Min/Max Boards

Hello everyone, after a long hiatus, I'm finally getting back to 3.5

I could use some help. I'm going to be planning a high level gestalt game, and I'm making an intelligent golem as a character. One of the other players is an artificer and will be rp'ed as my creator. One half of the build will have to contain 14 HD for the stone golem section of the build (no la) All 3.5 material is open, and homebrew is allowed pending DM approval. 2 flaws, and 3 free bonus feats are a available. Starting level 20, no epic spell casting, and house rules that stop all planar travel including calling. At this level, the DM isn't looking to prevent breaking the game, but for use to go on a grand adventure while doing so.

Originally, I was going to go with a warblade+crusader tripper build using stormguard warrior to boost damage, and rely on magic immunity to help with casters. However, one of the other player's wants to focus on tripping, and I am happy to pursue other routes.

Dm has ruled that I can voluntarily allow myself to be affected by spells  and powers as a free action for bluffs from the party. Current party make up is an artificer//updated gun mage (iron kingdom), a shadow craft mage// beguiler, a half giant psychic warrior//warblade tripper with a homebrewed paionic discipline and a spiked chain discipline, and a werewolf version of Dr. Jekyll and mr. Hyde using advanced potions and tigerclaw manuevers.

So, does anyone have any suggestions? I'd prefer to stay melee focused, and not tack on a huge amount of casting even though casting is incredible at these levels.

Original build idea:

What's the highest intelligence bonus you can get with 4 la and a level in Wizard? Ignore the loss of cl. And assume an 18 in int before modification.

Is there a reasonably painless way to get venomfire on to the Wizard list?  Or even beguiler or nar demonbinder list? Preferably using either items or a single feat.

Other than a scabbard of keen edges are there any other options? Even mundane ones?

For one reason or another, each of you has heard to the treasures hidden within Vraath vault. Maybe it was a letter from a friend describing the wealth within, maybe a rumor from ages passed, but however you heard of it, you decided to set out on the road to riches.

Each of you walks north in hopes of finding riches beyond your dreams, but for now, you still have a ways to go. Darkness is setting in and it's time to make camp for the evening. In the dusk, you can see a hollow up ahead that will serve to keep the wind off of you tonight.

Eventually, the first to settle in is greeted by one and then another, before darkness settled in fully, each of you have decided to stay the night together in the hollow, after all, there is safety in numbers and stories of attacks on the roads have gotten more common the fatter north you have gotten.

Roll here

I had an idea for a character today and was wondering how to best represent it in the system. Figure d&d 3.5, all wotc material allowed and fairly optimized without getting into anything majority earth shattering. I don't need a complete build, but suggestions would be nice. Assume at least a point buy of 28-32(it's where I build all my characters), probably gestalt as most of the games I'm involved in have gone gestalt the last year or so. Would like the character to be playable at most levels, usually my games range from 5-15 or so, with 6-10 being the sweet spot. I rarely see my games go past 15 and usually start at 5 or 6.

Character idea: Born to a demon or devil mother and wizard father. I'd like some method of representing both sides. Thinking as fiendish abilities from the mother and maybe training from the father. Would love to have the ability to have lots of tricks up his sleeves.

So far, I've looked at warlock//wizard going for eldritch theurge for greatreach blast to deliver touch spells at range, but it's a late bloomer for its ability (around elc 16).

Also looked at warlock//artificer for the ridiculous item creation abilities, especially with hellfire infusion and metamagic infusion. Gets going a little earlier, and gets better as things go along. This one and the next are the ones I think fit the best with my play style. I tend to fulfill the role of problem solver and fixer with my groups. They always seem to be getting into oddball situations, but one player usually plays a career focused on battlefield controller with a bit of utility so it's more of a woops we need an of the wall solution as opposed to a power thing.

Warlock//factotum: can anyone say skill monkey? Use arcane dilettante to represent training for father.

I'd thought about a few other options, but haven't looked into them.

Warlock// non lawful paladin variant(maybe other cha + ability classes)

Sorcerer//warlock: losses some of the ties to his father, but not a huge issue, gains better cha figure focus than wizard or artificer

Has also considered taking a few templates on one side of the gestalt, but the half fiend template costs 4 la, won't be able to be bought off, and while it doesn't cost hd, I'm not convinced it's with half of 4 levels. I could be wrong though. La don't hurt anywhere near as bad in gestalt as the do in regular play, and it's low enough that he could start as early as 4 level of it comes to that.

I like the warlock, and while not a power house, it does give a lot of flavor and a decent base for gestalt, but I could be convinced to use something else without much trouble if it send like a better option.

Mostly just looking for ideas as to how someone else might build this character or improve upon one of the above ideas.

Other then duskblade, spellsword, and arcane archer, are there any other classes that can deliver a spell through a weapon? Or any feats or other options? Besides spell storing weapons.

For characters, I'll be posting important non-party npcs in another thread after they have been used.

Is anyone aware of a medium armor feat, ala mithral(light), and adamanite(heavy)?