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Message: <blockquote data-quote="stevelabny" data-source="post: 1276186" data-attributes="member: 9298">Ok,so I'm playing in a side-campaign temporarily while on eof the player of our regular cmapaign takes a work-relates gaming hiatus. We're starting these characters at 5th level.I'm playing a slightly-homebrewed-halfling 3.5 monk.(with on level of rogue)The new halfling loses +2 to Climb, +2 to jump and the +1 on slings and thrown weapons. But instead gains +2 to Charisma checks and +1 with daggers and short swords. They're also fat and hairy footed.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> My stats look like this:STR 14       DEX 20CON 14INT 10WIS 16CHA 9Reflex: +12Fortitude +7Will +8 with additional +2 vs fear and +2 vs enchantments.1st level Rogue/4th level MonkWill have a total bonuses to Listen, Spot, Blance, Jump, Climb, Tumble, Hide, Move Silently and Escape Artist of 10-12.If I use one of my feats on Weapon Finesse my attacks will look like thisSingle Attack: +9  1-6+2 Flurry of Blows: +7 1-6+2/1-6+2 With the chance of adding another 1d6 on any sneak attack.Initiative: +5HP: 44a MAJOR homebrew effect on AC as all classes have a level-based defense progression. It doesn't stack with armor without a feat and it doesn't work against touch attacks (or else they would have been too ridiculous to get through)AC: 24   Flatfooted: 19 Touch: 19I was going to take Improved Grapple as the bonus Monk feat at 1st but now I'm not sure.I'm definately taking Comabt Reflexes as the 2nd bonus Monk feat.But that still leaves me with a feat open. 3.5 PHB feats only.So here are my questions1. do I take Stunning attack instead of Improved Grapple as the bonus feat?Stunning Fist is OK, but it bothers me that the monk gets no advantage from it himself. Its more for the benefit of the rest of the party. IS it worth it?2. which of these do I take as my other feat?     Improved Iniative, Dodge, Precise Shot, Power Attack, Blind-Fight or Improved Grapple (if I take Stunning Fist as the bonus feat)I'm envisioning him as a portly, poofy-haired HOBBIT who was the only member of his hobbit gang to be caught at the scene of a crime, and was sent to the monastery to reflect on his sins. Since then he's wandered around fighting the good fight. The only remnants of his hobbit nature are his appetite, the underlying jolliness and perserverance that lies under his cool collected monk persona and a slight chip on his shoulder that people underestimate him.My character in the main campaign is a rogue/bard who started with Improved Initiative and Weapon Finesse and I'm trying NOT to duplicate it. Dodge seems unnecessary especially since with a crazy Tumble score and high AC that Mobility won't be much use in the future. Precise Shot would only be used to set up Rapid or Far Shot and neither seems worth two feats.  Power Attack would help with my weak damage, but at the usual risk of missing.I like Blind-Fight conceptually, but wonder if it will ever be used, especially since this is short-term character.Improved Grapple would actully give the halfling a grapple bonus of +5 but I wonder how often it would be worth grappling medium-sized creatures.Oh, and the Furry-footed Fury needs a name.BESIDES the Furry-footed Fury.Anyone care to help?</blockquote>

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