Need feat help building a minotaur foe

[Archade]

Hi all,

I'm looking at building a CR 15 Minotaur for my players to face, so he'll be a Barbarian 1 / Fighter 9 / Thayan Gladiator 2

That gives me 11 feats (1,3,6,9,12,15 HD and 8 fighter bonus feats). I need to take Improved Toughness and Weapon Focus (gore) for his prestige class requisites. He gets Improved Natural Attack (gore) as a bonus feat.

What feat choices would you recommend for a fun opponent?

 

[frankthedm]

Minotaurs in 3.5 are CR4, unless Thayan Gladiator is not helpful enough to be associated levels, it would be CR 16. Also Feats acrue by hit die so the 6+1+9+2=18 so thats another feat.

Fun or survivable?

Iron will or some other way to help with will saves.

Gore is not quite so effective unless he can charge, a lot. Mobility [thus dodge] might let him. Or a feat that allows crooked charges.

Grabbing a 2 falchion and power attack is one of the most effcient ways to deal damagein 3.5. Maybe leap attack?

 

[shilsen]

Definitely Power Attack.

Awesome Blow can be good fun, but isn't as good vs. multiple opponents.

Improved Sunder , preferably with an adamantine weapon, would be brutal.

Improved Critical could lead to some serious damage.

 

[Thanee]

Whirlwind Attack.

Bye
Thanee

 

[Shazman]

Actually 9 levels of fighter gives you 5 bonus feats not 8.

 

[Magesmiley]

I'd concur with the Power attack assessment.

I'd add Large and In Charge (from the Draconomicon these days I think).

You also might consider tossing a character level and give the minotaur the feral template (from Savage Species) as well.

 

[Dross]

Miniatures HB has a couple of feats that add 1d8 then 2d6? damage on a charge.

Improved trip (thats 2 feats though with Combat Reflexes)?

Combat Brute Tactical feat from Complete Warrior (needs several feats as pre-reqs though).
Some other Tactical feats may also be appropriate.