Re: OOC
It gets worse. In a few levels that 15 becomes 24. ;)
Well, for starters, 'Drin has a high Dex and Combat Reflexes. On top of that, his Prestige Class, Black Rose, grants him situational abilities when fighting defensively. Say you swing and miss me, I can strike, take an adjustment, strike again, take another adjustment, and strike again. Now, you get your second attack for the round. :) Also, I gain my Intelligence modifier in AoOs for those purposes, and that doubles when I complete the path. It was the reason I'd been toying with the idea of using Robilar's Gambit (see PHB 2) but I could never truly benefit from it in a round. Yes, I'm also aware that Combat Reflexes might be wasted, but it covers the general stuff. Then, Deft Opportunist which gives +4 to my AoO attack rolls makes it dirty, and still gives a fighting chance.
But, as you've guessed by now, while being decisively vicious, if I'm not given just an absolute pile of bodies, I just stand there looking menacing. Sure, there's always a counter balance, and that's fine because in this case where the Rose is concerned it is an acceptable one. At least when it concerns a Path of Roses Black Rose. Well...Embers and Thorns can be bad too, but Roses is without a doubt (in my opinion) the strongest of the three paths.
I believe the Rose is still up on the old SC page, and it should be the one that Elec took the old Nerf bat to. If you're curious.