HexMonk (3.5e Optimized Character Build)

Introduction

Think the monk moves too slow? Sure, only moving

References

Books Needed

Non SRD Item	Book Found In
Mage Slayer	Complete Arcane
Pierce Magical Concealment	Complete Arcane
Improved Combat Expertise	Complete Warrior
Elusive Target	Complete Warrior
Elusive Fighter	Complete Warrior
Pierce Magical Protection	Complete Arcane
Sun School	Complete Warrior
Cobra Style	Unearthed Arcana
Hexblade	Complete Warrior

Game Rule Components

Race and Templates

Good ol' Human

Classes

Hexblade and Monk...that's about it. Do note that the Cobra Strike variation of the monk

Spells, Powers, Items

Boots of Striding and Springing

Progression

This class was built with the standard build: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8.

mkill's comment: Ok, but how do you actually distribute them? I see a huge problem here:

You need Str or you'll never hit anything

You need Dex or your AC and Init are in the dumps

You need Con or you're dead with d8 monk hit die

You need Int 13 for combat expertise

You need Wis or the monk AC bonus is wasted

You need Cha or the Hexblade save bonus is wasted and you can't cast any spell

To pull this build off, you need at least a 14 in everything

ECL	Class/HD/LA	Feats	Special
1st	Hexblade	Blind-Fight, Combat Expertise
2nd	Hexblade
3rd	Hexblade	Mage Slayer	Mettle
4th	Hexblade		Familiar, 1st Level Hexblade Spells Expeditious Retreat
5th	Monk	Dodge (Cobra Style Monk)	Flurry of Blows, Unarmed Strike
6th	Monk	Mobility (Cobra Style Monk), Pierce Magical Concealment
7th	Monk		Still Mind
8th	Monk		Ki strike (magic), slow fall 20 ft, Unarmored Speed Bonus (+10ft)
9th	Monk	Improved Combat Expertise	Purity of Body
10th	Monk	Spring Attack (Cobra Style Monk)	Slow Fall (30 ft), Move Speed (+20 ft)
11th	Monk		Wholeness of body
12th	Monk	Elusive Fighter	Slow fall 40 ft.
13th	Monk		Improved Evasion, Base Speed (+30)
14th	Monk		Diamond body, Greater Flurry
15th	Monk	Pierce Magical Protection	Abundant step, Slow Fall (60 ft), Base Speed (+40 ft)
16th	Monk		Diamond Soul
17th	Monk		Slow fall (+70 ft)
18th	Monk	Improved Initiative or Sun School	Quivering palm, Base Speed (+50 ft)
19th	Monk		Ki strike (adamantine), slow fall (+80 ft)
20th	Monk

Highlights

One of the more attractive features of this build is that you're going to be moving very fast. Your Base Speed is going to be 90 ft (120 after Expeditious Retreat). Amazing saves vs spells and spell like effects. Improved Evasion and Mettle (which is the ability to shrug off secondary will save effects). A really nice touch AC. The ability to ignore a BBEG tank with power attack.

If your DM isn't a fan of lots of level dips it utilizes only 2 classes. The reason it goes with Hexblade 4 is for BaB purposes (Going hex 3/ Fight 1/Monk: 16 with 2 flaws would allow for front loading of spring attack and then just use normal progression for monk but it will lose access to expeditious retreat which is handy for some spring attack situations and jumping situations)

JE's Note: Expeditious Retreat and The Monk's Unarmoured Speed Bonus are both Enhancement bonuses to speed. Thus they cannot be stacked.

This character's speed is 90 feet before Expedituos Retreat, and 90 feet after Exp. Retreat. Meaning that the levels of Hexblade cannot increase the character's speed beyond 60 feet until the character has enough monk levels that the monk derived increased speed exceeds the expeditious retreat spell speed increase.

Munchkin-Size Me

Taking the Quickness trait from the Unearthed Arcana ups your speed by 10 feet at the cost of one hp per level. Frankly, that's not a bad trade-off

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