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2008-01-14, 05:37 PM (ISO 8601)
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Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
Well, I got confused while I planning my character build. If I am Gestalt Fighter/Paladin 8, and decided to put a level in cavalier prestige, then will I be just Fighter/Paladin 8 and Cavalier 1 (level up in only prestige) or allowed to level up in BOTH prestige and core class? (like Fighter 9/Paladin 8/Cavalier 1)
I'm really confused. Please help meLast edited by ChromaticOne; 2008-01-14 at 05:46 PM.
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2008-01-14, 05:40 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
You can only level up in two base-classes or in one base-class and one prestige-class
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2008-01-14, 06:51 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
You need to think of Gestalt not as multiclass, but as having two classes each level, only one of which may be a prestige class each level. Separate them with a double slash, like this: Paladin 8//Fighter 8. So, when you gain your 9th level, you could become either a Paladin 8/Cavalier 1//Fighter 9 or Paladin 9//Fighter 8/Cavalier 1. When you then advance to 10th level (assuming you took the 1st option), you could become Paladin 9/Cavalier 1//Fighter 9/Knight Protector 1 or something like that, the important thing is that each level you only have one prestige class (and that dual-advancement classes aren't allowed).
That said... Fighter//Paladin is a rather bad idea for Gestalt, since they have a lot of the same class features (d10 HD, a good fort save, full BAB, few skill points). What you want is classes with different abilities that mesh well togeather. A simple example is Fighter//Rogue. Beyond a regular Fighter, you'd have: 6 extra skill points each level and a bunch of useful class skills, sneak attack dice, a good reflex save, trapfinding, uncanny dodge, evasion and so on - all the class features of the rogue. And the whole point of Gestalt is to allow you to fulfill more than one party role efficiently, in a small party.
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2008-01-14, 07:08 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
Originally Posted by Swooper
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2008-01-14, 07:12 PM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
Thanks everyone! I got it now
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2008-01-15, 03:13 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
Huh?
No, you are a rogue who trades Sneak Attack for Feats. You don't have anything non-roguish besides the feats: not full BAB, not weapon proficiencies, not HD, not fort saves... This is very different from a Fighter//Rogue who gets full BAB, two good saves, d10 HD, all armor and shields and simple and martial weapons, bonus feats, sneak attack...
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2008-01-15, 03:26 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
But as Paladin//Feat Rogue very much better than Fighter//Paladin, since now you´re a Paladin with good HD(almost as good as Outsider), useful class Features and, best of all, Fighter Bonus Feats. Depending on how you want to continue, it´s either a Skillmonkey with Paladin powers or a versatile Paladin that can easily qualify for PrCs.
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2008-01-15, 10:04 AM (ISO 8601)
Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
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2008-01-15, 10:23 AM (ISO 8601)
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2008-01-15, 11:08 AM (ISO 8601)
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Re: Gestalt class-Prestige class level up question
Originally Posted by kamikasei
[edit:] Oh, I see the problem. I misread the bit I quoted to say Paladin//Rogue. If that were the case, I think my first post would have made a bit more sense.Last edited by Wordmiser; 2008-01-15 at 11:15 AM.
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2008-01-15, 11:41 AM (ISO 8601)
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