I guess the point of this build was to create a Cleric with a defense as powerful as his offense. This build combines a DR of 21/- with over 600 health and the ability to heal himself to full health with a single spell. In addition, he does quite respectable damage with his Greatsword, especially with a few of his Cleric buffs to help him out (Darkfire, Divine Favor, etc.). He should be a pain to stealthers as he can't be flanked, and he has access to True Sight as well.

His only real weakness is his very low AC, but this character was really meant to absorb damage rather than to avoid it. I would tend to think that he would thrive on a low-magic world in which high-AC builds seem to be penalized by the fact that AB increases with lvl whereas AC does not. I'm not sure whether or not a build like this has been done before, although I would expect that someone has done something similar.


Cleric 12/Dwarven Defender 22/Fighter 6
(pre-epic Cleric 12/Dwarven Defender

Race: Dwarf

Alignment: any Lawful

Domains: Strength
Healing

Stats

Starting

Str 14
Dex 13
Con 16
Int 13
Wis 15
Cha 6

Ending

Str 25
Dex 13
Con 21
Int 13
Wis 16
Cha 8


Feats

1 Power Attack
3 Cleave
6 Dodge
9 Toughness
12 WF: Greatsword
15 Great Cleave
18 Improved Crit: Greatsword

You get 14 feats in Epic lvls with this build. Epic feats I would recommend are:

General Feats: Great Str x 7

Fighter: Weapon Spec, Epic Weapon Spec, Overwhelming Crit, Dev. Crit. (take at lvl 40)

Dwarven Defender: Epic Weapon Focus, Damage Reduction I + II

Equipment:

Heavy armor
Greatsword

Skills:

Concentration: 43
Discipline: 43
Healing: 23
Spellcraft: 20

Total: 129

AB: 27 base
+7 Str
+1 WF
+2 EWF
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37 w/ mundane Greatsword

AC: 10 base
+1 Dex
+8 Full Plate
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19 w/ mundane armor

Damage: 2d6 + 11 Str + 2 Weapon Spec + 4 Epic Weapon Spec = 19-29 damage unbuffed

DR: 21/-

HP: 660 max unbuffed health. Possible to get 900 HP with Con buffed to max.