Feat selection for a two-handed weapon fighter

[comareddin]

Hello everyone. I am building a goliath fighter that uses a huge greatsword. His stats at the moment are
STR:20
DEX:11
CON:17
INT:14
WIS:10
CHA:7

What feats would you suggest to be picked up by this fighter as he makes his way to the 10th level?

 

[IcyCool]

You use a huge greatsword? Well then, your first feat should be Monkey Grip. Otherwise you can't use that nifty sword.

 

[Jdvn1]

Just work your way through the Power Attack and Combat Expertise Chains.

Also, from the Draconomicon, there's a great feat called Sense Weakness. It lets you ignore 5 points of all DR's. Prereq's are Combat Expertise and Weapon Focus.

 

[comareddin]

Goliaths have the powerful build ability which allows them to wield weapons as if the goliath was a size large creature.

By the way, I am open to suggestions from any books.

 

[Jdvn1]

Right, that means they can use Large greatswords with no penalty. You need Monkey Grip for the Huge.

 

[Pinotage]

Goliaths have the powerful build ability which allows them to wield weapons as if the goliath was a size large creature.

By the way, I am open to suggestions from any books.

Yes, but size large creatures still can only wield large two-handed weapons without penalty. If you want to use a huge greatsword, you'd require the monkey-grip feat. That's if the two of them stack.

Pinotage

 

[Jdvn1]

Powerful Build and Monkey Grip? Yeah, they stack.

 

[comareddin]

Ok so I made a typo. My fighter is wielding a blade with two hands and that blade's base damage is 3d6. I don't really know if it counts as a large greatsword or huge greatsword.

 

[dagger]

Well if a human takes monkey grip he can use a large greatsword that does 3d6, so you are able to use the same weapon with no penalty. Out of curiosity what does 3d6 scale up to?


Some Feats:

Improved Buckler Defense (does work with a two handed weapon according to errata I saw on Wizards boards). If you don’t want to mess with that, then just buy an animated shield to up your armor class.

Power Attack, Cleave...

Find a 9th level wizard and have him enlarge you permanently, 10 ft reach and huge greatsword with no penalty. Then throw in combat reflexes or Whirlwind attack. OUCH

Improved Crit or a keen weapon.

Power Critical to make sure you confirm those crits.

 

[Crothian]

Well if a human takes monkey grip he can use a large greatsword that does 3d6, so you are able to use the same weapon with no penalty. Out of curiosity what does 3d6 scale up to?

3d8