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<blockquote data-quote="Glog" data-source="post: 255871" data-attributes="member: 5221"><p>I would certainly stick with reach weapons and Combat Reflexes.&nbsp; I have a 6/5 Fighter/Barb in our campaign and he is a total room sweeper - of course he also has a bad case of the cleaves - both regular and great.&nbsp; High dex helps quite a bit.&nbsp; To me playing a character like this, having mobility and the ability to tie up spell casters (particularly making them cast on the defensive) is the only way to survive at higher levels.&nbsp; You will probably be able to soak a lot of damage from mooks as you progress, but you will be hurting for will saves.&nbsp; My character is a mage killer in almost any fight because he has to be.&nbsp; I have a low wisdom as well and a will save that is terrible.&nbsp; Hold person, charm spells and anything like that make my character (and any tank in a battle) a prime early target for the casters.&nbsp; But since I have light armor/no armor and tumble I can get at most caster and keep them within my weapon range (my casters buff me with barkskin and the like and I have mithril chain).&nbsp; And if any of the nasties come to help out, I get AoOs on most of them and of course, the opportunity to cleave doesn't hurt either.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="Glog, post: 255871, member: 5221"] I would certainly stick with reach weapons and Combat Reflexes. I have a 6/5 Fighter/Barb in our campaign and he is a total room sweeper - of course he also has a bad case of the cleaves - both regular and great. High dex helps quite a bit. To me playing a character like this, having mobility and the ability to tie up spell casters (particularly making them cast on the defensive) is the only way to survive at higher levels. You will probably be able to soak a lot of damage from mooks as you progress, but you will be hurting for will saves. My character is a mage killer in almost any fight because he has to be. I have a low wisdom as well and a will save that is terrible. Hold person, charm spells and anything like that make my character (and any tank in a battle) a prime early target for the casters. But since I have light armor/no armor and tumble I can get at most caster and keep them within my weapon range (my casters buff me with barkskin and the like and I have mithril chain). And if any of the nasties come to help out, I get AoOs on most of them and of course, the opportunity to cleave doesn't hurt either. [/QUOTE]

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