To answer your question, the Iroran Paladin. Just make sure to have about 15 DEX to get TWF.
What are your stats? Point buy?
one thing that really troubles me about iroran paladin is confident defense, saying I add cha do dex for the CA, so having trouble with the max dex bonus af light armors (but since this was also a problem with the canny defense ability wich they fixed, I hope to convince the dm about allowing the cha bonus as a dodge bonus)
It's not a problem.
At level one, with 18 DEX and 16 CHA, you'd be looking at a +7ish modifier. At that point, your best bet is a Haramaki or Iron Kilt, which are +1 AC with no Max DEX.
End result? 18 AC.
Same as a Rogue with 18 DEX and a Chain Shirt - 18 AC.
Balance.
Spend feats on TWF like a man, hippy.
Because it has a better progression, because it requires less attributes, because it has bonded weapon with scaling bonuses, because it has a good spell list, because lay of hands is useful in keeping yourself alive, etc.
I do much prefer Human to Halfling too, but that's your choice I guess.
Guide to Iroran Paladins. Short version, take 1 level of Sohei monk for the ability to flurry in light armor, and get the Brawling enchantment on your armor.
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Of note, while the Sohei archetype gets proficiency with light armor, it does not actually allow you to use Flurry of Blows in light armor. (If there was an errata for this, I haven't seen it.)
I went through the comparison process as well and went with Iroran Paladin due to being a more streamlined progression. I didn't want to lose the character in the mechanics.
There is an errata for it and it appears on the latest UC printing.
I had this debate with a PFS character I made, but haven't played yet. I think it depends on the flavor you're looking for. The iroran paladin is much closer you a paladin, with a few monk bits thrown in. The champion is a much more balanced mix of the classes, and advances a lot of the iconic abilities of both (ki pool, unarmed damage, speed, AC bonus, lay on hands, smite evil, etc.) It does require a lot of stats, though. You can go human with the alternate trait for +2/+2 stats and manage, just get your primary stats to 16/14 and grab items to boost asap.
I went with the champion for the monk flavor.
Shame they don't stack =/
thanks for the answers to all, I enjoy this character soooo much xD
:3
15 point buy seems pretty low to play a Champion. There is also the factor of your opponents. Champion can decimate evil and chaotic things. The Paladin gets much more modest boons that are universally applicable. Paladin also gets resistance to reroll effects, though I'm not sure how relevant that is to a PC.