Monk Character

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#1

i-luv-warforged

Aug 08, 2013 7:57:41
I'm thinking of making a monk for a upcoming campaign. I would like him to be mounted and dual-wielding scimitars. Therefore I will take the monkey grip feat so I can use falchions instead of scimitars because they're just like scimitars, but big. I mean 2D4 damage?! That's insane! Especially combined with flurry of blows. For race I was thinking Warforged and taking the adamantine body feat, since it technically isn't armour it shouldn't interfere with the monk Ac bonus. But I will have to wait for level 3, because I need to take the martial weapon proficiency feat so I can use my Scimitars. And since I become proficient with all martial weapons, I might as well use a longbow to do some horse archery. For stats I think there will be a lot of roleplaying, so I want atleast 14+ Int and Cha, we have a 25 points buy. 
Any help would be appreciated, I'm a little new to the game so I might be a little wrong on some points, but I think it is a pretty solid character overall.
#2

Slagger_the_Chuul

Aug 08, 2013 8:51:27
There is the outside possibility that it's genuine (in which case, the OP should start with a list of the books available to their group, so that we know what's available for use), but I would agree that it does seem suspicious when posted in eye-searing text with underlining.

Assuming that is the case, it's interesting to consider the motives involved.  Given the focus, you're probably looking at someone who hasn't managed to reconcile their own level of understanding with that of others and has difficulty handling the resulting stress.
#3

18DELTA

Aug 08, 2013 9:29:39
#4

Tempest_Stormwind

Aug 08, 2013 9:44:22
It seems I was silently moderated from this thread. All I did was point out this was obviously trolling.

Don't feed it, guys.
#5

i-luv-warforged

Aug 08, 2013 9:47:57
I don't get it. What am I doing wrong with the character? And why is it bad to post in green?
#6

Slagger_the_Chuul

Aug 08, 2013 10:36:54
I don't get it. What am I doing wrong with the character? And why is it bad to post in green?

Posting in green makes the text hard to read.

As to the character, please begin by listing all the books that your group uses, and any houserules your DM is applying; the character might be fine depending on the exact conditions under which your group plays.  I would warn you that you might see some posters who simply don't understand that there is no such thing as an utterly "good" or "bad" character, and that what is extremely bad and low-powered in one campaign might be just fine in another or with different houserules.
It seems I was silently moderated from this thread. All I did was point out this was obviously trolling. Don't feed it, guys.

Whatever the likelihood, it's the business of the moderators to handle things, which would presumably be the reasoning for moderation.
#7

draco1119

Aug 08, 2013 11:04:29
Let's start simple:
I'm thinking of making a monk for a upcoming campaign. I would like him to be mounted and dual-wielding scimitars.

Then don't make a monk.  Make a Ranger/Revenant Blade. [quote]Therefore I will take the monkey grip feat so I can use falchions instead of scimitars because they're just like scimitars, but big.
Monkey Grip doesn't work that way.  You'd instead need to use Large scimitars.
[quote]Especially combined with flurry of misses.

Doesn't work, even if it was a good idea, since scimitar isn't a "special monk's weapon".
[quote]For race I was thinking Warforged and taking the adamantine body feat, since it technically isn't armour it shouldn't interfere with the monk Ac bonus.
Except that it does, since it's "considered to be Heavy Armor".
[quote]But I will have to wait for level 3, because I need to take the martial weapon proficiency feat so I can use my Scimitars.
Adamantine Body is a 1st-level only feat.
[quote]And since I become proficient with all martial weapons,
How?  The feat Martial Weapon Proficiency requires you to choose A weapon.  One.  Singular.
[quote]I might as well use a longbow to do some horse archery.
No, you really shouldn't.  Like, ever.  Really.[quote]For stats I think there will be a lot of roleplaying, so I want atleast 14+ Int and Cha, we have a 25 points buy.
Monks already require ALL of the other four ability scores.  Why would you want to be even worse?
[quote]Any help would be appreciated, I'm a little new to the game so I might be a little wrong on some points,
If by "some", you meant ALL, you're correct.  Really, the only good part of this was your "mounted double scimitar wielder"
[quote]but I think it is a pretty solid character overall.
It's not.  It's really, REALLY bad.
#8

i-luv-warforged

Aug 08, 2013 11:20:07
Well. I'm glad that not everyone dismissed me as a troll at first. Though as most (all?) of you probably guessed, it was. Tongue Out (Obvious troll was obvious)

LOL 
#9

Slagger_the_Chuul

Aug 08, 2013 11:35:46
To be honest, I find the brevity a bit disappointing, just as I do when the telemarketers and phone scammers give up too easily.

The one where I got the "Microsoft" scammers to transfer me to their supervisor so I could complain about them disconnecting my internet service is an especially good memory, as is the one where a travel agent offering international deals agreed to send me to the Sea of Tranquility.
#10

Tempest_Stormwind

Aug 08, 2013 11:43:30
It seems I was silently moderated from this thread. All I did was point out this was obviously trolling. Don't feed it, guys.

Whatever the likelihood, it's the business of the moderators to handle things, which would presumably be the reasoning for moderation.


I'm not shocked at the moderation, merely the silence. (ORCs always add in a post noting they've removed content from a thread; my post was simply deleted.) That said, its entirety was "Obvious troll is obvious." which is possibly common enough to trip an auto-moderator script.

To be honest, I find the brevity a bit disappointing, just as I do when the telemarketers and phone scammers give up too easily.

The one where I got the "Microsoft" scammers to transfer me to their supervisor so I could complain about them disconnecting my internet service is an especially good memory, as is the one where a travel agent offering international deals agreed to send me to the Sea of Tranquility.


...Okay, that last one's pretty epic. You get a higher grade of phone scammer than I do, clearly. (Most of the time on my end it's random robocalls doing the 'reward points' version of the Nigerian Prince scam - no human to reverse prank.)
#11

StevenO

Aug 08, 2013 14:56:40
Well. I'm glad that not everyone dismissed me as a troll at first. Though as most (all?) of you probably guessed, it was.  (Obvious troll was obvious)

LOL 

Here's a suggestion:  Go back and EDIT the green and underline out of your Original Post.
#12

Slagger_the_Chuul

Aug 08, 2013 22:16:45
You get a higher grade of phone scammer than I do, clearly. (Most of the time on my end it's random robocalls doing the 'reward points' version of the Nigerian Prince scam - no human to reverse prank.)

The ones claiming to be from Microsoft seem to love me, which is great, because toying with someone who called up for the sole purpose of tricking you is guilt-free.

I've tried to order pizza from them, given them fake error codes, followed their computer instructions on my microwave; pretty much any silly thing that comes to mind and if I think up anything, I save it until next time.  I've yet to try pretending that I recognize them as someone who has slighted my family, but I need to be in the right mood to pull it off.

I'm not throwing down any dice, but it's still fun to roleplay.
#13

Andarious-Rosethorn

Aug 08, 2013 23:11:11
I have a new solution, my four month old doesn't like not being held, most of the time. I put her down, and then put the phone beside her.
#14

mouser13

Aug 09, 2013 8:40:27
I believe the body states that it is heavy armor so that will not work.


I'm a big multiclasser. I would sugguest good wisdom and go pally and take feat    Serenity from dragon Compendium.