Stun maneuvers?

[wetsand]

Been awhile since I hunted on my monk, don't remember why I had so much TWC. I ended up switching over to a THW/Mongoose build. Hunting minotaurs in the labyrinthe.

Sorry about the total thread derailment but could you share some attacks? I've heard about non-uac monks but never seen one in action. I did yeti/dwellers a few levels ago but what I love about my monk so much is the fact he can travel around and hunt pretty much anywhere around his level and above.

[Androidpk]

Sorry about the total thread derailment but could you share some attacks? I've heard about non-uac monks but never seen one in action. I did yeti/dwellers a few levels ago but what I love about my monk so much is the fact he can travel around and hunt pretty much anywhere around his level and above.

Here are a few showing mongoose procs. Don't know how viable a build like this would be at cap but it's fun.

A half-elven thug swings a broadsword at you!
As you parry a half-elven thug's attack, you see an opportunity for immediate retaliation!
You swing a twin-edged golvern battle axe at a half-elven thug!
AS: +432 vs DS: +260 with AvD: +51 + d100 roll: +75 = +298
... and hit for 85 points of damage!
Gruesome slash opens the half-elven thug's forehead!
Grey matter spills forth!

A lesser minotaur swings a curved silvery white greataxe at you!
As you parry a lesser minotaur's attack, you see an opportunity for immediate retaliation!
You swing a twin-edged golvern battle axe at a lesser minotaur!
The psychic energy surrounding a lesser minotaur intensifies the attack!
AS: +407 vs DS: +279 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +63 = +229
... and hit for 116 points of damage!
Incredible blast shatters head into a red spray.


In an awe inspiring display of combat mastery, a lesser minotaur engages you in a furious dance macabre, spiralling into a blur of strikes and ripostes!
A lesser minotaur swings a curved silvery white greataxe at you!
AS: +376 vs DS: +498 with AvD: +41 + d100 roll: +98 = +17
A clean miss.
A lesser minotaur swings a curved silvery white greataxe at you!
As you parry a lesser minotaur's attack, you see an opportunity for immediate retaliation!
You swing a twin-edged golvern battle axe at a lesser minotaur!
AS: +341 vs DS: +263 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +63 = +179
... and hit for 60 points of damage!
Hard hit shatters shield arm.
The lesser minotaur is stunned!
Roundtime: 3 sec.

A krag yeti swings a monstrous hairy hand at you!
As you parry a krag yeti's attack, you see an opportunity for immediate retaliation!
You swing a twin-edged golvern battle axe at a krag yeti!
AS: +427 vs DS: +287 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +56 = +234
... and hit for 98 points of damage!
The krag yeti twists away but is caught with a hard slash!
Back is broken!
The krag yeti is knocked to the ground!
The krag yeti is stunned!
Roundtime: 3 sec.


A krag yeti swings a monstrous hairy hand at you!
As you parry a krag yeti's attack, you see an opportunity for immediate retaliation!
You swing a twin-edged golvern battle axe at a krag yeti!
AS: +432 vs DS: +287 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +78 = +261
... and hit for 112 points of damage!
Spinal cord damaged by smash to the back.
The krag yeti is stunned!
Roundtime: 3 sec.


A lesser minotaur swings a curved silvery white greataxe at you!
As you parry a lesser minotaur's attack, you see an opportunity for immediate retaliation!
You swing a twin-edged golvern battle axe at a lesser minotaur!
AS: +408 vs DS: +263 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +34 = +217
... and hit for 100 points of damage!
Shield arm removed at the shoulder!
The lesser minotaur is stunned!
Roundtime: 3 sec.

[SpiffyJr]

I recently converted my 51 monk into a ranged build to utilize the gnomish crossbow I picked up but didn't really have a character to use it on. His DS is so high I just stay kneeled in a room of 3 or fewer critters and just knock out eyes. It's so effective it's almost boring. I use qstrick -1 to reduce cock to 1 second for only 12 stamina. I can use it almost the entire hunt which gives me 4 second kills. Once I get more stamina/recovery I'll probably swap to qstr -2 on the shot so I'm doing 3 second shots.

His DS is over 300 in offensive while kneeling self-spelled and I can barely be touched by things 4+ levels higher than me. He's also a halfling so his ranged AS is like... 338 or something? Ranged is dumb.

Although, now that I mention it, I should probably stop using 102 and stop kneeling. The net result is similar but I should have a larger DS and no penalty to evasion. Derp.

