Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Character Builds & Optimization
Best Monk/Psion build?
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="Alzrius" data-source="post: 796468" data-attributes="member: 8461"><p>Well, to start off with, I would make the levels Psion 1/Monk 3. That way, you're gaining quite a few special Monk abilities, including things like the free Deflect Arrows feat, and the Still Mind ability, plus the increase to your speed. Further levels of Psion just wouldn't be as helpful as Monk levels.</p><p></p><p>The first feat you take should be Inertial Armor, with that initial Psion level. This gives you a +4 armor bonus to AC as long as you have any power points in reserve (and its a force effect, which is good too) without actually being armor that'd hurt your Monk abilities. You can also still use 4 talents (0-level powers) for free before you have to start using those power points. You should probably also craft a psicrystal as soon as possible, since their Sighted and Empathic link abilities can be some warning against danger, even in areas of magical silence or darkness.</p><p></p><p>The other three Monk levels provide the usual benefits, so I need not go into them here.</p><p></p><p>Since you're a 4th level character, you'll get a second feat. I strongly recommend Psionic Smash from <a href="http://wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/psi/psi20021220a" target="_blank">this page</a> of WotC's site since it can lend extra power to your unarmed Monk attacks. Be sure to check out the extra talents on this page also, since talents are the psionic powers you'll be using the most, and you'll want variety.</p><p></p><p>Since both classes give a fairly generous amount of skill points per level, you'll probably want to put them towards skills like Concentration (for using psionic powers in combat), Tumble (for moving through threatened areas while not provoking AoO's), and Stabilize Self (since it could save you if go into negative hit points).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Alzrius, post: 796468, member: 8461"] Well, to start off with, I would make the levels Psion 1/Monk 3. That way, you're gaining quite a few special Monk abilities, including things like the free Deflect Arrows feat, and the Still Mind ability, plus the increase to your speed. Further levels of Psion just wouldn't be as helpful as Monk levels. The first feat you take should be Inertial Armor, with that initial Psion level. This gives you a +4 armor bonus to AC as long as you have any power points in reserve (and its a force effect, which is good too) without actually being armor that'd hurt your Monk abilities. You can also still use 4 talents (0-level powers) for free before you have to start using those power points. You should probably also craft a psicrystal as soon as possible, since their Sighted and Empathic link abilities can be some warning against danger, even in areas of magical silence or darkness. The other three Monk levels provide the usual benefits, so I need not go into them here. Since you're a 4th level character, you'll get a second feat. I strongly recommend Psionic Smash from [URL=http://wizards.com/dnd/article.asp?x=dnd/psi/psi20021220a]this page[/URL] of WotC's site since it can lend extra power to your unarmed Monk attacks. Be sure to check out the extra talents on this page also, since talents are the psionic powers you'll be using the most, and you'll want variety. Since both classes give a fairly generous amount of skill points per level, you'll probably want to put them towards skills like Concentration (for using psionic powers in combat), Tumble (for moving through threatened areas while not provoking AoO's), and Stabilize Self (since it could save you if go into negative hit points). [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
Character Builds & Optimization
Best Monk/Psion build?
Top