gestalt stonechild//barbarian

[CryptbornAkryea]

Trying to advise my gf concerning her new character.
Gestalt game.
Roll for stats, haven't rolled yet.

Plan so far:
Stonechild6//Berserker Strength Barbarian6

She wants to stick with Barb all the way on the one side, but that leaves 14 vacant levels to play with.

Any thoughts, giants?

[Xerlith]

I'd be advocating Warblade, since exactly 14 levels mean she'll get 9th level maneuvers. Grab Tiger Claw and Iron Heart maneuvers so she can be an engine of destruction and rage.

[CryptbornAkryea]

The idea certainly looks tasty...
Time to research maneuvers

[Biffoniacus_Furiou]

You don't want to go Barbarian//Warblade, that has completely redundant BAB, HD, base saves, and skill points. You want something that's going to improve one of those areas (saves and skill points being the only ones with room for improvement) while giving you useful class features.

Wolf Totem Barbarian (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#wolfTotemClassFeatures ) with Whirling Frenzy (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/classFeatureVariants.htm#rageVariantWhirlingFrenzy ) and trade Fast Movement for the Lion spiritual totem in CC which gives you Pounce. Get Knock-Down (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/divine/divineAbilitiesFeats.htm#knockDown) as early as possible.

For those 14 gestalt levels, I'd use Wilderness Rogue (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#rogueVariantWilderness Rogue) and get Fighter feats instead of Sneak Attack (http://www.d20srd.org/srd/variant/classes/variantCharacterClasses.htm#rogue). That gives you back Uncanny Dodge and Trap Sense, plus tons of other benefits, and you don't have a completely redundant chassis.

Another option would be to take War Hulk in the Miniatures Handbook for ten levels after Stonechild. That gives you +20 Str and you'll still get BAB from the Barbarian levels. Finish levels 17-20 with four levels of the above Fighter Feat Wilderness Rogue.