Exactly what I wanted, thank you!
Will give it a spin.

Hello InEffect.

May I also ask for a build for my next main?After my scion (I followed your build. thank you!) I was thinking if a monk is a good main. I have the season pass.

My Idea is:

- A tank / tank damage dealer. I like to stay in the front and with the monks speed guess I'll be
- Alignament good. (all my decisions tend to neutral good anyway)
- I would like to have at least 2 skill points per level, so I may max at least persuasion and may be perception or any other skill ( I would like to have your advice here)
- I had tought may be one level in vivisectionist for the sneak attack damage, but I leave it up to your experience.
- I like to have high persuasion so I was thinking in a scaled fist. But this brings me a doubt: there're some monk habilities that are related to monk wisdom. do that abilities refer to monks charisma for the scaled fist or you lose efectivity in them?
- About the style, I guess that defensive spin is not worthing since it may not stack with magic items... May be leg sweep is best?
- About weapons I had toght going unarmed unless Is bad for the buid ( may be there exist the wonderful weapon for a monk)

I would appreciate your advice about the equipment and especially on the feats. I don't know if aside from potenciating the AC, it would be better to potenciate the trip of the leg sweep or it is better to go for the critical or what... I'm puzzled about this. I've never used a monk.

Thank you in advance!

sure. just a few things to clarify:
-alignment will have to be LG or you will lose the ability to level monk
-unarmed is possible, but you will lose on the AC, but I'll see what I can do. I have a plan of sorts.
-Being a damage dealer as a monk will shoehorn you into STR and consequently losing AC, I'm not sure I will be able to break 70AC on such a monk, but I guess I can try.
-2 Skill-points per level going human is easy enough, more than that will cut into your stats and you already will starve on, because monk is MAD, but again I will see if I can manage something.

Thank you!

Yes I assumed to be LG. Seeing your comments I fully realize that indeed I know nothing about monks. I though unarmed and going with DEX and finesse with one of those amulet of agile fists and the alkali gloves would be the way to get some damage but as I said before I have never got a monk.

I'm look forward to reading huild!

Monk/Unarmed/Decent damage/tolerable AC/More than 2 skillpoints per level for Falanders_GOG

Race: Aasimar(Angelkin) - 1 extra AC goes a long way for us. And wings are handy.
Alignment: LG

Stats:
Str: 19 > 24
Dex: 14
Con: 14
Int: 11
Wis: 7
Cha: 16

Final Build: Monk(Scaled Fist) 16/Alchemist(Vivisectionist) 4

Main skills: Mobility 3, Persuasion Max
Suggested secondary skills: Perception, UMD(Spare) 1 point in athletics is not bad with your str bonuses.

Detailed leveling breakdown:
Lvl 1: Monk - Weapon Focus: Unarmed Strike // Dodge
Lvl 2: Monk - Dragon Style
Lvl 3: Alchemist - Accomplished Sneak Attacker
LVl 4: Monk - Any Acid Dragon
Lvl 5: Monk - Dazzling Display // Barkskin
Lvl 6: Monk - Defensive Spin
Lvl 7: Monk - Outflank // Dragon Ferocity // True Strike
Lvl 8: Monk
Lvl 9: Monk - Shatter Defenses // Abundant Step
Lvl 10: Monk - Leg Sweep
Lvl 11: Monk - Wings // Trip // Restoration
Lvl 12: Monk
Lvl 13: Monk - Power Attack
Lvl 14: Monk - Shatter
Lvl 15: Monk - Intimidating Prowess // Blind Fight // Diamond Body
Lvl 16: Monk
Lvl 17: Alchemist - Combat Expertise // Greater Trip
Lvl 18: Monk - Sudden Speed
Lvl 19: Alchemist - Fury’s Fall
Lvl 20: Alchemist - Feral Mutagen*
*or dreadful carnage

Gear: Monk Robes, Amulet of Mighty Fists, Ring of circumstances(str/dex/cha/AC), Opportunist’s Boots, Alkali Gloves, Bracers, Absolver’s cloak, +Stat belt/hat, Dreamer ring, Bokken elixir

Actually could be any lawful as all monk robes are good for you, but you are starved on damage much less so than on AC, so LG kinda wins out. Also LG robes are the 1st you find(armags). LE are not too far from there so that’s almost viable as well. LN are very late, so mehm although it would be the best pick otherwise. With full buff, transform from alchemist and legendary proportions does indeed break 70 ac.

Has self-sustainable shield spell, but prefers a friendly alchemist to cast it for longer duration.

Deals some decent damage, although it’s nothing to trite home about. Uses defensive spin. +Leg sweep after lvl 16. Swap leg sweep for shatter when fighting ghosts and other pesky DR enemies.

Did not pick diamond soul at 17 because it will destroy your buffing.

Barkskin will help you to negate amulet slot loss, but again you would prefer if alchemist would cast it. You do want to spend all Ki on Extra attacks/Acid enchant if possible.

Has mutagen for extra AC and STR.

Does have dazzling for himself but generally prefers someone else to apply it to conserve actions.

70+ AC fully buffed, so technically is unfair-viable.

Hi InEffect,

would love to see the Aldori Investigator built for challenging mode, with dex instead of str, light to no armor hi AC, non min/max.
all DLC's available.

thanks in advance!

Thank you! I like it a lot.

I have some questions about it that I don't understand:

- is there any reason for the mobility 3? Should I use fighting defensively?
- why does diamond soul destroy the buffing? I thought friendly spells are not affected

No, but if you would need a few extra points of AC on the road 3 skill-points is not much to pay to have an option.

Not all. Pretty much any of them that have any sort of negative are affected. And SR is not really that useful anyway

Thank so much. Just curious, final build says bard 2 but in the breakdown there is no bard...explain please.

forgot to remove it.
it was originally Aldori 9/SF 2/Archaeologist 2/Alchemist 7. That is a more comfortable build for a dex character in some respects, but I decided it strays too much from core concept and done otherwise.

do you still have this version available to see?

nah. I dropped it before I wrote it down. It sacked Dazzling Thug and that's a big part of the whole thing and it also drops AB and all that for an easier start. That's pretty much why I decided against it - too much lost. And effectively only thing you gain that way is getting slashing grace at level 1 as opposed to 3 and and Aldori9/Alchemist3 slightly sooner. It also came at the cost of feats, so that wasn't nice either. Generally what I ended up with has a better damage ramp and saves a few feats in the process at the cost of later access to shield and mutagen, which is not the end of the world. And bard version didn't have enough feats for seize the moment either.

Starting a new game now with the build...thanks again

I Understand. Thenk you very much for the build and the explanations!