I've had a chance to look at the build now. Some thoughts:
1) Moderate level ability in a number of ways (psionics, maneuvers, meld shaping). Moderate level in multiple things usually isn't nearly as good as being excellent at one. It can work quite well, but only if you have a clear idea of how the abilities are going to synergize in useful ways.
With both the Totemist and War Mind providing long-term buffs for Combat, the Warblade and Gish portions will be able to make the build an effective combatant. While it is not the King of Smack, it is a versatile combatant that will prove very durable. The idea was to have a build that most DMs would allow off the bat without having it suck.
This is my biggest point, and unfortunately, I don't know these systems well enough to help you here.
2) It is worth it to start totemist 2 instead of warblade. You'll have 1 level of suckiness, but after that, you'll be golden (with the totem chakra bind), and you'll benefit forever onward from being able to space out the levels of warblade.
True. Also staggering the Warblade and Totemist levels would do wonders for it. I may limit it to 2 Totemist levels to squeeze in two more levels of Warblade at the peak-end of the build.
3) Personally, I think BAB is overrated. In a number of instances it looks like you timed the number of levels you decided to take because of BAB rather than class abilities.
Yes. Yes I did. Dropping a few levels of Totemist wouldn't hurt (aside from leaving it vulnerable to being Dispeled) and would probably allow for an increase in the class features it has. That said, I do like having 4 attacks with a 4-handed Greatsword (courtesy of the Girallon Arms) and 6 attacks at 20th.
While it still isn't optimal, I'd lean towards something like:
Totemist 2/Incarnate 2/Psion 3/Soulbinder 4/Legacy Champion 8/Warblade 1/
The trade of totemist levels for incarnate levels costs you one BAB, but is almost pure gain and lets you have both more HP and more meld and chakra bind options. (The soulbinder's extra chakra binds should apply to both Totemist and Incarnate).
I've never seen the Soulbinder, do you mean the Soul Manifester? If the Soulbinder is a Dual-Incarnum class, I'd take that over Psion levels personally. Dual-Incarnum builds are impossible due to the fact that they never made a class like the MT or UM. The other problem with going Totemist/Incarnate is the fact that you can't use Chakra binds or Soulmelds granted by the other class for Soulmelds not from that class' list. But the extra Essentia it would grant may be worth something in the long-run.
Psion instead of warmind gets you a *lot* of extra powers known and power points.
Taking warblade and crusader later on let you get most of the good stuff you would have gotten in your build.
Taking it too late however, leaves a large number of options off-limit. And only a single level means I can only get a single 1st level stance unless I spend feats.
It could be that it would be worth it to take legacy champion to advance soulbinder. I'm not sure.
Taking double chakra bind (totem chakra) seems to me to be a wonderful and obvious pick. Extra Essentia (or whatever it is called) might also be worth it.
Yes, it does. And if my build could afford it, I would have done so in a heartbeat. Alas, my version can't get it until 21st unless I drop more levels of Totemist for Soul Manifester.
Mine gives up a significant amount of BAB - fractional bab would help that.
Best,
David
P.S. Frankly, I still don't like my build that much, but don't know what else to do.
As I've said above, I dislike the Fractional variant due to the confusion it gives me (I suck at any kind of math involving fractions). This is what deters me from that option.
Rogue BAB, Good will, poor everything else.
Perfect. It fortifies a weak-point in my build, and allows me to free up maneuvers late-game.