Originally Posted by
Cormac
i dont know what you mean about ninjas being a level ahead in sudden strike, so me it looks the same (though you will get a level ahead if you prestige into assassin).
Also, having played a ninja, relying on sudden strike is a pretty serious draw back, and being able to turn invisible is pretty cool, but it is pretty limited how many times you can do it in a day and you need to use it just about any time that you need to sneak attack (getting a ring of improved invis 3/day or the like, is key, you can calculate the cost from the DMG).
I would recommend improved initiative, contrary to previous recommendations, as going before everyone else is a key way to get your sudden strike. and i think it is a powerful feat the whole way through, especially if you are a dex class (it seems like dex and initiative is one of the things that doesnt scale *as much* as other things--BA, hitpoints and grapple i am looking right at you).
and i would read your character history. having a life is overrated. I wish more people gave their character histories on this site. good character histories are more interesting that most of what gets up on these boards anyway.