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Author's Note: "I drained the soul of a monk once. It tasted like chocolate."

== Introduction ==

[[Summary::Combining Soul Eater with numerous natural attacks allows one to quickly reduce enemies to shells of their former selves, all the while maintaining high AC and saves.]]

== References ==

*Flaws (Unearthed Arcana)
*Complete Psionic
*Expanded Psionics Handbook
*Player's Handbook
*Secrets of Sarlona
*Eberron Campaign Setting
*Lords of Madness
*Monster Manual
*Tome of Battle
*Draconomicon
*Magic of Incarnum
*Book of Vile Darkness

== Game Rule Components ==

=== Spells, Powers, Soulmelds, Stances, etc... ===
Substitute powers into melds as found [http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/psm/20070629a here], as well as substituting Alertness instead of Wild Empathy into the Natural World mantle.
*Tail of the Dragon (Secrets of Sarlona) into Natural World
*Bite of the Wolf (Expanded Psionics Handbook) into Natural World
*Claws of the Beast (Expanded Psionics Handbook) into Natural World
*Expansion (Expanded Psionics Handbook) into Conflict

Powers by level of Ardent taken:
#Claws of the Beast, Tail of the Dragon
#Inertial Armor
#Force Screen
#Psionic Lion's Charge
#Bite of the Wolf
#Expansion
#Metamorphosis

Grab the Totemist Soulmeld Girallon Arms and bind it to your Totem Chakra. Choose whatever other soulmelds you want.

=== Progression ===

'''Starting Ability Scores (Before Racial Adjustments):''' (Assuming 32 Point Buy)  16 14 16 8 14 8

'''Race (Templates):''' [[Race::Elan]]

{| class="zebra d20" style="text-align: left;" {{#vardefine: odd|0}}
|- style="text-align: center;"
! rowspan="2" | ECL
! rowspan="2" | Class/HD/LA
! rowspan="2" | [[BAB|Base<br/>Attack Bonus]]
! colspan="3" | [[SRD:Saving Throw|Saving Throw]]s
! rowspan="2" | Feats
! rowspan="2" | Class<br/>Features
! rowspan="2" | Special
|- style="text-align: center;"
! [[SRD:Saving Throw#Fortitude|Fort]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Reflex|Ref]] || [[SRD:Saving Throw#Will|Will]]
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| 1st || Monk 1 || +0 || +2 || +2 || +2 || '''Improved Grapple''', '''Aberration Blood (Flexible Limbs)''', '''Inhuman Reach''', Multiattack || Flurry of Blows, Unarmed Strike ||
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| 2nd || Ardent 1 || +0 || +2 || +2 || +4 || '''Alertness''' || Force and Natural World mantles ||
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| 3rd || Monk 2 || +1 || +3 || +3 || +5 || '''Monastic Training (Ardent)''', Tashalatora || Evasion || 
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| 4th || Ardent 2 || +2 || +3 || +3 || +6 || '''Weapon Focus (Claws)''' || Conflict mantle || 
|- 
| 5th || Ardent 3 || +3 || +4 || +4 || +6 ||  || ||
|- 
| 6th || Ardent 4 || +4 || +4 || +4 || +7 || Link Power || ||
|- 
| 7th || Totemist 1 || +4 || +6 || +6 || +7 || || Wild Empathy || 
|- 
| 8th || Totemist 2 || +5 || +7 || +7 || +7 || || Totem Chakra Bind (+1 capacity) || 
|- 
| 9th || Ardent 5 || +5 || +7 || +7 || +7 || Deepspawn || Time Mantle || 
|- 
| 10th || Soul Eater 1 || +6 || +9 || +9 || +9 || || Energy Drain I || Build becomes truly viable here.
|- 
| 11th || Soul Eater 2 || +7 || +10 || +10 || +10 || || Soul Strength ||
|- 
| 12th || Soul Eater 3 || +8 || +10 || +10 || +10 || Improved Natural Attack: Unarmed Strikes || Soul Blast || 
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| 13th || Soul Eater 4 || +9 || +11 || +11 || +11 || || Soul Enhancement || 
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| 14th || Soul Eater 5 || +10 || +11 || +11 || +11 || || Soul Endurance ||
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| 15th || Soul Eater 6 || +11 || +12 || +12 || +12 || Rapidstrike: Claws || Soul Radiance || 
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| 16th || Soul Eater 7 || +12 || +12 || +12 || +12 || || Energy Drain II ||
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| 17th || Ardent 6 || +13 || +13 || +13 || +13 || || ||
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| 18th || Ardent 7 || +14 || +13 || +13 || +13 || Rapidstrike: Tentacles || || 
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| 19th || Warshaper 1 || +14 || +15 || +13 || +13 || || Morphic Immunities, Morphic Weapons ||
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| 20th || Warshaper 2 || +15 || +16 || +14 || +14 || || Morphic Body ||
|}

