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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wish" data-source="post: 2058386" data-attributes="member: 13404">I just put together a build, and extrapolated it to 16th level just to see what it might look like if I actually decided to play the character.  It was nearly straight fighter (I think I ended up with ftr 12/knight protector 3/exotic weapon master 1).It starts out with 28 point buy: Str 14 (10 pts), Dex 10 (0 points), Con 16 (10 points), Int 14 (6 points), Wis 10 (2 points), Cha 8 (0 points).  Alternately, Dex 14 and Con 14.  Alternate two, Dex 12, Con 14, Wis 12.All level based points go into Strength.Feats - Exotic Weapon Focus - Bastard Sword (or dwarven waraxe, or one of the similar weapons from CW), Power Attack.Start off fighting sword and board style, move to two hands on the weapon at higher levels when you get an animated shield.  Use heavy armor (mithral, preferably, if you go the dex route).Along the way, pick up your focuses and specializations, the cleaves, and mounted combat.  You'll have a few feats left over to play with.  You can opt for Combat Expertise and Improved Combat Expertise for a terrific AC, or if you opted to put points into Dex you can go with the Dodge/Mobility/Elusive Target feat tree.  If you drop a handful of your weapon specific feats (probably improved crit and greater wpn. spec), you can do both and be a real defensive monster.Knight Protector gets you nice Will saves (good will and free Iron Will feat) and Supreme Cleave, while Exotic Weapon Master gets you Uncanny Blow (double your str. bonus to damage with that exotic weapon you've got).Eventually, have attacks of around +25 to +30 with an AC in the mid to high 30s and damage of around 1d8+10 to +18, depending on the availability of magic in your campaign.  Your saves will be around Fort +14, Ref +5, and Will +11 without accounting for any magic or stat boost items.</blockquote>

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