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<blockquote data-quote="Esker" data-source="post: 7890829" data-attributes="member: 6966824"><p>[USER=170]@RogueJK[/USER] said a lot of what I was about to say in their last post (re: monk dip and bladesong action economy), but a few things to add:</p><p></p><p>Is the headband of intellect locked in, or could you switch it out if you decided not to go bladesinger? It feels to me like unarmed defense is more useful than the AC bump from bladesong, particularly if you can also swap in a different magic item in place of the headband, though the concentration boost is nice too. </p><p></p><p>If you went Monk 1 / Druid X, by dropping the multiclass stat requirements for STR and INT you can put more points into DEX and WIS, and wind up with nearly the same AC always on that you would have had with bladesong, and with less delay in your wildshape progression.</p><p></p><p>For example, suppose you went variant human, bought something like:</p><p></p><p>STR 8</p><p>DEX 13+1</p><p>CON 15</p><p>INT 10</p><p>WIS 15+1</p><p>CHA 10</p><p></p><p>took Resilient (CON) as your feat, and took +2 WIS at level 5. Then, at level 6, you'd have AC equal to 10(base)+2(DEX)+4(WIS)+2(bracers)+1(ring) = 19 in elf form, and your concentration saves would be at +6 (compare bladesinger base AC 16, 20 with bladesong, assuming 16 DEX instead of 14, and +7 concent). Brown bear has lower DEX, so you lose some AC, though you could wildshape into a dire wolf instead, which maintains the 19 AC and has some nice benefits to make up for the lower STR and lack of multiattack (pack tactics and a prone rider on your attacks, which works great with grapples).</p><p></p><p>At level 7 you get CR 2 wild shapes, including the giant constrictor snake, which automatically grapples and restrains on a hit.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Esker, post: 7890829, member: 6966824"] [USER=170]@RogueJK[/USER] said a lot of what I was about to say in their last post (re: monk dip and bladesong action economy), but a few things to add: Is the headband of intellect locked in, or could you switch it out if you decided not to go bladesinger? It feels to me like unarmed defense is more useful than the AC bump from bladesong, particularly if you can also swap in a different magic item in place of the headband, though the concentration boost is nice too. If you went Monk 1 / Druid X, by dropping the multiclass stat requirements for STR and INT you can put more points into DEX and WIS, and wind up with nearly the same AC always on that you would have had with bladesong, and with less delay in your wildshape progression. For example, suppose you went variant human, bought something like: STR 8 DEX 13+1 CON 15 INT 10 WIS 15+1 CHA 10 took Resilient (CON) as your feat, and took +2 WIS at level 5. Then, at level 6, you'd have AC equal to 10(base)+2(DEX)+4(WIS)+2(bracers)+1(ring) = 19 in elf form, and your concentration saves would be at +6 (compare bladesinger base AC 16, 20 with bladesong, assuming 16 DEX instead of 14, and +7 concent). Brown bear has lower DEX, so you lose some AC, though you could wildshape into a dire wolf instead, which maintains the 19 AC and has some nice benefits to make up for the lower STR and lack of multiattack (pack tactics and a prone rider on your attacks, which works great with grapples). At level 7 you get CR 2 wild shapes, including the giant constrictor snake, which automatically grapples and restrains on a hit. [/QUOTE]
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