NWN 1 - Assassin Monk (Monk/Assassin/Shadowdancer)

[jimbobslimbob]

Assassin Monk

Lawful Evil Elf
Monk(9), Assassin(26), Shadowdancer(5)

Something I came up with to work well as a forward scout and single target destroyer. Lots of attacks per round (7 attacks per round duel wielding Kama's, 8 with Flurry of Blows enabled, 9 with Flurry of Blows and Haste), decent AB for a "Rogue type", lots of sneak dice (Death Attack with chance to paralyse) and Monk speed bonuses, coupled with the Elf race means quick detection. It also gets HIPS, Epic Dodge, Improved Invisibility and a very high AC.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=849809499

Attributes

STR	10
DEX	18 (36)
CON	12
WIS	14
INT	14
CHA	8

Statistics

Hitpoints	308
Skillpoints	268 (6.2 maxed skills)
Saves (Fort/Will/Reflex)	20/21/39
Saving Throw Bonuses	Mind Effects: +4, Traps: +3, Poison: +6
BAB	25 (3 base attacks per round)
AB (naked/melee/ranged)	42 (melee), 39 (ranged)
Sneak Attack	13-78 (13d6)
AC (naked/armoured)	34/34
Spell Casting
Alignment Changes	0

Skills

Disable Trap 33(35), Discipline 30(30), Hide 43(56), Move Silently 43(56), Open Lock 2(15), Search 36(40), Tumble 40(53), UMD 41(40)

Level Plan

Elf: (Hardiness vs. Enchantments, Keen Sense, Low-light Vision, Skill Affinity: Listen, Skill Affinity: Search, Skill Affinity: Spot, Sleeplessness)

Level	Class	Attribute	Attribute Result	Feats	Skills
01	Monk(1)			Dodge, {Cleave, Evasion, Improved Unarmed Strike, Stunning Fist},	Discipline(4), Hide(4), Move Silently(4), Tumble(4), Save(8),
02	Monk(2)			{Deflect Arrows},	Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(10),
03	Monk(3)			Weapon Finesse,	Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(12),
04	Monk(4)	DEX+1	(DEX=19)		Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(14),
05	Monk(5)				Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(16),
06	Monk(6)			Mobility, {Knockdown, Improved Knockdown},	Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(18),
07	Assassin(1)				Disable Trap(5), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Open Lock(2), Search(4), Tumble(1), UMD(10),
08	Shadowdancer(1)	DEX+1	(DEX=20)	{Hide in Plain Sight},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(3), Tumble(1), Save(2),
09	Assassin(2)			Two-Weapon Fighting, {Uncanny Dodge I},	Disable Trap(3), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(2),
10	Assassin(3)				Disable Trap(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
11	Assassin(4)				Disable Trap(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
12	Assassin(5)	DEX+1	(DEX=21)	Ambidexterity,	Disable Trap(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(1),
13	Assassin(6)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(3),
14	Assassin(7)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(5),
15	Assassin(8)			Improved Two-Weapon Fighting,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(7),
16	Monk(7)	DEX+1	(DEX=22)		Discipline(10), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1),
17	Monk(8)				Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(2),
18	Shadowdancer(2)			Weapon Focus: Kama, {Darkvision},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(7), Tumble(1),
19	Shadowdancer(3)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(5),
20	Shadowdancer(4)	DEX+1	(DEX=23)		Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(10),
21	Assassin(9)			Epic Weapon Focus: Kama,	Disable Trap(6), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(1), Tumble(1), UMD(6),
22	Assassin(10)				Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
23	Assassin(11)				Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
24	Assassin(12)	DEX+1	(DEX=25)	Great Dexterity I,	Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
25	Assassin(13)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(2),
26	Shadowdancer(5)			{Defensive Roll},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), Save(7),
27	Monk(9)			Epic Dodge, {Improved Evasion},	Discipline(10), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1),
28	Assassin(14)	DEX+1	(DEX=27)	Great Dexterity II,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(3),
29	Assassin(15)				Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
30	Assassin(16)			Epic Prowess,	Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
31	Assassin(17)				Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
32	Assassin(18)	DEX+1	(DEX=29)	Great Dexterity III,	Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
33	Assassin(19)		(DEX=30)	Great Dexterity IV,	Disable Trap(2), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
34	Assassin(20)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
35	Assassin(21)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
36	Assassin(22)	DEX+1	(DEX=33)	Great Dexterity V, Great Dexterity VI,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
37	Assassin(23)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
38	Assassin(24)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(3), UMD(1),
39	Assassin(25)		(DEX=34)	Great Dexterity VII,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(4),
40	Assassin(26)	DEX+1	(DEX=36)	Great Dexterity VIII,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Search(4),

[jimbobslimbob]

Alternative level up plan: Spot and Persuade.

