a non-monk unarmed fighter/grappler - doable?

[Storyteller01]

Hah!! Found it!!!

Stone G.
+4 Str, +2 Con, -4 Dex, -2 Int
Large Creatre
Speed 30
+2 against magic
DR: 10/+2
Does not need to breathe (but they use air to talk)
does not float in water
+2 vs contact/ingested poison
Favoered Class: Fighter
ECL: +4

The PrC can do a sizable chunk of damage to structures every four rounds (charge, run back, charge again...), gives Fire res., and improves the DR.

Catch is you'll be effective 21st if you gain all 10 levels of the PrC, even if you take the fastest possible route.


If I broke any OGL rules, please let me know.

 

[dekrass]

Beyond Monks: The Art of the Fight is an excellent book, featuring the martial artist class.
The class was a less mystical monk, focused more on combat.

The pdf from Chainmail Bikini games isn't available anymore, but you might find the print version from Goodman Games.

 

[Storyteller01]

Have you tried spiked armor?

 

[Thanee]

Would a character like this be effective at all?

Of course, a monk has no big advantage over a fighter in a grapple (in fact, the monk is actually worse, because of the BAB), only a higher unarmed damage.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Hannibal Barca]

Unearthed Arcana has a barbarian variant that gives +4 to grapple checks. Take the Jotunbrud feat from Races of Faerun. Tome and Blood has an alchemical bonus called suregrip that gives +2 to grapple checks. There is a 1st level psionic power that you can manifest as a free(swift?) action that gives +4 to grapple checks. Another 1st level psionic power can make you large (+4 to grapple from size). Also, see the Sharktooth Staff from Savage Species.

 

[Thanee]

I don't think he's looking for magics/psionics, otherwise a druid would also be a fairly potent grappler.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Yig]

Have you cheked the full version of the reaping mauler class (by the author) ?

http://www.wakinglands.com/htm_files/prestige_classes_reaping_mauler.htm

Might be better than the on in CW.

 

[Elder-Basilisk]

The author's version of the Reaping Mauler class is miles better than the one in CW. If you can get it allowed, it's a very very good prestige class for a grappler. (The CW one, by contrast, is awful).

 

[Coredump]

The replies are focusing on grappling, but if you also are interested in plain unarmed fighting...

Unlike the monk, you can wear armor. You get tons of feats, and will likely have a higher str. With Bbn lvls, you can rage, increasing your tohits and dmg. (also helps for Power attack-hammerfist)
You get tons of feats, so TWF can come into play for extra attacks
Pick up some masterwork/magical cestus for extra hit/damage lovin'