Iron Chef Optimization Challenge in the Playground XLV

[Draz74]

And I'm totally with you there, Venger - I wanted to saddle you guys with Witchborn Binder, but the requirement of "meldshaper level 6th" is what killed it for me.

Hmmm, does meldshaper level have the same other-levels-count-half thing that Initiator Level in ToB has? I don't think so -- I think I'm just mixing it up with the rules for meldshaper level for Shape Soulmeld. But hey, at least non-incarnum classes could qualify for this PrC at Level 12? ...

Alright I checked it, and RotW's Wildrunner is not there. But rather than just saying what I think is a cool class, can people tell me what traits make a good SI? I just know nothing too powerful. That's about it.

The obvious ones you're missing are (1) is 10 levels long, and (2) hasn't already been used in an Iron Chef round.

There's also a concern about making them classes that are more open to qualifying for in a variety of ways, although some previous rounds have basically ignored that guideline anyway.