Quote Originally Posted by jmbrown View Post
Trust me when I say Castle Ravenloft is one of the most horribly stacked campaigns ever released for 3.5. The famous church encounter, when run properly, will likely kill half the party. The wandering dead you find in the streets are easy fodder for even the most unbalanced party but every unique encounter is specifically designed to take the party by surprise and rape them hard.

Allow the character as is. That campaign is so stacked against the party that even four gestalts of equal level will have a tough time. Trust me on this one.
Been through it. Not really in my opinion.

However, I have heard of the above rinse and repeat issue a few times, so I still caution about it.