Skills

Discipline 30(30), Hide 43(56), Move Silently 43(56), Persuade 30(29), Spot 39(43), Tumble 40(53), UMD 43(42)

Level Plan

Elf: (Hardiness vs. Enchantments, Keen Sense, Low-light Vision, Skill Affinity: Listen, Skill Affinity: Search, Skill Affinity: Spot, Sleeplessness)

Level	Class	Attribute	Attribute Result	Feats	Skills
01	Monk(1)			Dodge, {Cleave, Evasion, Improved Unarmed Strike, Stunning Fist},	Discipline(4), Hide(4), Move Silently(4), Persuade(4), Tumble(4), Save(4),
02	Monk(2)			{Deflect Arrows},	Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(5),
03	Monk(3)			Weapon Finesse,	Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(6),
04	Monk(4)	DEX+1	(DEX=19)		Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(7),
05	Monk(5)				Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(8),
06	Monk(6)			Mobility, {Knockdown, Improved Knockdown},	Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(9),
07	Assassin(1)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(10),
08	Shadowdancer(1)	DEX+1	(DEX=20)	{Hide in Plain Sight},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(2), Spot(1), Tumble(1), Save(2),
09	Assassin(2)			Two-Weapon Fighting, {Uncanny Dodge I},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(2), Save(3),
10	Assassin(3)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(5),
11	Assassin(4)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(7),
12	Assassin(5)	DEX+1	(DEX=21)	Ambidexterity,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(9),
13	Assassin(6)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(11),
14	Assassin(7)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(13),
15	Assassin(8)			Improved Two-Weapon Fighting,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(15),
16	Monk(7)	DEX+1	(DEX=22)		Discipline(10), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(8), Tumble(1),
17	Monk(8)				Discipline(1), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(1),
18	Shadowdancer(2)			Weapon Focus: Kama, {Darkvision},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Spot(5), Tumble(1),
19	Shadowdancer(3)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), Save(2),
20	Shadowdancer(4)	DEX+1	(DEX=23)		Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(6),
21	Assassin(9)			Epic Weapon Focus: Kama,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(6), Save(3),
22	Assassin(10)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(5),
23	Assassin(11)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(7),
24	Assassin(12)	DEX+1	(DEX=25)	Great Dexterity I,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(9),
25	Assassin(13)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Tumble(1), UMD(1), Save(11),
26	Shadowdancer(5)			{Defensive Roll},	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(6), Tumble(1), Save(10),
27	Monk(9)			Epic Dodge, {Improved Evasion},	Discipline(10), Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Persuade(1), Tumble(1), Save(2),
28	Assassin(14)	DEX+1	(DEX=27)	Great Dexterity II,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(3),
29	Assassin(15)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
30	Assassin(16)			Epic Prowess,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
31	Assassin(17)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
32	Assassin(18)	DEX+1	(DEX=29)	Great Dexterity III,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
33	Assassin(19)		(DEX=30)	Great Dexterity IV,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
34	Assassin(20)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
35	Assassin(21)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
36	Assassin(22)	DEX+1	(DEX=33)	Great Dexterity V, Great Dexterity VI,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
37	Assassin(23)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(2), Tumble(1), UMD(1),
38	Assassin(24)				Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(3), UMD(1),
39	Assassin(25)		(DEX=34)	Great Dexterity VII,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(3), UMD(1),
40	Assassin(26)	DEX+1	(DEX=36)	Great Dexterity VIII,	Hide(1), Move Silently(1), Spot(3), UMD(1),

[Alucard]

What is that gear? Robe especially

[jimbobslimbob]

Originally posted by Alucard:

What is that gear? Robe especially

In the screenshot? It was just a bog-standard Monk Robe, but I changed the look of it to something a little more sinister to fit the character.

You can do stuff like that via this module, if it interests you: https://neverwintervault.org/project/nwn1/module/pretty-good-character-creator-customizer-pgc3-powered-igipe

[Greentoilet]

I'm still new to NWN but something about this build confuses me which I hope someone can explain to me.

In the description it says 7 APR dual wielding kamas (6+1 offhand?) but from what I understand you need to have 16BAB by level 20 to hit the 6 APR bracket.

This build has 15BAB by level 20 putting it in the 5APR bracket +1 DW kamas.

Where is that final APR coming from which puts the base at 7 instead of 6?

[jimbobslimbob]

Monk's progression with fists and Karma's works differently to most other classes: https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Monk

With karma's
5 (standard) + 2 (ITWF) = 7
+ 1 (Haste)
+ 1 (FOB)
= 9 APR

Basically, with any weapon other than unarmed or Karma, Monk's AB and APR progression is different (less effective). Notice there are two columns for AB and APR progression in the link I gave previously. Notice in the screenshot, that level 6 Monk as an AB of +11/+8. If it were wielding a Shortsword, for example, it would be only 1 APR.

Other useful links / further reading:
https://www.reddit.com/r/neverwinternights/comments/3zb449/what_build_for_the_greatest_number_of_attacks_per/
http://www.ironworksforum.com/forum/showthread.php?t=36097
https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Attacks_per_round
https://nwn.fandom.com/wiki/Unarmed_base_attack_bonus