2 player party classes

[D20ragon]

I end up Dm-ing for two people a lot,any thoughts on best classes for that? Staying alive being a priority.

[JaronK]

I'm a fan of Gestalt (see Unearthed Arcana) for such small parties. If that's not allowed, how about a Kobold and Trickery Domain Cloistered Cleric along with a Beguiler/Shadowcraft mage? You can both be super sneaky, handle traps easily, and have incredible magic!

JaronK

[Rebel7284]

Druid and Kobold Cloistered Cleric

You end up with 3 tanks. (Wildshaped Druid, DMM persist cleric, Animal Companion).
2 Battlefield Controllers.
2 Spell lists for utility.
1 Guy with trapfinding
If needed, armies of animals or armies of undead.

Good at levels 1 through 16, outclassed by wizards at 17+

[danzibr]

Seconding gestalt.

I'd also suggest giving them free Wild Cohort or maybe having a Druid. Or some way to get a meat shield.

[Nightraiderx]

For single class, I would actually go with a Crusader/Cleric/RKV and a Spellthief/Avenger/Daggerspell caster.

The Rkv deals with survival and healing and daggerspell steals other people's spells and they both feed off the other's tactics.

If gestalt?

+ incarnate on the crusader side

+factotem on the spell thief side.

[Scow2]

Make one a divine caster, and the other arcane.

Cleric and Wizard is best, IMO.

[Gwendol]

Cleric and wizard, and have them pick up hirelings if needed.

[D20ragon]

Only issue with spellcaster combo is if they run out of spells,their screwed.
Maybe gestalt cleric fighter and wizard rogue.

[JaronK]

Meh, if they go all out they won't even run out of spells. Long term buffs and DMM: Persistence can handle the whole spells issue. Heck, the Cleric would have Animate Dead by level 5, and that helps a ton.

One fun party I'm currently playing with is talking about doing gestalt, with the dwarfiest dwarf (Dwarf Fighter 1/Dwarf Paragon 3/Crusader 3//Cleric 6 Gestalt) and the koboldiest kobold (Kobold Sorcerer 6//Rogue 5/Trapsmith 1). That could be fun to play with.

JaronK

[D20ragon]

How about this: a party made of The Most Stereotypical Charactors Ever.

[Rebel7284]

Alternatively:
Player 1 any class, leadership at level 6.
Player 2 any class, leadership at level 6.

:)

[JaronK]

Actually, that party I was talking about is indeed playing stereotypes. We're now bringing in a gnome Bard 3/Gnome Paragon 3//Gnome Illusionist 6 and a... wolf thingy. I don't think that last player quite got it.

JaronK

[Manly Man]

I would have one of them go Bard//Crusader/Paladin (Cleric if you won't let them have a lawful Bard)/Ruby Knight Vindicator, while the other one goes for Ranger/Swordsage//Ardent.