 Yuuuuge (at level 51), your base skill bonuses, ranks and goals are:
  Skill Name                         | Actual  Actual
                                     |  Bonus   Ranks      Goals  In-Game Time to Goal
  Combat Maneuvers...................|    154      54         54
  Ranged Weapons.....................|    204     104        104
  Ambush.............................|    152      52         52
  Multi Opponent Combat..............|     50      10         10
  Physical Fitness...................|    256     156        156
  Dodging............................|    256     156        156
  Harness Power......................|    150      50         50
  Survival...........................|    102      24         24
  Perception.........................|    204     104        104
  Climbing...........................|    108      26         26
  Swimming...........................|    108      26         26

Spell Lists
  Minor Spiritual....................|              7          7

Spell Lists
  Minor Mental.......................|             20         20

Skill name             Mnemonic        Ranks
Surge of Strength      surge             3
Burst of Swiftness     burst             3
Perfect Self           perfectself       5

Edit Kill clip added (no qstrike)

You remove a single heavy crossbow bolt from a bundle of heavy crossbow bolts.
>
You flip open the stock of your mechanical crossbow and load a heavy crossbow bolt into it.  As you do, several gears spin and whirl, drawing the bolt into the interior of your crossbow.  You then quickly snap the stock shut.
>
You take a deep breath and focus inward, raising a hand and quietly murmuring the words of the Force Projection spell...
Your spell is ready.
You gesture at a snow madrinol.
A translucent force moves outward from you and toward a snow madrinol.
A snow madrinol is buffeted by the force and is knocked to the ground.
Cast Roundtime 3 Seconds.
(Forcing stance down to guarded)
>
You draw back on the bowstring of your mechanical crossbow causing its alum gears to whirl, lifting a heavy crossbow bolt from the interior and snapping it into place.  Forcing stance to offensive.
You cock your mechanical crossbow.
Roundtime: 2 sec.
>
You kneel down.
>
You aim down the blue crystal sights and squeeze the trigger of your mechanical crossbow, the alum gears snapping into action!
You fire a heavy crossbow bolt at a snow madrinol!
  AS: +334 vs DS: +156 with AvD: +38 + d100 roll: +58 = +274
   ... and hit for 75 points of damage!
   Incredible shot to the eye penetrates deep into skull!
The snow madrinol rolls over onto its back, kicks several times and dies.
The heavy crossbow bolt sticks in a snow madrinol's left eye!
Roundtime: 3 sec.

[khorpulent]

Yeah, those mechanical crossbows are pretty awesome for small races. I used one for a while on my halfling rogue, but dealing with blessed arrows is such a pain in the ass I gave it up and switched to UAC. Now my rogue and monk are the same level, but the monk is so much more fun I never play the rogue any more.

[Aganii]

You can also stop casting 102, get combat mobility and never be caught kneeling from AS/DS attacks to keep the attack bonus.

[SpiffyJr]

I intentionally didn't take combat mobility because I didn't want stuff standing me up when I'm fighting swarms. I just stay kneeling and shoot things, hah.

[GS-Vet]

Nearing cap Meureii has 34.5% redux if I remember right. I'll pop in and check tomorrow morning.

Also, 1207 is great for the lower and mid levels. Minotaurs and the especially the Magus were made easy with those. I run a flurry build with 1213, 99 total mana, 215 stamina, the sigil offense/defense and major bane/protection running all times and mstrike jab every attack as needed in the warcamps. Don't seem to really ever run out of stamina or mana. 2 mstrikes and then kick abs and the room goes down.

When things get really tough 1219.

The lack of anything that breaks a stun is shitty but really with all the evade and 3x dodge with robes and FoF, you don't lay down long, auto stand, and the dodge/evade everything. Casters scare me when they're in there but the CS/TD spread is close enough where the roll needs to be stellar to do anything harmful.

MEDITATE CRUSH helps a lot and I use VACUUM a lot too in the camps since it's always a random void that gets ya.

I guess the best friend of a monk and breaking stuns is preventative.

[Drew]

Are rangers still the only class without access to stun-breaker or stun-saver?

[drauz]

Are rangers still the only class without access to stun-breaker or stun-saver?

I don't believe sorcerers do as well.

[Drew]

Cloak of Shadows and 130. It's certainly not 100% effective but at least it has a chance.