This is a pretty cool idea. I'd seen the Pld/Rdm used by a friend of mine. Phalanx and Stoneskin work wonders with a pld's already iron defense. There used to be debates on which sub paladin would use if they didn't need voke, and rdm and monk often topped the list. Many people's first inclination was something to the effect of "omg pld/nin would be the best tank ever" but then shield use, paladin's crappy evasion w/ utsusemi, etc got brought up and that sub gets dropped from the list. I think as a Taru paladin, Pld/Rdm might better play to our racial strengths - our enormous mp pool. I think the MP deficient races would be best served sticking with the /war standard. I have another friend, a taru pld, who subbed whm to some good effect. He was in a static so cookiecutter didn't apply to him. I don't know the details but I think the gist of the strategy was letting hate bounce for a bit and using curagas to get it back. I dunno, I'm probably explaining it all wrong, but the point is, cookie cutter subs are only cookie cutter because people don't want to risk learning something new. Cookie cutter protects the status quo.