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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Black Arrow" data-source="post: 496165" data-attributes="member: 3846">Holy Snake Monk Smackdown"Fiona": 6th level monk/8th level Shintao monk Naga(constrictor) (Rokugan PC) (ECL 16)STR 34 (20(base) +6(belt) +3(lvl stat increase) +5(manual of gainful exercise))       42 (after activating Righteous Might and Rage)SIZE = Large (Huge w/Righteous Might)Weight = 1200 lbs (9600 lbs w/Righteous Might)COST (Equipment)  2000    Ring of Jumping 12000    Vibrant Purple Ioun Stone with Righterous Might(5th)   750    Potion of Rage(3rd MoW spell) 54000    Belt of Giant Strength +6(stacked w/Monk's Belt)  8500    Bands of the Tiger's Leap(stacked w/Striding & Springing)    50+    Potion of True Strike(1st)137500    Manual of Gainful Exercize +5 15000    Gloves of Fearsome Grip  5310    Bracers of Striking(sure striking(MoF)) 13000    Ring of Shocking Blows  6000    Amulet of Mighty Fists +1    20    SureGrip(T&B)254130+ TOTAL (5870- gp leftover)Speed: 120 feet (80 feet combined with Striding)Jump +81: +17(ranks) +12(Str bonus) +30(ring) +10(striding) +10(foot & fist mastery) +2(tumble synergy)Running jump: 86' (avg)movement 120: 344'hasted(x1.5): 516'long/129'highFEATS:Improved Unarmed Strike (1st Monk)Power Attack (1st)Flying Kick (Stunning Fist swap @ 1st)Roundabout Kick (Deflect Arrows swap @ 2nd)Sunder (3rd)Mantis Leap (6th)Ki Shout (Improved Trip swap @ 6th)Fists of Iron (1st Shintao Monk)Power Lunge (9th)Eagle Claw (3rd Shintao Monk)*Earth's Embrace (5th Shintao Monk)#Hammer Fist (12th)Deflect Arrows (7th Shintao Monk)***  Satisfies prerequisites for Empty Hand Mastery** Satisfies prerequisites for Foot & Fist Mastery#  Improved Grab replaces Improved Grapple prerequisiteFeats were taken from PH, OA, and Dragon #279BASE Unarmed BAB: +10/+7/+4/+1Grapple score: BAB +31 (+16(Str) +8(Huge) +5(Fearsome Grip) +2(Suregrip))Tactics:Ring of shocking grasp is assumed to be "on," and Suregrip has been applied to hands.  If Fiona is able to prepare (after spotting foes from a long distance) she will activate haste, followed by Righteous Might, Rage, and True Strike.  Carries a bunch of true strike potions which she may use in future rounds...Preparation Time = surprise round + round 1.  On round 2, she performs a partial charge combined with a leap at least 10' above the opponent's height and comes crashing down with a smite...  The opponent will feel like a 5 tons of concrete came crushing on their head (she weighs 9600 lbs).BAB +44: +10(base) +2(charge) +1(higher ground) +1(amulet) +4(smite) +20(true strike) +16(Str) -10(Power attack)Damage: (4d8(18 avg) +48(3x Str bonus) +8(smite) +1(amulet) +10(Power Attack)) *3(Flying kick/Tiger's leap) +1d8+3(Shocking Grasp) +20d6("falling object") +d4(Iron Fists) = 335 damage (avg)A critical hit here would grant an additional unarmed attack.  In any case, Fiona then gets a free grapple check(+41), which deals constriction damage (d6+24 = 27 dmg(avg)).For her full round action, she can follow up with 4 grapple attacks +41/+38/+35/+32 which each do ((4d8 + 24(x1.5 Str/Hammer fist) +1(amulet)) + (1d6 + 24(constriction)) = 70.5 X 4 = 282 dmg.Total damage in the round = 644...  with a monk!Optionally, she could pin the opponent with the 4th attack (constriction dmg still applies on a successful grapple check for a pin), and if the opponent failed to break free on his turn would suffer 601(prior round) + 86 damage(Earth's Embrace) = 687 damage(total).  This option has the advantage of effectively immobilizing most victims unless they can beat her d20 +41 grapple check.On subsequent rounds, she is able to run/partial charge(+jump) 600' vs. one fleeing opponent every round, or partial charge/full attack 120' vs. closer opponents.  (Reminds me of that snake in Q-BERT <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> ).(Other options would be to shuffle feats, and replace Deflect Arrows with the Large and in Charge feat.  Get Combat Reflexes ASAP (or swap with Power Lunge).  She has 15' reach and could AoO anyone coming close to her, plus keep them away from her.  Or she might pursue Dodge and Karmic Strike.Note: If Fiona was polymorphed into a 'standard' constrictor naga, her base size would be huge, base Str 20, so there would be less need for the ioun stone (she'd lose the +4 Str enlargement bonus).  If Drunken Master PrC provides a base speed that [ordinary] monk levels build on, swapping one level of Shintao Monk with one level Drunken Master could give her an effective base speed of 200.)</blockquote>

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