TWF+Shield Paladin Build

[Nullyrian]

So, my dm, a while back, gave me a shield that grants me two feats, two weapon fighting, and improved shield bash. The shield acts as a +1 heavy steel shield with a 1d6 for damage.

Everyone else in the group has awesome loot, but since I'm a paladin, and try to help the group moreso than not, any loot my dm (secretly) designed for my character to receive, I gave to the party's fighter or barbarian.

I've always held the party-first mentality, and the dm, and group, have decided (rather adamantly) that I get the new shiny shield that we had found.

Now that I have the shield, though, I'm not sure how to progress my character. He's a level 6 paladin, focusing on an offensive build. His strength is 21, dex 12, and now that I suddenly have the capability to dual wield, I don't quite know where to take my character.

Here is as he stands. (Note: the following stats I rolled for. Yes, I know. They're a bit on the cheesy side.)

str 21
dex 12
con 16
int 14
wis 14
cha 18

Feats:
Power Attack
Improved Initiative
Point Blank Shot
Precise Shot

Shield Bonus Feats:
Two-Weapon Fighting
Improved Shield Bash

Any thoughts on how I should progress him?

Edit: Oh! And before you think my character is OP and my dm is dumb. He is actually one of the best ones I've had in about ten years or so.

[Nullyrian]

I guess my question is, should I, now, build off of the shield and turn him into a TWF paladin, or should I stick with the switch hitter offense build?

[Skylancer4]

Nullyrian wrote:

I guess my question is, should I, now, build off of the shield and turn him into a TWF paladin, or should I stick with the switch hitter offense build?

Building off items for your character concept is often a *really* bad idea. A dispel can ruin your day.

You are much better served building the character as you want and just taking advantage of the item when you can.

[Renegadeshepherd]

Though I support your trying to what's best for the group and respecting their wishes, in this case it's a bad idea. This shield just isn't good enough to justify the trouble in my eyes as the baseline of steel shield is weak to me. Furthermore, while this shield is t useless it is going to eventually get overshadowed by other gear; when that happens if the GM doesn't give similar incentives to continue TWF you will have wasted your time.