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ScottG · 08-15-2004, 02:49 AM

well if your playing HOTU you'll likely not get above 29 character levels, (so its moot).

If your playing something else then it depends on how you want to spend your epic feats* and how much additional spell resistance you want. Monks have specialized epic feats available to them. Feats like Improved Spell Resistance. Additionally Monks improve their spell resistance by +1 for every level-up above 12the level Monk.

http://www.gamebanshee.com/neverwinternights/feats.php

On the otherhand your hitpoints and base attack will improve considerably with additional levels as an RDD (and your "breath" weapon increases in power).

If you time your levels right then you can do both by using only a few levels as a monk by selecting them when feat selection comes up, and then filling in the rest with RDD levels.

Of course if you have enough base charisma you might want to consider additional levels as a sorcerer (up to the amount the level of spells vs your charisma modifier).

your welcome (both for the info and to welcome a new user!)

*Note: General Feat selection during level-up is available every 3 levels starting at level 3.. so at level 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39 - you'll have a feat to select.
Bonus Epic Level Feats are every 4 levels AS an epic character while leveling-up. (In otherwords you'll need to ba either a 21+ level Monk or an 11+ RDD IN THAT CLASS when you level-up to trigger an opportunity to receive a Bonus Feat). To maximise your epic Feats for Monk I'd suggest an RDD at level 32, Monk Level 33 with 2 feats to choose from - then the rest as an RDD (with your bonus RDD feats at 32, 36, and 40 (I think). Do NOT select the RDD epic feats listed below before then, (unless your trying to have a maxed-out Damage Reduction). If you want more epic Monk levels and Feats and are willing to sacrafice levels as an RDD then you can level-up at levels 36 and 39 to use your general feat selection for that specialized epic feat

If you meet the requirements of the feats, these are the additional epic feats available to the RDD:Armor Skin, Automatic Quicken Spell, Automatic Silent Spell, Automatic Still Spell, Damage Reduction, Epic Reputation, Epic Spell Focus, Epic Prowess, Epic Spell Penetration, Epic Toughness, Improved Combat Casting. Of them the Damage Reduction is by FAR the best BUT it requires a 21 or better base constitution. Armor Skin is nice.. as is epic toughness - the rest listed are useless. So, IF your interested in either Armor skin or Epic Toughness, then save them for the level-up mentioned above as an RDD.

Final Note: You can practice how a character should level up with an epic character leveler mod (available as a free download.. Member "Chewie" has one I think - and you should be able to find it listed in a past thread on this forum).Ahhh, here it is:

http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=26;t=000244

[ 08-15-2004, 03:40 AM: Message edited by: ScottG ]

08-15-2004, 02:49 AM	#5
ScottG Drow Warrior Join Date: June 13, 2003 Location: Never Never Land Age: 55 Posts: 267	well if your playing HOTU you'll likely not get above 29 character levels, (so its moot). If your playing something else then it depends on how you want to spend your epic feats* and how much additional spell resistance you want. Monks have specialized epic feats available to them. Feats like Improved Spell Resistance. Additionally Monks improve their spell resistance by +1 for every level-up above 12the level Monk. http://www.gamebanshee.com/neverwinternights/feats.php On the otherhand your hitpoints and base attack will improve considerably with additional levels as an RDD (and your "breath" weapon increases in power). If you time your levels right then you can do both by using only a few levels as a monk by selecting them when feat selection comes up, and then filling in the rest with RDD levels. Of course if you have enough base charisma you might want to consider additional levels as a sorcerer (up to the amount the level of spells vs your charisma modifier). your welcome (both for the info and to welcome a new user!) *Note: General Feat selection during level-up is available every 3 levels starting at level 3.. so at level 21, 24, 27, 30, 33, 36, 39 - you'll have a feat to select. Bonus Epic Level Feats are every 4 levels AS an epic character while leveling-up. (In otherwords you'll need to ba either a 21+ level Monk or an 11+ RDD IN THAT CLASS when you level-up to trigger an opportunity to receive a Bonus Feat). To maximise your epic Feats for Monk I'd suggest an RDD at level 32, Monk Level 33 with 2 feats to choose from - then the rest as an RDD (with your bonus RDD feats at 32, 36, and 40 (I think). Do NOT select the RDD epic feats listed below before then, (unless your trying to have a maxed-out Damage Reduction). If you want more epic Monk levels and Feats and are willing to sacrafice levels as an RDD then you can level-up at levels 36 and 39 to use your general feat selection for that specialized epic feat If you meet the requirements of the feats, these are the additional epic feats available to the RDD:Armor Skin, Automatic Quicken Spell, Automatic Silent Spell, Automatic Still Spell, Damage Reduction, Epic Reputation, Epic Spell Focus, Epic Prowess, Epic Spell Penetration, Epic Toughness, Improved Combat Casting. Of them the Damage Reduction is by FAR the best BUT it requires a 21 or better base constitution. Armor Skin is nice.. as is epic toughness - the rest listed are useless. So, IF your interested in either Armor skin or Epic Toughness, then save them for the level-up mentioned above as an RDD. Final Note: You can practice how a character should level up with an epic character leveler mod (available as a free download.. Member "Chewie" has one I think - and you should be able to find it listed in a past thread on this forum).Ahhh, here it is: http://www.ironworksforum.com/ubb/cg...;f=26;t=000244 [ 08-15-2004, 03:40 AM: Message edited by: ScottG ]