Pali/Fighter Split

[flynnjsw]

So with getting closer to 20th and picking up Levik's Bracers and Full Plate of the Defender I am considering doing a TR on Paladdium and making his next life a Tank. However, here is my question; would HUman be the best race, as the Improved Recovery will stack with the Levik's (I plan on getting Levik's Defender as well), or another race. Also for class split I was looking at 14/6 Paladin/Fighter since Stalwart Defender and Defender of Syberis stack, but is that really a good level split? Is there a better split? Is it even worth giving up both capstone AND Tier 3 of DoS for Stalwart 1?

[sephiroth1084]

Stalwart and DoS don't really stack, so you wouldn't be gaining much of anything from having both stances. If you were going to do the Pal 14/Fighter 6 split, the biggest benefit would be in having 1 DPS PrE and 1 tanking PrE (I did this on my tank's first life with KotC II and Stalwart I).

My tank is currently an 18 fighter (will be 18/2 paladin/fighter next life), and I can say that the tier III defensive stance just blows the tiers I and II versions out of the water. Having almost normal movement speed, +4 Str and Con, more AC, more saves, more hate is just notably better. You can do the split, and it will work, but that will be more from having better DPS with solid tanking ability than simply the best tanking ability.

[sephiroth1084]

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[Angelus_dead]

You can do the split, and it will work
He cannot do the split, and it will not work.

One character cannot have both Fighter Armor Class Boost and Paladin Armor Class Boost. (Various people have made suggestions to change that, but it seems unlikely the devs will do so)

[sephiroth1084]

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[sephiroth1084]

Uh, A_D...reading comprehension... I didn't say that a Stalwart I/DoS II split would work, but that a 14/6 split would (and said that it would mean taking a DPS PrE and a defense PrE).