Character Builder Thread

[Damionte]

Both of these builds have some problems.

Originally posted by: Threeshades
1. Monk 1 / Feat: Dodge
2. Fighter 1 / Bonus feat: Mobility
3. Fighter 2 / Bonus feat: Weapon Finesse / Feat: Exotic Weapon Proficiency (Elven Courtblade)
4. Fighter 3 / +1 DEX
5. Fighter 4 / Bonus feat: Power Attack
6. Fighter 5 / Feat: Cleave
7. Fighter 6 / Bonus feat: Great Cleave
8. Fighter 7 / +1 DEX
9. Fighter 8 / Bonus feat: Spring Attack / Feat: Improved Initiative

In this first one you've got some weird contradictory feats in place. For instance you're taking weapon focus, but you're also taking power attack. The two feats cancel each other out. You can't use Power Attack with light weapons. And you can't use Weapon Finesses on non light weapons.

Also are you taking improved initiative to qualify for a prestige class? If not it's a wasted feat. You're a high dex character you don’t have to worry about going first. You want to get shots off early in the round, take combat Reflexes instead.

Lastly on all of these fighter/Monk builds take two levels of Monk before fighter. You'll pick up another bonus monk feat as well as Deflect arrows. (If you're using the 3.0 Monk. If you're using the 3.5 monk you'll get a bonus monk feat and Evasion @ lvl 2.

Originally posted by: The Mormegil
Monk 2/Swashbuckler 3/Ranger 2/Psychic Warrior 2/Fighter 4/Ranger +4/Fighter +2/Swashbuckler +1

This one just has some class level imbalance. You're taking some pretty decent XP hits at higher levels. And this is assuming you're a Human or Half Elf. If you're not either of those you'll be taking XP hits early that won't go away for your entire career. Have to remember that when you're multi classing you take a hit of -20% to your XP for EACH CLASS that is more than 2 levels away from the others.

At worst case in this build as written you're taking a 60% penalty to your XP after lvl 13.