Advice

[Vigil80]

I want some input on a character idea for my D&D group, but I didn't want to start a whole thread just for that. Therefore, I declare this thread to be the one-stop shop for analog gaming advice, whether it be character builds, game recommendations, etcetera.

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It's general practice to have a new character in mind in my 3.5 D&D group in case your current one dies, and isn't resurrected for whatever reason. I really want to play a chaotic good character, and I've been mulling over a fighter/barbarian. Here's generally what I had in mind.

14 levels of Fighter. Combat feats are what the character is all about, and 14 fighter levels ensures there's plenty.
6 levels of barbarian. Why 6? So he'll get Improved Uncanny Dodge at 5, and may as well tack on another, since fighter bonus feats only come on even numbered levels. I'll be taking Extra Rage, and maybe Extended Rage to offset the low barbarian levels.

He'll use a maul (from Complete Warrior) and I was going to get a large instead of a medium class sized one so that it will be a two-handed weapon.

So who's a 3.5 vet who has some thoughts for me?

[alienmastermind]

Go with a Human for the free feat at 1st level, is all I can think of.

[Zrikz]

Friend in my group plays a barbarian and omg the amount of dice for some of his powers is absurd.. huge dmg.

[nnanji]

14 levels of fighter gives him a ton of feats already. Don't goliaths have a racial ability to wield large weapons as if they were medium, or something like that? Might help you with that maul.

[Vigil80]

Thanks for the input.

I wanted him to use a two-handed weapon anyway, so using a larrge category item just means it has to be used two-handed. Also ups the damage to... 2d8 I think, in the maul's case.

However, I recently listened to a podcast that did a feature on the ranger, and that's got me thinking about those. As much fun as melee is, one gets tired of being a one trick pony throughout a campaign...