Fighter/Paladin 14/6 tank build

[sobriquet318]

Hullo! I'm newish to DDO and wanted to get some thoughts on a tank I put together using only a 28pt build (I have no tomes available yet, perhaps soon I'll lay down the money for +2 all but I'm not quite comfortable with that yet). Mostly fighter AC centric with 6 in pally for threat, immunity to fears/diseases, Lay on Hands, occasional Smite etc...

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Hrunt Halfhand
Level 20 Lawful Good Dwarf Male
(14 Fighter \ 6 Paladin) 
Hit Points: 404
Spell Points: 50 
BAB: 20\20\25\30\30
Fortitude: 18
Reflex: 9
Will: 10

                  Starting          Feat/Enhancement
Abilities        Base Stats          Modified Stats
(28 Point)       (Level 1)             (Level 20)
Strength             16                    24
Dexterity            14                    14
Constitution         14                    16
Intelligence         14                    14
Wisdom               10                    10
Charisma              6                     6

                   Ending           Feat/Enhancement
                 Base Skills         Modified Skills
Skills           (Level 20)           (Level 20)
Balance              13                    17
Bluff                -2                    -2
Concentration         3                     3
Diplomacy            -2                    -2
Disable Device       n/a                    n/a
Haggle               -2                    -2
Heal                  0                     0
Hide                  2                     2
Intimidate           21                    34
Jump                 29                    29
Listen                0                     0
Move Silently         2                     2
Open Lock            n/a                    n/a
Perform             n/a                    n/a
Repair                2                     2
Search                2                     4
Spot                  0                     0
Swim                  7                     7
Tumble                3                     3
Use Magic Device      9                     9

Level 1 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Toughness
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 2 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Combat Expertise


Level 3 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Bullheaded


Level 4 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons


Level 5 (Fighter)


Level 6 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Dodge
Feat: (Selected) Skill Focus: Intimidate


Level 7 (Paladin)


Level 8 (Paladin)


Level 9 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Iron Will


Level 10 (Paladin)


Level 11 (Paladin)


Level 12 (Paladin)
Feat: (Selected) Shield Mastery


Level 13 (Fighter)


Level 14 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Focus: Slashing Weapons


Level 15 (Fighter)
Feat: (Selected) Improved Shield Mastery


Level 16 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Improved Critical: Slashing Weapons


Level 17 (Fighter)


Level 18 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Greater Weapon Specialization: Slashing Weapons
Feat: (Selected) Toughness


Level 19 (Fighter)


Level 20 (Fighter)
Feat: (Fighter Bonus) Stunning Blow
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost I
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost II
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Class Boost III
Enhancement: Fighter Haste Boost I
Enhancement: Dwarven Armor Mastery I
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage I
Enhancement: Dwarven Axe Damage II
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution I
Enhancement: Dwarven Constitution II
Enhancement: Dwarven Shield Mastery I
Enhancement: Dwarven Shield Mastery II
Enhancement: Dwarven Shield Mastery III
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery I
Enhancement: Fighter Armor Mastery II
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender I
Enhancement: Fighter Stalwart Defender II
Enhancement: Fighter Strategy (Sunder) I
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense I
Enhancement: Fighter Item Defense II
Enhancement: Paladin Divine Righteousness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness I
Enhancement: Racial Toughness II
Enhancement: Racial Toughness III
Enhancement: Racial Toughness IV
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate I
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate II
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate III
Enhancement: Improved Intimidate IV
Enhancement: Fighter Strength I
Enhancement: Fighter Strength II
Enhancement: Fighter Strength III
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness I
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness II
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness III
Enhancement: Fighter Toughness IV

Progression: 6 fighter/6 paladin/8 fighter.

My main concerns:

1) Are 6 levels of pally worth it; would my threat be fine without Divine Righteousness? Also would the low charisma completely murder this build? I don't feel I can afford the points and I'm not sure how useful the extra dmg/abilities versus undead would be. Even considering all these things I feel the trade off of 3 fighter bonus feats is worth it to multiclass in something if not pally.

2) Would there be items that would cover some of my reasons for multiclassing pally?

3) I've read a lot about splashing monk into this style build for Evasion, but again I'm worried it's not viable with a 28 pt build. Thoughts?

4) Lastly how useful would Stunning Blow be at 20? Would fitting Toughness in (for a 2nd time) be a better idea? I'm sure I could finagle that if so.

Thanks everyone!
~Hrunt

[Asmodeus451]

2 levels of monk gets you Evasion and 2 combat-oriented feats (iirc, you can also take toughness as monk feat)

both of which are GOOD THINGS on a tank.

it will also get you extra AC from your Wis modifier, but on a 28 pt build i wouldnt try that (edit: although looking at your build, you could get 3 extra AC just from a +6 wis item if you went that route)

some of the monk stances are gonna be pretty nice in U12 as well. Earth Stance in particular may interest you

[sobriquet318]

some of the monk stances are gonna be pretty nice in U12 as well. Earth Stance in particular may interest you

Looking through Monk with tank in mind was interesting, but don't you have to shirk fullplate and shield in order to benefit from the stances, insight AC and wis AC? Also do monk stance and combat expertise stack? I feel like splashing into monk would be great for evasion and combat feats, but I'm not sure I'd want to give up massive AC from gear for stance...then again as I mentioned I am new, and I'm probably missing the point ^_^

Ty for input! Looking forward to response