Playable from level 1 - 40 .PvM or PvP

Two things spurned this build. The first was the success I had with Stonedeath. There wasn't much that could take him on in toe-to-toe, much less when I could death attack people. The second was the ridicule my Epitome of Defense took. I wanted to rebuild my dwarven defender build and give it offense to match its defense. While there's some mandatory sacrificing, I still think this is a pretty good build.

Moradin's Shield

Race: Dwarf

Alignment: Lawful Neutral

Base Attributes
Str 16
Dex 13
Con 18
Int 13
Wis 8
Cha 6

Attribute Bonuses
Str 4, 8, 24, 28, 32, 36
Con 12, 16, 20, 40

Leveling Guide
Level 1: Fighter
Level 2: Monk
Level 3-8: Fighter
Level 9-18: Dwarven Defender
Level 19: Fighter
Level 20: Monk
Level 21-40: Dwarven Defender

Final Level Distribution
Fighter 8
Monk 2
Dwarven Defender 30

Feats
Level 1: Expertise, Toughness
Level 2: Cleave (Monk feat)
Level 3: Improved Expertise, Weapon Focus (Warhammer)
Level 5: Weapon Specialization (Warhammer)
Level 6: Dodge
Level 7: Knockdown
Level 9: Improved Knockdown
Level 12: Improved Critical (Warhammer)
Level 15: Blind-Fight
Level 18: Power Attack
Level 19: Great Cleave
Level 20: Deflect Arrows (Monk feat)
Level 21: Epic Damage Reduction I
Level 24: Epic Damage Reduction II, Epic Damage Reduction III
Level 27: Epic Weapon Focus (Warhammer)
Level 28: Epic Prowess
Level 30: Armor Skin
Level 32: Epic Toughness I
Level 33: Great Strength I
Level 36: Great Strength II, Overwhelming Critical (Warhammer)
Level 39: Great Strength III
Level 40: Devastating Critical (Warhammer)

Final Attributes
Str 25
Dex 13
Con 22
Int 13
Wis 8
Cha 6

Hit Points (max every level)
776

Final Saves
Fortitude 32
Reflex 19
Will 21

With skills, you can pretty much do what you want. I would recommend using the monk levels to raise your tumble as high as possible at the time and maxing your concentration and discipline.

I hope you like it.

King Harbromm

Edited By griphook on 07/29/05 14:19

I would sacrifice 4 DD levs epic (and thus 3/- DR) for 2 fighter and 2 monk levs to get EWS and and be able to max tumble. +4 to ac and damage for just 3 DR less is a good tradeoff IMO. The best way to do it would probly be to drop the epic toughness feat. Other than that it is a solid build at least, tough to defeat without being able to crit it, so +4 AC is nice. It will remove 20% of crits, at least. 27/- DR will take the most out of any non-crit hit.

Edited By Grimnir77 on 07/27/05 16:40