Min/Max Boards

Edit - Hmm, noticed the 8d8 damage there. Are you sure that's accurate?
See, 2d10 at Medium is Monk cap, if 1d10=2d8 then 4d8 sounds true, not 6d8.
Progression to Huge isn't upgrading your Monk d10, it's based on your Large damage. So...
Progression A 2d8->3d8 per SRD: You would have 5d8 @Huge.
Progression B d8->d6->d8 Per A @lower lvls & ELH's Dragon tables: 8d6 @Huge.
A is an assumption the progression remains true, add a die is pretty easy to remember.
B on the other hand doesn't actually follow A's set up at all (claws are d6 based but dragon advancement is wonky).

Either way, that 8d8 you came up with isn't in any text I know of. I'd like to think the consensus is 7d8 at Colossal (M2d10>L4d8>H5d8>G6d8>C7d8) but we may not have one.

Half GiantTashalotora of Smack

Monk2/Pw10/Warshaper1/SM6/Pw1

1: TWF Monk1: Monastic Training pw
Monk2: Combat Reflexes
3: OTWF PW1: Ex Wpn Prof- Heavy Gauntlets
PW2: Mantled Warrior- Natural Mantle

6: Tashalatora
PW5: Superior Unarmed Strike

9: Practiced Manifester
PW8: Don Mantle

12: Iron Will
WS1: Morphic Weapons

15: ITWF

PW11: Robillar's Gambit
18: GTWF

Necessary Powers

1: Expansion
1: Offensive Precognition
2: Psionic Lion's Charge
3: Vampiric X
4: Metamorphosis
5: Anticipatory Strike
6: Dispelling Buffer

I really was interested in putting together something that could make good use of the Tashalatora feat from Secrets of Sarlona. 3.0 had an interesting array of Psychic Warriors that actually were unarmed fighters. That disappeared in version 3.5 without resorting to Claws of the Beast and whatnot. This version as listed is pretty reasonable, getting

20d8+Con Mod HP
BAB:15
Fort: 15
Refl: 8
Will: 13 (11+2 Iron Will)
20th manifester level with Practiced Manifester (17th without)
6th Level powers known (1)
20th Level Monk Unarmed, Flurry, and AC bonus with a Monk's Belt (shoring up two levels).
Evasion.
Powerful Build.

This design assumes a few things: Unearthed Arcana level adjust buyout for one level, using a Monk's Belt, a Fanged Ring, Vampiric Weapon Power (liberties taken depending on GM, independent research), and *keen, Impact ?* Body Feeder, or various other healing per hit enchant/spells/powers.

You can net the same numbers with Human and Monkey Grip feat.

This is the more offensive version I had in mind, utilizing the TWF tree to net extra attacks. The reason for this is that the build implements Heavy Gauntlets, and you are unable to Flurry with them. Redundant... to a point...>8D. We'll get to that later though. This build is all about maxing out that juicy 2d10 Base Unarmed Damage you get at Monk 20th. I'll cut to the chase-

Unarmed Damage at Monk 20: 2d10
Improved Natural Attack/Fanged Ring: 4d8
Powerful Build, Gauntlets: 6d8
Heavy Gauntlets: 8d8
Polymorph Large: 12d8
Polymorph Huge: 16d8
Expansion 1: 24d8
Expansion2: 32d8
Morphic Weapons: 48d8


6d8 +Str Mod base damage in antimagic zones.

This metal glove protects your hands and lets you deal lethal damage rather than nonlethal damage with unarmed strikes.A strike with a gauntlet is otherwise considered an unarmed attack.The cost and weight given are for a single gauntlet. Medium and heavy armors (except breastplate) come with gauntlets.

