Divine Soul - FS(26),M(1),Clr(1),Pal(2) or BG(2)

Description
The Divine Soul is a being, who has achieved near perfection with his/her Deity. However, depending on whether his Deity is good or evil, the end result may vary somewhat.

Pros:


 * Full Favored Soul Spellcasting


 * Level 30 caster


 * Fully viable from start to finish


 * Decent warrior with medium BAB, fair strength and buffs


 * Able to deal high damage using Epic Divine Might and Divine Power


 * Able to boost Defenses with Divine Shield


 * Usable under any magic setting


 * Good Saves and Evasion

Cons:


 * Horrible Wisdom, and hence offensive Spell DC


 * Limited Selection of Spells

Good vs Evil


 * Evil variant gains an extra Aura of Despair, and Use Poison


 * But has to burn 5 or 10 skill points in Hide

Character Creation
Race: Human

Classes:

Good Variant: Favored_soul 26 / Paladin 2 / Cleric 2

OR

Evil Variant: Favored_soul 26 / Cleric 1 / Blackguard 3

Alignment: Lawful Good OR Any Evil

Stats

BAB: 22

HP: (26*8) + (2*6) + (4*12) + (3*10) + toughness = 288

'Saves

Good Variant

Fort: 12 + 3 + 3 = 18

Will: 12 + 0 + 3 = 15 -1 wis

Reflex: 12 + 0 + 0 = 12 +1 dex

Evil Variant

Fort: 12 + 2 + 3 = 17

Will: 12 + 2 + 1 = 15 -1 wis

Reflex: 12 + 0 + 1 = 13 +1 dex

+6 from Divine Grace or Dark Blessing (or more with +Cha equipment)

+6 against spells with Spellcraft

And Evasion

(Note: I am not sure of Epic Save progression. the saves listed for Favored Soul 26 are actually from Favored Soul 20)

Overview
Feats

Character Feats

1. Luck of heroes

1. Power Attack

3. Divine Might (must take on Cleric 1)

6. Cleave

9. Practiced Caster Favored Soul

12. Divine Shield (must take on Cleric 2 or Blackguard 3)

15. Extend Spell

18. Persist Spell

21. Great Cha

23. Great Cha

25. Great Cha

27. Great Cha

29. Epic Divine Might

Cleric Bonus Domain Feats

1. Water for Evasion

2. Darkness for Blindfight

Favored Soul Epic Feats

23. Great Cha

26. One of your Choice


 * Your Last Feat can be any of your choice. You might choose from Epic Gate / Vampiric Feast / Last Stand.


 * Extend and Persist Spell are needed for your Favored Soul buffs.


 * Level 30 Spellcasting with Practiced Spellcaster. Only a full level Wiz/Sorc can dispel your buffs.


 * EDM adds +12 damage per hit


 * Get +8 Cha equipment to boost EDM to +20 damage per attacks, and another +4 to all saves.

Skills:

 * This only has 3 skill points per level. Because you have so many Favored Soul levels, and so few skill points, you can safely alternate between Favored Soul and another class to max out Favored Soul Class skills.


 * The must-have skills are Concentration and Spellcraft. The Good Variant can max out 1 more favored Soul Calss Skill of his choice. (Diplomacy for Modules and Campaigns, Lore or Heal for PWs)


 * If you are using the evil variant, you must invest 10 points in Hide cross-class to unlock Blackguard. Alternatively, you can assign your Spare Feat to Able Learner, and spend your points in 5 hide / 10 tumble / 16 UMD or Spot.

Character Progression
Levelling Notes


 * You have a lot of flexibility in terms of Levelling. All you really need to ensure is that you take all your basic divine feats (divine might and shield) on feat levels, and before level 18.