Stalwart Halfling - PFS Build


Advice

The Exchange

Class – Unbreakable Fighter 1 / Master of Many Styles 10
Race – Halfling
Traits -
* Helpful
* Fate’s Favored

Weapon - Scimitar
Armor - Mithral Breastplate (should count as light armor for Evasion.)

Stats -
Str: 14 (-2 added)
Dex: 16 (+2 added)
Con: 14
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Cha: 9 (+2 added)
10, 5, 5, 0, 0, -4

1) Unbreakable 1: Bab +1, Cautious Fighter (lvl 1), Die Hard (Unbreakable), Endurance (Unbreakable)
2) Monk 1: Bab +1, Crane Style (monk 1), Improved Unarmed Strike (monk), Stunning Fist (monk), +1hp fcb
3) Monk 2: Bab +2, Power Attack (lvl 3), Crane Wing (monk 2), Evasion (monk), +1hp fcb
4) Monk 3: Bab +3, +1 Str, Maneuver Training (monk), Still Mind (monk), +1hp fcb
5) Monk 4: Bab +4, Stalwart (5), +1hp fcb
6) Monk 5: Bab +4, Purity of Body (monk), +1hp fcb
7) Monk 6: Bab +5, Risky Striker (lvl 7), Crane Riposte (monk), +1hp fcb
8) Monk 7: Bab +6/+1, +1 Str, +1hp fcb
9) Monk 8: Bab +7/+2, FREE (lvl 9), +1hp fcb
10) Monk 9: Bab +7/+2, Improved Evasion (monk), +1hp fcb
11) Monk 10: Bab +8/+3, Improved Critical: Scimitar (lvl 11), Improved Disarm (monk), +1hp fcb

Wearing a Mithral Breastplate I will lose Fast Movement and Wisdom bonus to AC but it should provide more protection and I should be able to still use Evasion.
---------
[/spoiler]
Using a 1 handed Scimitar with the other hand free to block an attack and make an AoO against someone that misses me. Power Attack & Risky Striker should tear through large or bigger opponents. I'm able to fight defensively at all times at a -1 penalty to hit for 5/- DR. Maybe I should take Deflect Arrows since I'm keeping 1 hand free?

I believe the class combo is perfect, but I may be missing some key feats or I may have missed or arranged the feats wrongly. Any advice?

The Exchange

*bump* Any suggestions?


Is there any reason why you're only using 16 points on your build?

It seems like you're not really making full use of the MoMS archetype...getting the Crane Style line of feats is great, but you don't really even need to take monk past lv.2 to get the vast majority of goodies.

Power Attack is....OK. I mean, yeah, I know that you'll need all the bonuses to damage that you can get, but on 1-handed weapons the return is not great. An alternative could be to dip a single level of Swashbuckler for the free Weapon Finesse and take the Dervish Dance feat. Consider taking the Mouser archetype. Your Rogue friends will love you. Or just go swashbuckler the rest of the way.

I would propose

Stats -
Str: 12 (-2 added)
Dex: 18 (+2 added)
Con: 13
Int: 10
Wis: 10
Cha: 14 (+2 added)
5, 10, 3, 0, 0, 2

1) Unbreakable 1: Bab +1, Cautious Fighter (lvl 1), Die Hard (Unbreakable), Endurance (Unbreakable)
2) Monk 1: Bab +1, Crane Style (monk 1), Improved Unarmed Strike (monk), Stunning Fist (monk),
3) Swashbuckler 1: Bab +2, Dervish Dance (lvl 3), Deeds, Panache, +1hp fcb
4) Monk 2: Bab +3, +1 Con, Crane Riposte (monk 2), Evasion (monk)
5) Fighter 2: Bab +4, Stalwart (5), Dodge (Fighter)
6) Swashbuckler 2: Bab +5, Charmed Life, +1hp fcb
7) Swashbuckler 3: Bab +6/1, Crane Wing (lvl 7), Precise Strike, Nimble, +1hp fcb
8) Swashbuckler 4: Bab +7/+2, +1 Str, Weapon Specialization (Swashbuckler) +1hp fcb
9) Swashbuckler 5: Bab +8/+3, Risky Striker (lvl 9), Swashbuckler Weapon Training, +1hp fcb
10) Swashbuckler 6: Bab +9/+4, +1hp fcb
11) Swashbuckler 7: Bab +10/+5, Power Attack (lvl 11), +1hp fcb

This will give you a significant bonus to attack, your damage will be equal to or better than what you had, your HP will be within a couple of points (starts lower, ends higher), and your AC will be MUCH better. The only things lacking are improved evasion and your saves, but you'll still have the poor-man's divine grace (charmed life), which will actually boost them higher than a straight Monk's.

Community / Forums / Pathfinder / Pathfinder First Edition / Advice / Stalwart Halfling - PFS Build All Messageboards

Want to post a reply? Sign in.
Recent threads in Advice