What are some staple items for Barbarians/Fighters? Lets say you have a soft cap of ~18k as the most expensive item you can find in the city. What would you purchase?
The campaign that I'm currently in, we hit bank, compared to how we usually acquire wealth, and now have ~30k gold to play with. DM allows us two characters, a main and an alternate that is one level lower. So Currently I have a Issac: Fighter 5/Shadowdancer 2 and Logen: Barbarian 6.
Logen's real items of interest are a +4 con belt, +2 frost scimitar (That he'll sell if he can get a better weapon) and a masterwork breastplate/greatsword. He charges in and lets enemies eat his health.
Issac was created with a cap of 6k gold so his combat items are a mithril breastplate and a masterwork guisarme. He's a trip fighter specializing in hit and run tactics.
Books currently allowed: Ultimate Magic, APG and Core.
Are intelligent items worth the cost? I was looking into a decent weapon for Loge:n Adamantine, large bastard sword that could cast enlarge person 3/d and stabilize at will. Add on Furious from the APG, all for about 16.8k.