Request for Feat Trees

[kenobi65]

Using a two handed weapon is best with Power Attack however in my experience the balance of AC vs. melee works best in the long run.

Power attack can also be used with great effect with a one handed weapon as well.

Yup, power attack works fine with a one-handed weapon. It's completely broken with a two-hander. And, as I noted in my original post, what I was proposing was a feat chain specifically designed for maximum damage-dealing.

All I can say is, come visit my Friday game. The fighter with the greatsword and the feat chain above just absolutely rips holes in things. He's got reasonably good AC as well (that's what he puts a lot of his treasure towards; I think he's got +3 full plate and a +2 ring of protection), but he rarely gets down into a dangerous zone on HP because:
(a) the party's healer tends to stand behind him, putting him back together as needed (because he *is* the party's beat-stick), and
(b) few creatures of anything approaching a level-appropriate CR can stand up to him for more than a round or two.

 

[amethal]

- Improved Toughness (though I don't have the book with that feat in front of me, so I'm not 100% positive you'd qualify for it)

All you need is a +2 base fortitude save, so fighters always qualify.

 

[Edena_of_Neith]

Thank you very much for the articles. I'm learning a lot from this!

 

[Joshua Randall]

I also recommend you look at D&D for Dummies.

Yes, I'm serious. It has an entire section on feat trees for what the book considers the "basic" character classes: fighter, rogue, sorcerer, and cleric. For each such class, the book gives two or three types -- for example, the blaster sorcerer, the summoner sorcerer, the party-buff sorcerer -- and feat trees for each type.

 

[Bad Paper]

First level feats would be Augment Healing (Complete Divine) and Extra Turning (PH)
At 3rd level I'd get Improved Turning (PH)
At 6th level I'd get Divine Vigour (CD)
At 9th level I'd get Extend Spell (PH)
At 12th level I'd get Divine Metamagic (CD)

This is far from the best cleric build, but it isn't very complicated and should prove a useful addition to any party.

What, no Lightning Reflexes?