BF Favored soul with splash of auralock

[RootinTuutin]

This is a simultaneous post with one in favored soul thread. I need a favored soul past life and haven't played one in a while. I like melee, so I was planning bladeforged.

3 Paladin/7 warlock/10 favored soul
-Greatswords
-Charisma maxed- to hit and damage from Grace of Battle, so leveling would keep FVS ahead of other classes
-Con high or maxed, Int for skills otherwise
-skills spellcraft, UMD, heal or repair, jump
-prestiges Knight of Chalice, enlightened spirit, war soul

3 Paladin/7 warlock gets paladin divine health, not sure whether going 2 Paladin/8 warlock would be better. Or more favored soul and less warlock?

Seems like a straightforward build but I am sure I am forgetting something and/or underthinking it.

Anyone care to weigh in?
Unbongwah?

[unbongwah]

What do you want from warlock?

Or to be more specific: given that Warpriest is still terrible in terms of melee DPS, what are you getting from auras / ES which is better for this build than the melee DPS you'd gain from say FvS 10 / ftr 6 / pal 4 with tier-5 Kensei? I just made those levels up, but get the idea.

Sure, temp HPs out the wazoo - what else?

[RootinTuutin]

What do you want from warlock?

Or to be more specific: given that Warpriest is still terrible in terms of melee DPS, what are you getting from auras / ES which is better for this build than the melee DPS you'd gain from say FvS 10 / ftr 6 / pal 4 with tier-5 Kensei? I just made those levels up, but get the idea.

Sure, temp HPs out the wazoo - what else?

I think I was thinking since it’s already a charisma based build, the warlock could add some buffs and CC and use the favored souls light spell power to its advantage as well. Not sure if this would be better than the DPS it could get from as you say fighter levels instead of the warlock levels.

[RootinTuutin]

What do you want from warlock?

Or to be more specific: given that Warpriest is still terrible in terms of melee DPS, what are you getting from auras / ES which is better for this build than the melee DPS you'd gain from say FvS 10 / ftr 6 / pal 4 with tier-5 Kensei? I just made those levels up, but get the idea.

Sure, temp HPs out the wazoo - what else?

I guess I was also concerned that being a charisma build (to hit and damage), that splashing fighter wouldn’t help as much since many combat oriented feats have a strength prerequisite. But maybe fighter would be more for enhancements?