PSI MONK BUILD ULTIMAX: ULTIMATE PSYCHIC PUNCH

Skills:

Throwing 160
Melee 160

Dodge 160
Evasion 160

Hacking 111
Lockpicking 52
Pickpocketing 55
Traps 100

Mechanics 9
Chemistry 82
Biology 36

Psychokinesis 160
Temporal Manipulation 35


STR 3
DEX 10 (+8)
AGI 7
CON 6
PER 3
WIL 5
INT 6

Psi Empathy

1: Sprint
1: Nimble
2: Fast Metabolism
4: Quick Tinkering
6: Expose Weakness
8: Lightning Punches
10: Fancy Footwork
12: Evasive Maneuvers
14: Escape Artist
16: Fatal Throw
18: Premeditation
20: Ripper
22: Combo
24: Improved Unarmed Combat
26: Expert Throwing
28: Increased Dexterity
30: Expert Unarmed Combat


Skills leveling:

Level 1-6: (1-40)

Melee/Dodge/Evasion/Hacking/Lockpicking/Pickpocketing/Traps/Psychokinesis

Level 7-8 (50)

Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Lockpicking/Pickpocketing/Traps/Psychokinesis/Biology

Level 9 (55)

Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Lockpicking 2/Pickpocketing/Traps/Psychokinesis/Biology 8

Level 10 (60) - Psi Booster crafting available

Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Traps/Psychokinesis/Biology 15

Level 11 (65) - Adrenaline Shot/Morphine Shot crafting available

Throwing 12/Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Traps/Psychokinesis/Biology 3

Level 12-16 (70-90)

Throwing 15/Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Traps/Psychokinesis

Level 17 (95)

Throwing 8/Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Traps/Psychokinesis/Temporal Manipulation 7

Level 18 (100)

Throwing/Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Traps/Psychokinesis/Temporal Manipulation 10

Level 19 (105)

Throwing/Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Psychokinesis/Temporal Manipulation 15

Level 20 (110) - Limited Temporal Increment available

Throwing/Melee/Evasion/Hacking/Psychokinesis/Temporal Manipulation 3/Chemistry 12

Level 21 (115)

Throwing/Melee/Evasion/Hacking 1/Psychokinesis/Chemistry 10/Mechanics 9

Level 22-24 (120-130) - Frag Grenade 5 crafting available at 24 with Chemistry workbench bonus.

Throwing/Melee/Evasion/Psychokinesis/Chemistry 20

Level 25-30 (135-160)

Throwing/Melee/Evasion/Psychokinesis/Dodge 20


Build was made with an assumption that Hacking/Lockpick/Pickpocket skill checks are:

130 for Hacking (without Huxkey)
115 for Lockpicking (130 with Huxkey)
~110 for Pickpocket

If those end up higher because of Expedition, put points from Dodge into a necessary skill. Don't forget to save before levelups.


Specializations:

Expose Weakness - 1x Duration
Fatal Throw - 3x Action Points
Evasive Maneuvers - 2x Evasion Gained
Fancy Footwork - 4x Movement Points
Premeditation - 2x Cooldown Reduction
Quick Tinkering - 2x Cooldown Reduction
Escape Artist - 1x Escape Artist


<Why is there no Persuasion?
>No space. Replace all Hacking points with it if you want to.
<Quick Tinkering?
>0 AP Bear Traps on a cooldown, immobilizes for 2 turns.
<Expose Weakness?
>You need a way to reduce Mechanical Resistance/Threshold to not get fucked by heavy armor.
<Evasive Maneuvers?
>Dying less under gunfire and surviving enemy grenades is good.
<Fatal Throw?
>Extra 27 AP on throwing knife kills once per turn. Throwing knives are light weapons with no cooldown, damage scales with Throwing and AP cost with Dexterity.
<Ripper?
>Insurance against low rolls and tanky enemies for Fatal Throw.
<Premeditation?
>0 AP Implosion on a cooldown. Best with a decoy.
<Escape Artist?
>So you don't die against Throwing Nets and toxic dogs.
<Limited Temporal Increment but no Future Orientation?
>4 AP is one melee hit and there's a lot of better feats to take.
<No Psycho-temporal Contraction/Stasis?
>Former costs a fuckton of PSI and latter can fail to land on enemies/severely fuck up positioning. Having more skill points is better.