Paladin with a Pole Arm Build?

[BobsYourUncle!]

Thoughts on how to build a Paladin with a Pole Arm?

Feats etc?

Disallowed books?: Races, Campaign Setting, TOB, DrM, homebrew and Dragon magazine.

Starting around level 8 or 9.

Races allowed: only those from PHB.

Thank You,

[EvulOne]

I'd recommend getting a Guisarme and pick Improved Trip, Short haft, Power attack and possibly Shock Trooper. This is more of a fighting Paladin.

[Firechanter]

Does it absolutely have to be Polearms or do you just want Reach?

EWP Spiked Chain has the same opportunity cost as getting Short Haft but lets you do more things and you avoid the penalties.
Downside: you never find magic spiked chains as lootdrops.

For a Paladin, I advise against Improved Trip, you're MAD enough already before piling an Int prereq on top. If you want Lockdown, look at Stand Still.

[WesleyVos]

Thoughts on how to build a Paladin with a Pole Arm?

Feats etc?

Disallowed books?: Races, Campaign Setting, TOB, DrM, homebrew and Dragon magazine.

Starting around level 8 or 9.

Races allowed: only those from PHB.

Thank You,

The bolded and ugnderlined is harsh. Crusader is the best option for a polearm paladin archetype.

That said, it is going to depend on what type of paladin you are building. Do you want a lockdown build? A tripper? A mounted charger? Something else?

Without maneuvers, you are going to be feat starved, so you will probably have to pick one specialization.