Lets say at 10th level Shadow Dancer you can use the ability for unlimited distance per day; even then the ability is no where near over powered, just useful (dimension door still has a maximum range, it isn't teleport - which is what he is thinking it is) Show him the dimension door spell...
abjurant champion only buffs abjurations that give a bonus to ac, mage armor is a conjuration (they messed up on the example character, check the errata)
Hold Person (3rd), Phantasmal Killer (4th), Hold Monster (5th), Magic Jar (5th), Baleful Polymorph (5th), Circle of Death (6th), Eyebite (6th), Undeath to Death (6th), Disintegrate (6th), Flesh to Stone (6th); these are just from PHB
only for the 1 hour duration, after that the summoned creature might seek out its fellow summoner at a later time, hold a grudge, or exact penance for its forced service (with help)
there is a feat that gives 5 skill points (Open Minded); a feat that is either not part of a chain and has little or no prereqs or is the first feat of a chain is usually costed as either a +1 or +2 enhancement mod on weapons/armor or around 5,000 gold (you can also potentially use wishes to...
How would you know what is in the book if you refuse to learn it, or deal with it, find it complicated (its quite simple once you learn it) and confusing (not really); yet claim that the flavor is awful and it not adding anything to the game? ANY book that isn't core that you refuse to look...
why would warblade get banned? they do LESS than what core spellcasters can do, but more than just boring fighter; Ban Warblade? ok, ban Cleric, Druid, Wizard, Sorcerer too then and make it fair
what level can a pc just spend 180,000 gp on said ring? not power creep, simply giving people options they never had to help try to either a) balance the game a little, or b) because after multiple supplements the writers figured that the new items were necessary due to the "theory" of the CR...
its game evolution, response to many MANY people who played the game and asked for content beneficial to everyone, not just spell casters... casters are action starved - spending a turn using a new magic item better have the same results or better as one of their spells or it may not be worth...
How dare that fighter buy a healing item he can use without wasting money! Shame on him! Power Creep? lol; wizard/druid/cleric/sorcerer are still gods while the fighter gets 3 hits of 2d8 healing a day
im of the opinion that beast claws doesn't do anything other than give you another way to add claw damage to an unarmed attack, it doesn't add double claw damage in anyway; either you attack with the claws and add unarmed damage, or you attack with unarmed strikes and get to add your claw (EB)...
if you can use 3.5 books with a pathfinder fighter for feat choices, you can easily play Lockdown and be effective at your job as "tank". In my experience, it is the only fighter only type character I'm willing to play.
I can help a little if you look up the book Immortals Handbook: Ascension; I listed out as many of the deities as I can with their DR's; I'll send you a PM