• Alignment: Any
• Hit Die: d10
• Class Skills: Balance (Dex), Climb (Str), Concentration (Con), Craft (Int), Decipher Script (Int), Jump (Str), Knowledge (Arcane) (Int), Knowledge (Planes) (Int), Profession (Wis), Ride (Dex), Spellcraft (Int), Swim (Str)
• Skill Points at 1st Level: (2 + Int modifier) x 4
• Skills: 2 + Int modifier
• Starting gold: 6d4 x 10
• Starting age: as Wizard
• Class Features:
• Weapon and Armor Proficiency: Battlemages are proficient with all Simple and Martial weapons, as well as all armors and shields (but not Tower Shields).
• Spells: You cast Arcane spells, which are drawn from the Battlemage spell list. You can cast any spell you know without preparing it ahead of time.
• To learn or cast a spell, you must have an Intelligence score equal to at least 10 + the spell level (Int 10 for 0-level spells, Int 11 for 1st-level spells, and so forth). The Difficulty Class for a saving throw against your spell is 10 + the spell level + your Int modifier. You can cast only a certain number of spells of each spell level per day. Your base daily spell allotment is given on the table below. In addition, you receive bonus spells per day if you have a high Intelligence score.
• Spells Known:You begin play knowing two 0-level spells and two 1st-level spells, chosen from the Battlemage spell list. You also know one additional 0-level spell for each point of Intelligence bonus. Each time you gain a new class level, you learn one additional spell of any level you can cast, chosen from the Battlemage spell list.
• Upon reaching 5th level, and at every subsequent odd numbered level, you can choose to learn a new spell in place of one you already know. In effect, you lose access to the old spell in exchange for gaining the new one. The new spell’s level must be the same as that of the spell being exchanged, and it must be at least two levels lower than the highest-level spell you can cast. For instance, upon reaching 9th level, you could trade in a single 1st-level spell (two levels below the highest-level spell you can cast, which is 3rd) for a different1st-level spell.
• You can swap only a single spell at any given level and must choose whether or not to swap the spell at the same time that you gain new spells known for the level.
• You need not prepare spells in advance. You can cast any spell you know at any time, assuming you have not yet used up your spells per day for that spell level.
• Armored in Magic and Steel (Ex): At level 1, you choose a category of armor (Light, Medium, Heavy) and a type of shield (Buckler, Light Steel/Wooden, Heavy Steel/Wooden) ; whenever you cast a spell from the Battlemage spell list while wearing armor and/or shield from the chosen category, you completely avoid arcane spell failure chance.
• At levels 4, 9, and 14, you can change the chosen category of armor and shield to something else.
• Battle Gestures (Ex): Part of your Battlemage training is learning shorter, simpler gestures for your spells. Beginning at level 1, choose a spell you know from the Battlemage spell list; you can cast that spell as a swift action that doesn't provoke Attacks of Opportunity. You still must make Concentration checks to cast the spell if you are somehow injured, are grappled/pinned, are experiencing vigorous motion, violent motion, violent weather, casting defensively, or are entangled.
• At level 5, 10, 15, and 20, you can choose an additional spell that you know from the Battlemage spell list for the purposes of Battle Gestures.
• Combat Concentration (Ex):
• Having all the spells in the world means less if you can't cast them without taking a sword to the gut for your efforts. At level 3, you gain a +4 bonus to your defensive casting checks and Concentration checks made for casting a spell while taking an injury.
• Spell and Sword In Accord (Ex): A Battlemage that can't cast his spells while dealing blows with his sword is an inefficient Battlemage. Starting at level 4, if an opponent is within a square that you threaten, you can cast a spell you know from the Battlemage list as a Move Action.
• School Specialization: At Level 6, a Battlemage can choose a school of magic to specialize in, much like a Wizard. Unlike a Wizard, he does not have to take up a forbidden school in exchange. When you choose a school of magic, you may learn one additional spell that you could learn at that level.
• You can do this again at  level 12 and at level 18. If at level 12 you choose the same school, you do not learn an additional spell but instead add +2 to the saving throw DC of the spells cast from the chosen school. If you choose a different school, then you can learn an additional spell from that school. If at level 18 you choose the same school a third time, you do not learn an additional spell but instead add +2 your caster level when casting spells from the chosen school. If you choose a school for the second time, you you do not learn an additional spell but instead add +2 to the saving throw DC of the spells cast from the chosen school. If you choose a different third school, then you can learn an additional spell from that school.
• Bonus Feat: At levels 2, 8, 14, and 20, choose a bonus feat from the Battlemage bonus feat list. These bonus feats are in addition to the feats that a character of any class gains every three levels. A Battlemage is not limited to his bonus feats when choosing these other feats. A Battlemage must still meet the prerequisites for the feats on his bonus feat list in order to take them.
• Battlemage bonus feat list:
• Metamagic feats
• Brew Potion, Cleave, Craft Magical Weapons and Armor, Combat Casting, Great Fortitude, Greater Spell Focus, Greater Spell Penetration, Magical Aptitude, Iron Will, Spell Focus, Spell Penetration, Power Attack, Weapon Focus, Weapon Specialization
• Spellsword (Su): At level 16, 3/day as a swift action you can choose to “lose” a spell slot in order to give yourself a base attack bonus equal to your level (which may give you additional attacks), for a number of rounds equal to the level of the spell lost. For example, if you choose to lose a level 4 spell slot, then for four rounds you have a base attack bonus equal to your level.
• Mastery: At level 20, your experience with your spells is such that you have completely mastered one of them. Choose a spell from the Battlemage list that you know, and a metamagic feat you know: the spell you have chosen is now permanently modified by the chosen metamagic effect without changing its spell level.  When you cast the chosen spell, you can choose to not apply the metamagic effect to it.

