Kaylon

Well, I don't understand why people keep talking about paladins being a npc. People who want to play as a paladin do it as their main, I certainly don't care about npc paladins. What I have to say is the paladin is one of the most versatile characters in the game and can deal with virtually any situation. I'm playing as a solo paladin in PotD and I killed Raedric with him at lv4 (and cleared also most of the keep) because of his ability to tank and to kite (speed aura and fast runner is like having boots of speed at lvl3).

I disagree, the best hunting bow by far is Lenas Êr - Rending and Disorienting means it hits harder and is the most accurate ranged weapon you can get (helps also your stunning shots).

Personally I find the warhammer to be the best one handed weapon. There's no monster in the game which is resistant to both crush and pierce.

You should pick the category which is the most resistant to your damage. For an archer it's simple - vessels - they all have high pierce dr.

In theory, using the best items/buffs, a pale elf paladin can achieve by himself 150+defl/refl and 31dr against slash, pierce, burn and cold (without combat consumables/party buffs) which IMO is more than enough to tank him, however I'm not there yet...

I think the +5 Accuracy is applied only if you attack the same target as an ally - does a pet qualify as such?

Has someone checked using fraps if the modifiers stack additively for the reloading part of ranged weapons? I'm asking because when you look into Cheatengine they are multiplied (1.2x1.5x1.2 for a ranger with gunner, swift aim and chanter buff).