Defender Help

[Tyrion]

Im doing SoU and HotU with a dwarf and so im doing a Defender, of course!

However I will focus in battle axe and so I want to be really good with it! Therefore im taking 7 levels of Weapon Master somewhere along the way.

The question is, when should I level in which class? going to start out as a fighter for about 4 or 5 levels and then go weapon master until level 11-12. Then its all dwarven defender from there! Is this possible and good?

Give me tips plz! If there are better places when to do a fighter level, please say which ones...I want maximum feats possible, because this character build requires so many feats!

[Micah Foehammer]

In order to switch to weapon master you need a BAB of 5 or better. You also need the following feats: dodge, mobility, expertise, spring attack, whirlwind and Weapon Focus in a specific weapon. Spring attack can't be taken until you have a BAB of +4, and whirlwind can't be taken until you have spring attack. You also need four ranks in Intimidate which is a cross class skill, but that should be doable. You will probably want to add weapon specialization for an additional +2 to damage (that requires BAB +4 as well). The requirement of six feats minimum with three at BAB+4 means six levels as a fighter is the minimum.

Here's the breakdown:
Fighter start up - dodge/mobility
level 2 - weapon focus - battle axe
level 3 - expertise
level 4 - spring attack
level 6 - whirlwind / weapon specialization

Now you can switch to weapon master at level 7 and then add these feats:
level 9 - improved critical - battle axe
level 12 - toughness

Take 7 levels of weapon master and switch to dwarven defender at level 14. 7 levels of WM give you 7 uses of Ki per day, and the only thing you lose is an additional +1 to hit at WM lvl 10.

Dwarven defender will require a BAB of +7, the additional feat toughness (you alredy have dodge) and any lawful alignment. You've already satisfied those requirements, so now start advancing as a dwarven defender:

level 15 and 18 - your choice but power attack and cleave are really good -

As an alternative, you might want to take 8 levels of fighter up-front, then switch to weapon master at level 9, and to dwarven defender at level 16. Take power attack as a fighter at level 8 and then add cleave at level 15 and greater cleave at level 18. That gives you a better range of feats and greater cleave is awesome and saves an epic level feat for something better. [img]smile.gif[/img] You can add Improved Whirlwind at level 21 if you want.

Have fun. [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Stratos]

Also, make sure you have an Intelligence and Dexterity score of at least 13, you'll need it to be able to pick the feats required to become a Weapon Master.