'''Note:''' Bolded feats are granted as bonus feats from flaws or the class taken at that level.

At level twenty: [[Final Class Progression::Monk 2 / Ardent 7 / Totemist 2 / Soul Eater 7 / Warshaper 2]]

=== Other Components ===

== Items of Note ==

*Monk's Belt
*Amulet of Mighty Fists

== Highlights ==

Manifest augmented Expansion, augmented Inertial Armor, Tail of the Dragon, and augmented Claws of the Beast at the start of the day.

Assumed stats at level 20 (Before Metamorphosis):
*Str: 40 (+15) = 16 (Base) + 5 (Level) + 6 (Item) + 5 (Tome) + 4 (Expansion) + 4 (Morphic Body)
*Dex: 16 (+3) = 14 (Base) + 6 (Item) - 4 (Expansion)
*Wis: 20 (+5) = 14 (Base) + 6 (Item)
*AC: 40 = 10 (Base) + 3 (Dex) + 5 (Wis) + 2 (Monk AC Bonus with Monk's Belt) + 8 (Inertial Armor at 9 ML) + 4 (Force Screen) + 5 (Ring of Protection) + 5 (Amulet of Natural Armor) -2 (Size)
*Grapple Check: +52/+47/+42 = 15 (BAB) + 8 (Size) + 15 (Str) + 4 (Improved Grapple) + 2 (Flexible Limbs) + 8 (Girallon Arms with 3 essentia invested)

Full Attack (+5 Amulet of Mighty Fists):
*Unarmed Strike +34/+34/+34/+30/+25 (8d6+20)
*Claws of the Beast +33/+33/+28 (6d6+12)
*Girallon Claws +33/+33/+33/+33 (2d6+12)
*Bite of the Wolf +32 (6d8+12)
*Tail of the Dragon +32 (4d8+12)
*Tentacles +32/+32/+28 (2d6+12)

This totals to 17 attacks per round, for a total maximum of 34 negative levels every round.<br>
Can soak damage with the Elan racial abilities, and boost saves as well.

== Combat Sequence ==

*First round of combat manifest linked Force Screen to Bite of the Wolf while moving closer. 
*Second round, full attack if possible, and if not use Psionic Lion's Charge to pounce. Rinse and repeat.

== Further Optimization ==

*Anything that adds damage to each attack (like a [[Sublime_Singer_(3.5e_Optimized_Character_Build)|bard with Dragonfire Inspiration]]) will boost the damage on this build immensely.
*Greater Mighty Wallop (spell) will increase the damage of unarmed attacks.
*Chaos Roc's Wings soulmeld from Dragon #350 for another 2 attacks that deal nonlethal damage.
*Pick up a Psionic Tattoo of Strength of My Enemy to drain enemy levels and strength.

=== Limitations ===

*Damage being as low as it is per attack, this build can be stopped at most levels by creatures with decent DR.

=== DM Counters ===

*Damage Resistance and non-living monsters immune to level drain.
*Dispelling buffs. (Dispel Psionics, Unshape Soulmeld)

=== Variants ===

*Trade out a feat (perhaps Improved Natural Attack: Unarmed Strike) for Practiced Manifester for a higher ML.


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Article Balance	High +
Author	Ghostwheel +
Final Class Progression	Monk 2 / Ardent 7 / Totemist 2 / Soul Eater 7 / Warshaper 2 +
Identifier	3.5e Optimized Character Build +
Race	Elan +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	Combining Soul Eater with numerous natural attacks allows one to quickly reduce enemies to shells of their former selves, all the while maintaining high AC and saves. +
Title	Whirling Eater of Souls +