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Message: <blockquote data-quote="FrogReaver" data-source="post: 7494702" data-attributes="member: 6795602">@<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=6915561" target="_blank">Obliza</a>It's more optimized to start off booking it to level 6 paladin.  Take a level of hexblade after that or after Paladin 11.Why?  You can start with a 16/16/14 in str / cha / con assuming point buy and a race that gets +2/+1 str/cha or +2/+1 cha/str.  (You probably want at least 15 str anyways for heavy armor and you have to have at least 13 for multiclass)  At level 4 assuming you bump charisma you are only missing out on +1 hit and damage from strength being lower than charisma till character level level 7 when you take your first level of hexblade, which will only be character levels 5 and 6.  In return you get on-time access to extra attack and level 2 spell slots.  You also get faster access to a huge bonus in saving throws.  Is +1 hit and damage worth that.  I don't think so.  Heck the more I'm looking at this the more I wouldn't take a hexblade level till paladin level 12.And as always:  Don't worry about GWM.  It's really not that good on a Paladin anyways.  Polearm master is a better choice than GWM.  But you can probably get better mileage from sentinel or shield master or inspiring leader or maybe even heavy armor master if your strength is only 15 early.  Most of these feats also mean you are using a longsword and thus will have less need of many warlock levels</blockquote>

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