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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fighter1" data-source="post: 2769884" data-attributes="member: 39381">Your fighter looks good; but there is a couple of things I am unsure of:WeaponsYou do need a ranged weapon; with those high ability scores getting Quick Draw and using javelins would work quite well. As far as keen goes; it is OK but given the incremental costs of an enhanced weapon I would say the feat Improved Critical is a more worthwhile investmentTumble From the SRD :In medium armor your slowed from 30’ to 20’. Even if somehow you bump it back up to 30’ I would still call it as being slowed; as the “slowing” is meant to represent encumbrance from armor just like the Armor Check.Other Skill Choices: It seems you may be over in your allotted skill points. I count 87 as opposed to 78; perhaps I am missing a synergy or two at first glance but that does not make up the difference (I could be off on this; just a quick observation)Your skills are all over the place; some of those skills you have are not really useful to a fighter type – but then again that is my opinion (call my old-fashioned in my skill selections!)I have almost always played 3.0/3.5 in a 40 point buy system. With your character here you have a 60-point buy Using the normal scenario of an 8 base; 1 point for 9-14, 2 points for 15-16 and 3 points for 17-18 plus the two points from levels (4th and 8th). This allows you to take more advantage of various feats; like a good strength and dexterity and intelligence…i.e. Attack & damage rolls, TWF feats and CE. Overall This guy looks pretty good for a TWF. You seem to have some solid and creative ideas on how to build and use a character - I would love to see you build something within a 40-point buy framework to see what you came up with.In any event - my experiences with success have been different. I have found that the sword and shield works best (yup I am old fashioned – the old sword & board!).  Why?  Because you have the offensive and defensive balance without incurring penalties by default like you do with TWF and using CE a whole lot; you have more choices you can make. Not to mention that TWF sucks up feats like a vacuum and also forces you to push attribute scores into more places; such as Strength and Dexterity instead of just Strength and a moderate Dexterity (noting I am referring to a more average set of scores). I know that in some situations a TWF is better, and in others a two handed weapon is better – but think about it – the sword & board is good at ANY situation. Plus he does not have a set of must have feats ahead of him – there are more choices he can make.But all of that is open to opinion; some prefer the additional attacks of TWF and don’t care about the penalties, others the extra damage of using a two handed weapon…me – I’m in the middle – that is just what I have found to be the most effective in the campaigns I have been a part of. . At 10th level one of my most favorite PC’s had the following:1. Weapon Focus - Long Sword2. Greater Weapon Focus - Long Sword3. Weapon Specialization - Long Sword4. Improved Critical - Long Sword5. Power Attack6. Cleave7. Great Cleave8. Improved Bull Rush9. Quick Draw10. Iron Will11. Endurance (he wore medium armor; had a higher Dex Score (16))At 12th Level he took Shock Trooper (awesome feat!) and Greater Weapon Specialization.</blockquote>

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