Angry Bear Monk (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

Introduction

“	You are making me bear-y angry, you won't like me when I'm bear-y angry.	”
—Orig Paw-foot, Half-Orc Angry Bear Monk

References

Player's Handbook, Dragon Compendium, Complete Warrior, Complete Champion, Monster Manual V, Dungeon Master Guide,

Game Rule Components

Items

Anything that makes you a higher level monk is good.

Gauntlets of the Talon, monk level +5 Monk’s Belt, monk level +5 Monk’s Tattoo, monk level +4 Fanged Ring Necklace of Natural attacks

Progression

Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments): Str:17 Dex:13 Con:14 Int:15 Wis:8 Chr:8

Race (Templates): Half-Orc

Starting Racial Traits:

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Base Attack Bonus	Saving Throws			Feats	Class Features
			Fort	Ref	Will
1st	Half-Orc Paragon	+1	+2	+0	+0	Improved Unarmed Strike	Divided ancestry, Monstrous Mien
2nd	Half-Orc Paragon	+2	+3	+0	+0		Rage 1/day
3rd	Fighter	+3	+5	+0	+0	Combat Expertise, Improved Disarm
4th	Fighter	+4	+6	+0	+0	Deflect Arrows
5th	Monk of the Enabled Hand	+4	+8	+2	+2		Monk abilities(Ex), shim soo "mind over hand"(Su)
6th	Monk of the Enabled Hand	+5	+9	+3	+3	Power Attack	Ki Strike(Su)
7th	Monk of the Enabled Hand	+6	+9	+3	+3		Kol Soo, "Reverse Hand"(Su)
8th	Monk of the Enabled Hand	+7	+10	+4	+4		Kong Soo, "Empy Hand"(Su)
9th	Bear Warrior	+8	+12	+4	+4	Great Fortitude	Bear form (black)
10nd	Bear Warrior	+9	+13	+4	+4
11rd	Bear Warrior	+10	+13	+5	+5		Scent
12th	Bear Warrior	+11	+14	+5	+5	Extra Rage
13st	Bear Warrior	+12	+14	+5	+5		Bear form (brown)
14nd	Monk of the Enabled Hand	+12	+14	+5	+5		Lung Soo, "Dragon's Tail Slap"(Su)
15rd	Fist of the Forest	+13	+16	+7	+5	Improved Natural Attack	AC Bonus, Feral trance 1/day, Fast movement, primal living
16th	Fist of the Forest	+14	+17	+8	+5		Uncanny Dodge, Untamed Strike
17st	Fist of the Forest	+15	+17	+8	+6		Feral trance 2/day, scent
18nd	War Shaper	+15	+19	+8	+6	Multiattack	Morphic Immunities, Morphic Weapons
19rd	War Shaper	+16	+20	+8	+6		Morphic Body
20th	War Shaper	+17	+20	+8	+6		Morphic Reach

Other Components

<- anything not covered by the previous sections ->

Highlights

The objective of this build is to become large, very strong, and bully people around. This is accomplished through Bear Warrior and Monk of the Enabled Hand. Initially, I was just trying to use MotEH to move people, and quickly realized I was going to have trouble with the opposed str checks. I fixed this by including rage, cleaving monk out completely. It was tricky because MotEH requires lawful, and you typically lose rage in that case. The rage granted from Half-Orc Paragon gets around this restriction.

My favorite part of the build(besides ignoring armor 1 per day + MotEH levels) is Lung Soo. This attack knocks an enemy back, and deals damage based on how far they move. At level 14 when you get this ability, you have 40+ str(+15), counted as huge +8(or gargantuan +12, if you have enlarge animal) and get a +4 from MotEH, With no magic, you get around +23, and move them 5 ft for every 5 points by which you beat them, and they take damage for every foot, + your unarmed damage. This movement provokes AoOs(assuming you didn't kill them with the attack). This attack deals about 12d8+47, and any damage the take sailing through threat ranges, not too shabby.

Munchkin-Size Me

<- Take it to the next level ->

Side Notes

<- overview of additional info about this build ->

Limitations

This build works best in a party with a druid. He has (greater)Magic Fang, Enlarge Animal, and all sorts of goodies for you. That being said, It doesn't work bad without a druid around.

DM Counters

<- If needed, tricks for the DM (provided they allow this build) to keep the abuse to a minimum. ->

Miscellaneous

<- Any other side notes that don't fit in the above sections. ->

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