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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Otterscrubber" data-source="post: 1413926" data-attributes="member: 4588">I also tried a pally using a 2 handed weapon.  It was great when that greataxe hit on a powerattack or a crit, but you paid the price later, especially if you were fighting multiple opponents who hit hard.  Getting your AC up is just plain hard to do.  In your case, try to keep up magic circle vs. evil up and do what you can to get any other defensive magic on your side prior to engaging accurate enemies.  As you get access to more money/magic, buy protective gear like rings of protection and amulets of natural armor.  This will help but you will still be hit a lot.  For my paladin I found that using a mount, combined with the mounted combat feat and the Heal Mount spell helped to absorb a nice amount of damage while still letting me dish it out nicely.  As I had a dwarf pally this also helped with my limited movement and effectively increased my reach as well.  I chose a griffon as my mount.</blockquote>