Same level split as Cin Din's Master of Resistance but while his build is designed to resist elemental damage and to some extent, physical damage and have a bucketload of HPs, my build here aims to be able to use any melee weapon he picks up well and have quite a lot of versatility in feats chosen. Non-dev-crit but it can be fitted in for those die-hard fans *cough*.

Race: Human
Alignment: any non-lawful
1-40 PvM

STR: 14(38)
DEX: 15
CON: 14(16)
INT: 14(16)
WIS: 8
CHA: 12(14)

- choose the most suitable weapon(s) according to your environment - good longswords tend to be far more common than good scimitars. A shortsword for the one-hander may be a better idea so you can also dual-wield two with smaller penalties if you want to do that.

* = optional feats
{...} = Fighter bonus feats

01: Bard(1): Two-Weapon Fighting, {Ambidexterity}
02: Fighter(1): {Weapon Proficiency Exotic}
03: Fighter(2): Weapon Focus: Longsword, {Knockdown}
04: Fighter(3): STR+1, (STR=15)
05: Fighter(4): {Weapon Specialization: Longsword}
06: Red Dragon Disciple(1): Weapon Focus: Heavy Flail
07: Bard(2)
08: Red Dragon Disciple(2): STR+1, (STR=18)
09: Red Dragon Disciple(3): Improved Knockdown
10: Red Dragon Disciple(4): (STR=20)
11: Fighter(5)
12: Fighter(6): STR+1, Improved Critical: Longsword, {Improved Two-Weapon Fighting}, (STR=21)
13: Bard(3)
14: Red Dragon Disciple(5)
15: Red Dragon Disciple(6): Toughness*
16: Red Dragon Disciple(7): STR+1, (STR=22), (CON=16)
17: Red Dragon Disciple(8)
18: Bard(4): Curse Song*
19: Fighter(7)
20: Fighter(8): STR+1, {Improved Critical: Heavy Flail*}, (STR=23)

21: Red Dragon Disciple(9): Epic Skill Focus: Taunt*, (INT=16)
22: Red Dragon Disciple(10): RDD: (Darkvision), (STR=27), (CHA=14)
23: Bard(5)
24: Fighter(9): STR+1, Great Strength I, (STR=29)
25: Fighter(10): {Epic Weapon Focus: Longsword}
26: Fighter(11)
27: Fighter(12): Great Strength II, {Epic Weapon Focus: Heavy Flail}, (STR=30)
28: Bard(6): STR+1, (STR=31)
29: Fighter(13)
30: Fighter(14): Great Strength III, {Epic Weapon Specialization: Longsword}, (STR=32)
31: Fighter(15)
32: Fighter(16): STR+1, {Epic Prowess}, (STR=33)
33: Bard(7): Great Strength IV, (STR=34)
34: Fighter(17)
35: Fighter(18): {Armor Skin}
36: Fighter(19): STR+1, Great Strength V, (STR=36)
37: Fighter(20): {Epic Toughness I}
38: Fighter(21)
39: Fighter(22): Great Strength VI, {Epic Toughness II}, (STR=37)
40: Bard(8): STR+1, (STR=38)

NOTE: I didn't opt for WS/EWS for the two-hander

Max rerolled HP: 552
BAB: 27
AB (mundane longsword): 1d8 +20, +45/40/35/30 (Crit. 17-20/x2)
AB (mundane heavy-flail): 1d10 +21, +45/40/35/30 (Crit. 17-20/x2) <- no EWS on this
AB (any other melee weapon): +42, -2 if dual-wielding light
AC (naked/full plate/full plate + tower Shield): 26/33/36

Saves:
Fort: 26
Ref: 20
Will: 21

+9 vs. spells

Skills (256 points):
Discipline: 43(57)
Tumble: 40(42)
Spellcraft: 42(45)
UMD: 43(45)
Taunt: 43(55)

Perform: 13(15) <- enough for level 8 bardsong
Lore: 8(19)

+24 left over, suggested use in Heal or Lore

Spells Known/ Spells per Day:
Cantrips: 5/3
Level 1: 4/4
Level 2: 4/4
Level 3: 3/1

Someone else suggest which spells to take...

More levels of Bard could be taken if you wish.
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Edited By Jennalee on 11/20/05 14:33

*&@%^@&*^%*@&()% I forgot to take Blind Fight which is what happens when you try building at 2am I guess. It can be fitted in but the feat progression is then a lot less forgiving.
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Oh.

Right.

Carry on.
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