I agree with the Berserker suggestion.
As Dundee said take g.m. in flails (FoA is awesome).Also I would suggest dualwielding with Defender of Eastheaven in the off-hand (although probably it's not the most appropriate fighting-style for a Dwarf :D ).

A half-orc Barbarian would be a good choise too, especially in high levels.
His innate physical resistance combined with the flail Defender,a fighter's HLA and a ToB helmet and armor,would make him an even better defensive tank.

Wait... why choose Dwarves over Half-Orcs because of the high constitution? I thought they were both able to get a 19 constitution... And, etiehr way, Half-Orcs get a 19 Strength. Much better than a dwarf.

Dwarves are supposed to get extra saving throw bonuses because of high CON that half-orcs don't. The half-orc's extra STR shouldn't be much of an issue because there are items that can grant the dwarf an equivalent STR.

[ 05-21-2006, 06:30 PM: Message edited by: Desuma Malevois ]

why not a gnome berserker then? They also get excellent saving throws, and the one point in DEX is more important than 1 point in CON IMO, especially if you're using thrown weapons.

Gnomes' SavingThrow bonuses are not as good as the Dwarven ones.

Still, a 19 STR has a much larger bonus than any 18/?? bonus, correct?

19 STR = +3 to hit, +7 damage.

18/?? STR ranges from +1 - +3 to hit, +3 - +6 damage.

Erm... considering the abundance of STR girdles, 19 STR over 18 STR is hardly an advantage. You can get the Girdle of Hill Giant Strength from the Adventurer's Mart. Not to mention the plentifulness of STR potions.

Good point. Forgot about the girdles.

And even the girdles are irrelevant when the dwarf has Crom Faeyr in his/her offhand.