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Message: <blockquote data-quote="sporkpimp" data-source="post: 3073491" data-attributes="member: 45113">Hello, ENWorld!So, my DM runs a (very) low-wealth Eberron campaign. When I say very low wealth, I mean that in our current campaign, not a single one of our five level 14 characters has magic armor, and the warforged fighter was using a +1 Keen Greatsword until level 12. My Fighter 2/Artificer 12 has no magic gear other than a ring of Featherfall, a ring of Warmth, and his self-crafted Animated Tower Shield. (Well, and his Packmate and Dedicated Wright homonculi.)Now, the entire group in this campaign went for full spellcasters or psions with the exception of the Fighter (who later went Draconic Shaman), and in the next campaign this DM runs, even she's going for a full spellcaster. For a nice change of pace, and to fill the now-empty role of front-line tank, I'd like to build a front-line meleeist of some kind -- a fighter, warblade, barbarian, whatever.So my question is: what are my options for a front-line melee fighting build that will hold its own at such a low level of wealth?All Eberron and WotC core books (Complete Warrior, Tome of Battle, PHB 2) are allowed, but the Vows (including Vow of Poverty) are explicitly off-limits. Right now I'm looking pretty hard at the Warblade because of the offensive potential of the maneuvers combined with the d12 hit die, but I would love to hear any other options.-Albert</blockquote>