| GawainBS: Blades make better fighters than fighters themselves. They're almost unstoppable in melee, given that they properly protect themselves. The lore is hardly a problem with the glasses of identification and 80 lore. Either way, 100 gold isn't that much to lose for so much fighting power. Despite what it says, Offensive Spin DOES stack with Haste and Improved Haste and you CAN move during defensive stance if you have freedom of movement and it DOES stack with itself, so just with that, you're a fortress. Just to add more sugar, you can cast Tenser's Transformation as well as other spells including Stoneskin to make you almost invulnerable, except for the unique foes.
Gorlam: With the Shapeshifter/Fighter, you'd be able to get to as much as -31 AC (Defensive Harmony gives +3 and only lasts three rounds, if memory serves), but unfortunately the cap is at -24 (-25 if you're wielding a one handed weapon with Single Weapon style). Again, having a constant -24 AC is enough as you can cast Iron Skins (that should hold about seven hits) and two charges of Stoneskin from the Gargoyle Boots (that also grant an immunity to backstab).
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