Phat BastardSword

[StromReich]

This build looks like fun! Sure, at times I prefer to duck and cover while dropping nukes on mine? enemy's, while other times I like taking on the big bad wolf head on. (while someone else hides and causes them to internally combust).

That said, this build can really put you in the middle of the action, able to hold down aggro, heal, and eat the babies!

I give you, Phat BastardSwords

With Perfect Two Weapon Fighting, Perfect Two Handed Fighting, Perfect Single Weapon Fighting, Greater Two Handed Fighting, and incredible PRR/MRR, AC, Melee Power and both of the only two top level Pally spells that matter.
Phat BastardSwords is also proficient in BastardSwords of course.

Given experience with builds such as these, I was hoping to get some pointers on where my enchantment points may better be allocated. Was also curious if both of the identical defensive enhancement trees in Fighter & Pally would stack?

Thanks for any feedback and inspiration!


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Phat Bastardsword
Level 30 Lawful Good Bladeforged Male
(4 Fighter / 15 Paladin / 1 Rogue / 10 Epic)
Hit Points: 576
Spell Points: 377
BAB: 19/19/24/29/29
Fortitude: 32
Reflex: 20
Will: 19
Starting Feat/Enhancement
Abilities Base Stats Modified Stats
(34 Point) (Level 1) (Level 30)
Strength 16 28
Dexterity 12 20
Constitution 16 27
Intelligence 10 18
Wisdom 10 18
Charisma 14 22
Tomes Used
+8 Tome of Strength used at level 1
+8 Tome of Dexterity used at level 1
+8 Tome of Constitution used at level 1
+8 Tome of Intelligence used at level 1
+8 Tome of Wisdom used at level 1
+8 Tome of Charisma used at level 1

Starting Feat/Enhancement
Skill Ranks Modified Skills
Skills (Level 1) (Level 30)
Balance -3 17
Bluff 4 20
Concentration 0 18
Diplomacy 0 16
Disable Device 4 18
Haggle 4 20
Heal 0 37
Hide -5 10
Intimidate 0 16
Jump -1 23
Listen 0 14
Move Silently -5 10
Open Lock 4 19
Perform 0.5 16.5
Repair 5 41
Search 0 14
Spellcraft 0 14
Spot 0 14
Swim -10 9
Tumble -4 11.5
Use Magic Device 4 20

Level 1 (Rogue)
Feat: (Selected) Adamantine Body
Feat: (Past Life) Race Past Life: Warforged Past Life

Level 2 (Paladin)
Feat: (Deity) Follower of the Lord of Blades

Level 3 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Exotic Weapon Proficiency: Bastard Sword

Level 4 (Paladin)

Level 5 (Paladin)

Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Extend Spell
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Two Handed Fighting

Level 7 (Paladin)

Level 8 (Paladin)

Level 9 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons

Level 10 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Two Handed Fighting

Level 11 (Fighter)

Level 12 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Two Handed Fighting
Feat: (Selected) Heavy Armor Training

Level 13 (Paladin)

Level 14 (Paladin)

Level 15 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Force of Personality

Level 16 (Paladin)

Level 17 (Paladin)

Level 18 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Fortification

Level 19 (Paladin)

Level 20 (Paladin)
Level 21 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Bulwark of Defense

Level 22 (Epic)

Level 23 (Epic)

Level 24 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Overwhelming Critical

Level 25 (Epic)

Level 26 (Epic)
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Martial Sphere: Perfect Single Weapon Fighting

Level 27 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Epic: Epic Damage Reduction

Level 28 (Epic)
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Primal Sphere: Perfect Two Handed Fighting

Level 29 (Epic)
Feat: (Epic Destiny) Primal Sphere: Perfect Two Weapon Fighting

Level 30 (Epic)
Feat: (Selected) Arcane Sphere: Epic Mage Armor
Feat: (Legendary) Scion of Arborea
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Improved Fortification (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Warforged Constitution (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Mechanist (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Mechanist (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Mechanist (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Scribing (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Scribing (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Scribing (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Great Weapon Aptitude (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Great Weapon Aptitude (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Great Weapon Aptitude (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Warding (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Warding (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Warding (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Communion of Handling (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Weapon Attachment (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Bladeforged - Power of the Forge (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - To the Fore! (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Combat (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Vicious Shield (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Combat II (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Specialization I (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Smash (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Smash (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Smash (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Specialization II (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Stunning Shield (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Stunning Shield (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Stunning Shield (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Action Boost: Melee and Ranged Power (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Action Boost: Melee and Ranged Power (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Action Boost: Melee and Ranged Power (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Specialization III (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Follow Up (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Follow Up (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Follow Up (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Fatal Bulwark (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Specialization IV (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Vanguard Armor Mastery (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Vanguard Armor Mastery (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Vanguard Armor Mastery (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield to the Facce (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Rush (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Rush (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Shield Rush (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Pal) - Armored Strength (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - To the Fore! (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Shield Combat (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Shield Specialization I (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Brutality (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Brutality (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Missile Shield (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Missile Shield (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Missile Shield (Rank 3)
Enhancement: Vanguard (Ftr) - Fatal Bulwark (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Sacred Defender (Pal) - Holy Bastion (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Sacred Defender (Pal) - Sacred Defense (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Sacred Defender (Pal) - Extra Lay on Hands (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Sacred Defender (Pal) - Durable Defense (Rank 1)
Enhancement: Sacred Defender (Pal) - Durable Defense (Rank 2)
Enhancement: Sacred Defender (Pal) - Durable Defense (Rank 3)

[Kodwraith]

You should either switchover to SWF OR try to work in the Shield Mastery line (Shield MAstery, Imp Shield MAstery, Imp Shield bash) OR swiotch to a straight 2H weapon.

With that feat layout, you will do much more damage using a gsword. Soif you're sold on sticking with bsword you have the option of using the SWF line + an orb or using a shield and fitting in imp shield feats and then squeezing in as much THF feats as you can. What you have now is suboptimal at bsword and is missing about 40-50% of you potential dmg output (or missing a bunch of defensive perks without the shield feats). The whole joy of a bsword is it benefits from both shield mastery and thf feats lines at the same time. This only works if you actually take the shield feat lines.

I'm running a bsword+shield build right now on a CHA paladin with PDK, a +1 heart with Helm as diety and it works as advertised.