• Some beings in Tamriel have the ability to shift into a terrible cross between mortal and wolf. Some see this as a curse; others, a blessing.
• Lycanthropy is a disease; creatures that are immune to disease can't be afflicted with Lycanthropy.
• Once you have been afflicted with lycanthropy, you gain the ability to morph into the form of a werewolf (“Shapeshifting”).
• Shapeshifting, and morphing back into your normal form, are Extraordinary abilities that each require full-round actions.
• Typically, you can Shapeshift once per day. You can morph back into your normal form any time you could take a mental action.
• Your werewolf form lasts 1 minute/character level. At the end of this period, you automatically return to your mortal form.
• While you are afflicted with lycanthropy, you gain immunity to diseases.
• If you die while Shapeshifted, your corpse remains permanently Shapeshifted. If your body is resurrected while afflicted with Lycanthropy, you remain afflicted with Lycanthropy.
• There are a variety of methods for gaining and curing Lycanthropy. Consult your DM on how to your character can either gain or be cured of Lycanthropy.
• When you Shapeshift into your werewolf form, you gain the following traits and abilities for the duration that you are in your werewolf form:

• Your Base Attack Bonus becomes equal to your level (as the fighter).
• If your Strength score is below 18, it becomes 18.
• If your Constitution score is below 18, it becomes 18.
• Your new hit point total becomes 10 x  HD, plus 5 x your new Constitution score (if your Constitution score was below 18 before Shapeshifting) or your current Constitution score. When you morph back into your mortal form, your hit point total returns to what it was while you were Shapeshifting.
• You grow into Large size. Your Space/Reach becomes 10 ft/5 ft.
• All of your equipment fuses into you. You are no longer able to use any weapons or items (including magical weapons an items), and you lose any bonuses to AC that you get from equipment or class features. Items that give you enhancement bonuses to your abilities still function. When you return to your mortal form, all of your worn equipment return to the locations that they were in while you were Shapeshifting.
• For example, if you wore a Breastplate as your armor immediately while you were Shapeshifting, then when you morph back into your mortal form you are still wearing that Breastplate on your torso.
• You cannot cast spells or use Supernatural or Spell-like Abilities while in werewolf form.
  
• You gain a +6 natural armor bonus to your AC. When you are 10 HD, and at every 5 HD thereafter, your natural armor bonus increases by an additional +4.
• You gain two claw attacks and a bite attack. Your claws are your primary natural weapons, and you gain the Multiattack feat. Your claws deal 1d8 + 1 x your Strength bonus, and your bite deals 1d8+1/2 your Strength bonus.
• You can also make iterative attacks with your claws as though they weren't natural weapons.
• For example, if a character with 6 HD Shapeshifts, and his Strength score is 18, then his full attack action would look like the following:
• 2 Claws +10/+5 melee (1d8+4) and Bite +8 melee (1d8+4)
• You gain the Pounce ability; you can make a bite attack and as many claw attacks as you could in a full-attack action at the end of a charge. 
• You gain a vulnerability to silver: damage dealt to you by silver weapons or ammunition deal 1½ times the damage instead.
• Your base land speed becomes 60 ft.
• You gain the ability to make a terrifying roar as an Extraordinary Ability. Once every 1d6 rounds, you emit a great roar that causes all enemies within 40 ft. of you to become Panicked unless they succeed on a Will Save (DC = your HD).