optimized minotaur barbarian

[calighis]

with LA he will be 7th level .How we gonna construct this guy?

 

[Kat']

7th level? Minotaurs have 6 Racial HD, meaning they start at Lvl 8, or lvl 9 if they have one level of PC class. Or do you mean 7 HD (6 for Minotaur, 1 for Barbarian)?

 

[calighis]

really?
I thought LA +2 was worked out in 6 levels of Monstrous humanoid. So one level of Barbarian i guess.
What feats etc should we be considering. I think taking lions pounce here is a no brainer.

 

[Kat']

LA and racial hit dice are two separate things. They both add up to the class level for determining Effective Character Level (ECL). When told to create a character level X, you should read it as "ECL X".

You can't take Lion's Pounce with your character. Lion's Pounce requires you to have the Wild Shape class ability, which you only get after taking 5 levels of Druid. But you might want to have a look at the Lion Totem barbarian from Complete Champion, it has a similar Pounce ability.
Other feats... Power Attack is the key to nearly every barbarian, Improved Bull Rush + Shock Trooper is a nice choice, Knockback (Races of Stone) is excellent, both combien incredibly well with Improved Sunder+Combat Brute, Leap Attack is the cherry on the top. If you've got feats left, investing in martial maneuvers from Book of 9 Swords can be a nice option.

Given that you'll only have 3 feats at the moment, I suggest you grab Power Attack, Knockback and Leap Attack.

Stats are a no-brainer: Str>Con>Dex and Wis>Int>Cha

 

[StreamOfTheSky]

I think he meant the pounce ability of a level 1 Lion Totem Barbarian. Is it not called Lion's Pounce?

I agree with Kat's feat choices. I'd recommend after getting a total of 8 HD and class levels to dip Warblade 1 or Crusader 1 (I'd go Warblade, especially if you're new to Tome of Battle). Grab stance: Leading the Charge and maneuvers: WR Tactics, Battle Leader's Charge, and some other maneuver.

(My advice: pick Disarming Strike or Wall of Blades from IH and spend your 9th level feat to pick up IH Surge, which requires already knowing an IH maneuver. It's a lifesaver, especially if you later go into Frenzied Berserker. Alternatively, pick either of those first two and get an IH vest for 3000 gp to use IH Surge once/battle anyway.)

With Knockback, you'll want ot pick up Improved Bull Rush (if it's not required for Knockback anyway) and Storm Trooper (trading AC for Power Attack instead of attack bonus + knocking said foe back 20 ft afterwards = win. Note using this, Wall of Blades becomes very handy, too.)

Optional icing: Combat Brute tactical feat, Cometary Collision (+ Steadfast Boots from MIC). Former lets you do scary PA damage the round after charging, in case you failed to knockback the foe, somewhat synergizing with Shock Trooper. The latter, with boots, means you can ready to charge as a standard action at any foe that charges into or past your charge range, AND do double damage with any weapon since you readied against a charge!