[flibulzbuth]

My 2 cents:
The barbarian already gets a lot of hit points, i'd focus on str (half-orc) instead of con (dwarf). 20 str really help, and 14 con is enough, though more is always useful. I'd put the rest of the points in wisdom to get better will saving throws.
My 22 str (after lvl 8-9) barbarian generates a third of all the kills and exp in the group, compared to my 20 str paladin who generates 18%. Barb uses +1 2h-axe, pally uses +1 great sword.