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Message: <blockquote data-quote="dragonfriend7738" data-source="post: 5871656" data-attributes="member: 6691820">Why I think you're not quite right with your logic about the monk's damage:  So, with the INA, if I hadn't taken any monk levels, that 1d4 becomes a d6, ect, up to level 16-20 where the 2d6 becomes 3d6 as per the DMG table. However, since I have monk levels, and it states that I instead add 4 levels of monk to my damage ranking, I use the monk's class damage table.  It would be different if it stated that I use whichever damage rating is better. At level 15, when I gain SUS, I have 5 levels of monk under my belt; which effectively makes me deal damage equal to a Large lv 9 monk thanks to Improved Natural Attack and SUS, and according to the table in the PHB, that makes me deal 2d8 damage, and wouldn't increase until I hit 12 effective levels in monk, which I won't be able to do and still max out on Kensai levels. However,  when looking closer at the sample Kensai- who happens to be a monk/kensai- it reads that he has monk7/kensai 8, ECL 15 and a damage of 2d6- which a monk doesn't get until level 12.  This could lead to the assumption that Kensai and Monk classes stack for damage progression, but it states that he is also wearing a monk's belt, which explains the difference in damage. It would have been nice if they did stack, though.  I would have ended up dealing 3d8 damage at 15 and graduate to 4d8 at 19. As for the flaws, I'm looking at taking Insomniac and Claustrophobia (both from Dragon Mag), and gaining Nymph's Kiss and shifting all my bonus exalted feats up one from that- taking Nymph's Kiss at level one affords the max benifit from it anyhow.  As for the second feat, I'm thinking of Stand Still, but if I sack my AoO for a trip attempt, how is Stand Still going to benifit me?  And if it doesn't, what would be a better feat to gain? Claustrophobic:You are uncomfortable in closed spaces. Effect:You are shaken in any space where 2 sides or more are only 10 ft. apart or the ceiling is 10 ft. high. Benifit:Bonus feat Insomniac:You have difficulty getting a good night's sleep. Effect:DC 15 Fortitude save to receive a regular nights sleep. If a disturbance wakes you while sleeping you must make an additional save to return tosleep. If you fail any of these checks you wake fatigued in the morning. If you are fatigued when attempting to sleep, you gain a +2 on your save.If you are exhausted you gain a +6 bonus instead. Comfortable conditions grant a +4 bonus on this save. Poor conditions make you suffer a -4 onyour save. Even if you sleep poorly, you still may prepare arcane spells after 8 hours of fitful rest. Benifit:Bonus feat</blockquote>

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