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By
Darkgolem



The bastion build is designed to be
a fortress that a party can rally around.  With high damage
reduction while using a tower shield, a good intimidate skill, a good
armor class, and fair resistance to magic, the bastion can protect his
or her allies and still be a moderately good fighter.



The bastion has a weakness toward href="http://ddo.tentonhammer.com/index.php?module=ContentExpress&func=display&ceid=209">spell
damage.  It is important to keep the bastion equipped with
elemental protection potions and healing potions for when spell points
are not enough.  In combat, the bastion builds should draw melee
opponents toward themselves while others deal with casters.  After
casters are dealt with, deal with melee opponents next.  Meanwhile
the bastion draws the agg from melee opponents using both intimidate
and shield bash.



Some options with the bastion build are to switch the slashing
proficiency and improved critical for blunt proficiency.  This
allows better use of shield bash, since shield are blunt weapons. 
Bastion builds are not damage dealing classes per se, they are
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specialized warriors.


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abilities:

Note regarding
race:  The bastion build is very advantageous as a Drow. 
Even with a 32 point human build, the benefits of playing a drow are
simply superior, in this case, so no example of a human is given.

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(Below information based upon 28
point build, level 14)



Hit Points: 180



Armor Class: 16 + Items/spells



Saving Throws:

Fortitude: +19

Reflex: +12

Will: +13



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Features:

Aura of Good

Divine Grace

Lay on Hands 1/rest ( 110 points)

Aura of Courage

Divine Health

Turn Undead (level 9, 8/day)

Smite Evil (3/rest, +10 to hit, +43 damage)

Remove Disease (2/rest)

Spell Resistance 16

+2 Will saves against spells

+2 to Listen, Search, Spot

Proficient: Rapier, Short Sword, Shuriken

Immune to Sleep spells and effects



Skills:

Intimidate +16

Jump +7

Balance +91/2



Feats:  Toughness, Weapon
Focus: Slashing, Combat Expertise, Shield Mastery, Improved Shield
Bash, Improved Shield Mastery, Improved Critical: Slashing



Enhancements:

Improved Spell Resistance 2

Fighter Intimidate 1

Fighter Item Resistance 1

Fighter Strength 1

Paladin Focus of Good 3

Paladin Courage of Good 2

Paladin Bulwark of Good 3

Paladin Resistance of Good 3

Paladin Charisma 3



Spells:

(DC 12 + spell level)

Spell Points: 165 (base 119 + Ability bonuses 46)

Level 1: Divine Favor, Cure Light Wounds

Level 2: Resist Energy, Bull's Strength

Level 3: Cure Moderate Wounds


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Level 1

Class: Fighter

Feats:  Toughness, Weapon Focus: Slashing

Skills: Intimidate +4, Jump +4, Balance +2

Enhancements: Fighter Intimidate 1, Fighter Item Defense 1



Level 2

Class: Fighter

Feats: Combat Expertise

Skills: Intimidate +1, Jump +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Fighter Strength 1, Improved Spell Resistance 1



Level 3

Class: Paladin

Feats: Shield Mastery

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Focus of Good 1



Level 4

Class: Paladin

Ability Score: Charisma +1

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Charisma 1



Level 5

Class: Paladin

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Courage of Good 1,  Paladin Bulwark of Good
1, Paladin Resistance of Good 1, Elven Dexterity 1



Level 6

Class: Paladin

Feats: Improved Shield Bash

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements:



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7

Class: Paladin

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Focus of Good 2,  Improved Spell Resistance 2



Level 8

Class: Paladin

Ability Score: Wisdom +1

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Charisma  2



Level 9

Class: Paladin

Feats:  Improved Shield Mastery

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Resistance of Good 2, Paladin Bulwark of Good 2,
Paladin Courage of Good 2



Level 10

Class: Paladin

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements:



Level 11

Class: Paladin

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Focus of Good 3



Level 12

Class: Paladin

Feats: Improved Critical: Slashing

Ability Score: Wisdom +1

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Improved Spell Resistance 3, Paladin Charisma 3



Level 13

Class: Paladin

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Resistance of Good 3



Level 14

Class: Paladin

Skills: Intimidate +1/2, Heal +1, Balance +1/2

Enhancements: Paladin Bulwark of Good 3