Right then, I've been playing on my paladin for a bit, and he's sitting on level 10, and he's not died that often. However, throughout playing him I've started coming up with questions that people I've played with haven't been able to answer, or haven't given a reason for their answer. So here's a list of questions, and if any of you good sirs would be willing to answer them, I'd be filled with gratitude

1. Bastard sword or Khopesh?
Right, currently I'm specced for using Bastard Swords, after realising that the cost for a holy burst of pure good bastard sword is a fraction of the price of a khopesh (it cost 4.5k, as opposed to 45k). However, unlike fighters, paladins are feat strapped, so here's my projected list of feats, and why I can see a problem.

1. Toughness (No brainer really)
H. Bastard Sword
3. Two handed fighting
6. Power Attack
9. Improved Critical
12. Improved Two Handed Fighting
15. Greater Two Handed Fighting
18. Improved Shield Bash

Here's my issue. Going like this would make a two handed weapon more viable when I have to pull it out (got SoS on first run ). However, from what I gathered, a Bastard Sword ONLY comes close to a khopesh if all 3 feats are taken. So would it make more sense to take khopesh, and then use those 3 feat slots to make myself into more of a tank, like this?

1. Toughness
H. Khopesh
3. Power Attack
6. Shield Mastery
9. Improved Critical
12. Improved Shield Bash
15.Maximise
18. Quicken

I'm aiming to make a build that is like Junt's Jaerlach build, which is why I would take maximise and quicken. Or should I try to take combat expertise? Is it actually a useful feat?

2. The importance of AC
At level 10 I'm sitting quite comfortably on an AC of 41 without any barkskin etc. However, is AC actually useful later on? I noticed that when farming VoN 3, I had almost no problems at all on normal, the healer didn't bother healing me, I could look after myself. However, on hard, I was getting hit HARD. So should I be looking to boost it to about 50 or so for my level, or am I waaaay behind?

3. Health
Right, I got slightly ridiculed by a barbarian for this, as he claimed he had almost 400 health at this point... I only have 212. I keep the virtue buff up constantly, and I don't have a Minos or a greater false life item slotted yet, but should I have started with a con higher than 14?

4. Saves
None of my saves are below 16, so I'm assuming they're all good for the moment. What should I be aiming for?

5. Armor
What should I really be aiming for? I've flagged myself for VoN, Titan and I'm in the process for flagging for sands. Is there any armor that is a must-have or really advisable for the treck up towards level 20?

Sorry for the wall o' text, any replies to any of the questions would be really welcome, thanks