Help with pure Paladin dps thf

[Gualdrippa]

Hello,
I'm trying to find a build for a pure Paladin, mainly dps but not too squishy, using two handed weapons.

In theory I'm not interested in min-maxing it, just would like to create a character that will not be completely unuseful at higher levels.

I'll play almost always with a friend who is going to play a druid.

I don't want to multiclass.

human paladin lvl 1

My stats should be
str 16
dex 8
con 14
int 12
wis 10
cha 16

feats: power attack, THF

What should I take in account while levelling in order to avoid the "unuseful paladin" prestige class?
Thanks to all for your help.

[cru121]

stats: I'd go 16/16/16 str/con/cha.
feats: I might be an exception, but I like to start my paladins with PA / Cleave and I take Great Cleave at 6. Before taking level 12, I retrain Great Cleave (for improved THF). As a result I usually level heavy in Sacred Defender (up to 22-24 AP: +6 STR, run speed, +10% to +20% hp).

At level 12, I reset Sacred Defender to take T5 in KotC. Prioritize the AoE instakill cleave.

At the end of heroics, I again go up to 5th core in Sacred Defender (31 AP).

[unbongwah]

Pure THF paladin is a pretty bog-standard build. They all look like some variant on the Sacred Knight.

[Beltshazar55]

Pure THF paladin is a pretty bog-standard build. They all look like some variant on the Sacred Knight.

Hmmm so the idea is not having a warrior dps based tune that is a wrecking train to undead?? Uhm I kind of thought that was conceptually what a paladin was supposed to be....

[Quikster]

Hmmm so the idea is not having a warrior dps based tune that is a wrecking train to undead?? Uhm I kind of thought that was conceptually what a paladin was supposed to be....

That’s what mine is. Went bladeforged, thf, ic slash, adamantine body. ESoS and bovarialn/ML maul. Run in LD in epics twist sense, endless smiting and cocoon. 16 str16 Con and 15 cha the rest into int, lvls into str. Slot repair amp and reconstruction. Does fine for me. Not meta but more than enough to get pat lives and reaper points. Racial AP would help it shine.