Base human, 4 lvls totem barb, 8 lvls long death monk, ASIs 1 dex 1 con 2 wis and Tough feat, you now have 16 str 16 dex 12 con 18 wis, AC 17, 109 hp, stun and fear are dc 16, you take half dmg from all but psi when raging, and every kill gets you 12 HP! Downside is even with a dedicated monk battleaxe your round 2 of flurry and rage is still just 38 dpr, but with reckless that can all punch right thru high AC enemies, and u only lose 2 dpr if you're grappling with 1 hand, so you are truly a damage soaking machine. This char was designed because Shorts said base human is useless and I would say only mostly useless. So here is a fun use and a monkbarb because those are hard to make, and most importantly a brawler that can self heal indefinitely which I've wanted for awhile.
Base human, 4 lvls totem barb, 8 lvls long death monk, ASIs 1 dex 1 con 2 wis and Tough feat, you now have 16 str 16 dex 12 con 18 wis, AC 17, 109 hp, stun and fear are dc 16, you take half dmg from all but psi when raging, and every kill gets you 12 HP! Downside is even with a dedicated monk battleaxe your round 2 of flurry and rage is still just 38 dpr, but with reckless that can all punch right thru high AC enemies, and u only lose 2 dpr if you're grappling with 1 hand, so you are truly a damage soaking machine. This char was designed because Shorts said base human is useless and I would say only mostly useless. So here is a fun use and a monkbarb because those are hard to make, and most importantly a brawler that can self heal indefinitely which I've wanted for awhile.
Nope I'm wrong variant human starting with tough feat is better. Dang.
I don't really feel like any melee build that's got a 12 Con and 16 for it's primary attack ability score at 12 level is really a good build.
Sure, you get the damage resistance while raging, but you can only do that three times per day.
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Variant human will get u an 18