
CHA 14
INT 14
WIS 14
CHA 17

He's weird. Has a weird background. Most of his racial abilities are swapped out. I like the concept of him being fast, so I focused on that, a lot.

1st level feat: Weapon Finesse

Small

Halfling Luck (+1 saves)

Fleet of Foot (30' move)

Fey Quickened (Gain Run feat/ +2 initiative)

Shadowhunter (deal 50% dam with non-magic attacks vs incorporeal/ +2 save to remove neg lvl/ recover 2 points ability dam from undead per day)

Campaign Trait: Thrillseeker (+5' move at start of combat/ gain 3 star candle fireworks )

Trait: Blood of Dragons (gain lowlight vision)

Trait: Reactionary (+2 initiative)

Drawback: Family Ties

Monk bonus feat: Dragon Style (+2 vs sleep, paralysis, stun/ ignore difficult terr when charging, run or withdraw/ can charge through ally squares/ add x1 1/2 STR first attack in round)

Flurry of blows (+1 attack at highest base attack)

Add CHA to AC instead of WIS (Scaled Fist)

Stunning Fist (1/ day, save DC 13 - based on CHA)

Unarmed Strike (1d4 damage)

I plan to cross-class into paladin Iroran Paladin. I like the Divine Body at 5th level. That's as far in paladin as I plan to go.

I was thinking of going paladin at 2nd and 3rd level then back to monk for levels 4 and 5, then paladin again for 6, 7 and 8 then monk the rest of the way.
I like Improved Natural Attack as the 3rd level feat. I also plan to play him as bringing "non-evil" races to justice, so I was thinking of taking Enforcer at 5th level. I like the Pummeling Style ability of applying all damage before applying it against an opponents DR, so I want that, at some point.

Any suggestions on this build?

[Azothath]

I'm used to 20 pt Ability score buy and two traits, you're at 37 points. Clearly this is a very heroic campaign so you just have to avoid poor builds.
It is best to take high hit die classes first (especially with many proficiencies and save buffs) to improve practical survival.
You have to figure out your favored class, this is one plus for humans.

Small size... hmm... if you tricked out the luck bonuses with halfling then maybe. You've opted for monk to get a damage upgrade. Another way is Warpriest with sacred weapon damage. The other is Ninja with sneak attack...
Race options: catfolk, changling, skinwalker.

Classes
→ Iroran Paladin
→ Unch Monk
→ Monk

→ Very powerful melee build thread, 2021
→ Best Level 1 dip for an Iroran Paladin build, 2021
scan the DPR Olympics thread for paladin builds...

I'd go Unch Monk X, Wiz-Diviner 1 (for the abilities & magic). You could mix in Paladin for the saves and AC plus weapons - BUT - you really need monk weapons that work with flurry. Unch Monk works better if you're in it for the long run. Otherwise Paladin X Skald 1 or Oracle(war) 1 could be useful.

[Chuck Mount]

We rolled for attributes. We stick with "the old ways". LOL

"It is best to take high hit die classes first (especially with many proficiencies and save buffs) to improve practical survival. "
Unchained monk gets a d10 for HD, so that's pretty tough.

The story is, he was trained as a monk and Irori will come to him in a dream before he gains his paladin abilities.

I was just wondering what feats might be suggested or wait to take levels in paladin. Stuff like that. I'm not looking to change classes or races.

[Azothath]

Chuck Mount wrote:

... I was just wondering what feats might be suggested or wait to take levels in paladin. Stuff like that. I'm not looking to change classes or races.

okay, Other posters will need to know that. I was before that with general advice then class options. You might want to read the threads for feat advice. There's always the PF1 Build Guides.

[Chuck Mount]

"okay, Other posters will need to know that."

Well, I DID say "Here's my concept", gave a general build with specific focuses then asked for suggestions on that build.