Hi all. So the concept is using Runesmith, Abjurant Champion, and Deepwarden to have a nice gish tank. 3.5 books are open though some of the really weird stuff may not make past the final DM approval. Pathfinder used for races and feat progression as far as I know. Here's what I have so far:
Str 14, Dex 10, Con 16, Int 14, Wis 16, Cha 8
Ranger 1: Endurance, 4 Climb, 4 Heal, 4 Jump, 4 Dungeoneer, 4 Survival, 4 Listen, 4 Spot, 4 Craft(Stonework), Favored Terrain[variant](Dungeons)
Paladin 1: +1 Heal, +1 Survival, +1 Dungeoneering, +1 Concentration
Paladin 2: Serenity [Dungeon Compendium vol1: use Wisdom instead of Cha for Paladin abilities], +4 Concentration
Paladin 3: +1 Str, +2 Craft(stonework), +1 Climb, +1 Jump
Wizard 1: Combat Casting, +2 Craft(stonework), 2 SP left and all PrC requirements met.
Runesmith 1: +4 SP, can now cast in armor because Rune Magic is awesome like that (all prepared spells gain a material component but lose the somatic component).
Deepwarden 1: Feat, +8 SP
Deepwarden 2: +1 Str, +8 SP, Stone Warden lets Con replace Dex for AC (and with mithril full-plate I'll be getting the full benefit).
Abjurant Champion 1:Feat, +4 SP
Abjurant Champion 2: +4 SP, Swift Abjuration makes casting Shield much more convenient.
I don't know if getting beyond level 10 is reasonable for the campaign (I'd probably just finish out Abjurant Champion). We're starting at around level 5 (maybe 6 or 7) and it's a first time DM. I'm not sold on Paladin for the core of the beat-stick portion of the build though I like the bonus to saves and enjoy playing paladin types. Having to use a feat to get the Cha to Wis swap strikes me as inefficient. I was thinking Crusader but the idea is to not take damage so I'd be losing out on the Furious Counterstrike and delayed damage. I was thinking that some of those "spare" SP would go into Survival so as to actually get use out of Track. Not sure what to do with the rest or with those last two feats. Casting as a level 4 Wizard at level 10, so spells I'm thinking of:
(1) Shield, Protection From X, Enlarge Person (wielding a Dwarven Waraxe so 1d10 to 2d8)
(2) Resist Energy, bull's strength
I was thinking of going Abjuration Focused Specialist to get an additional 3 slots for abjuration spells and losing a general slot (-1 slot, +1 abj slot for spec, +2 abj slot for focus). The problem is losing three schools. Two is not so bad, as a gish, enchantment and evocation are fairly useless (with some exceptions). The problem is I cannot think of a third school to lose. Maye ditch Necromancy?
Other than mithril full-plate and a dwarven waraxe I don't know what magic item type stuff to go for (the last gish I played was much higher level and was casting as a medium level duskblade and a high level wizard with spell channel from two different PrC so it was a very different priority for items, something like duskblade/wizard/ultimate magus/spellknight/raumathari battlemage).