What's the best/your favorite class?(3.5)

[dragonhand]

what's your favorite class?

My favorite class is the scout.
the best class (i think) is the fighter. Make his race have a lot of racial e xotic weapons (dwarf to the dwarven waraxe for ex.) and you have a deadly melee, especially with great cleave with heavy damage weapon.

this is open to those who want to contribute. Give reasons for at least one of the answers if possible.

[SuperFish]

Wizard is the best, mechanically.

I have a great love, though, for the Duskblade.

[KKL]

The best class in 3.5e? Wizard.

My favorite? I've got a number of them. Gentlemen, I like Warblades. I like Crusaders. I like Factotums (Factoti?). I like Factotums (Factoti?) that PrC into Chameleon. I like Beguilers. I like Psions. I like Dervishes.

[Crow]

I like the Ranger, as you can have a decent number of options in most any situation depending on the build. Wizard is the strongest mechanically though at mid to high levels. Druid is the strongest starting from low levels, and remains very powerful into high levels.

[dragonhand]

i see why they're better than the sorcerer but i find that i hate doing the selecting spells.

and duskblades are a close favorite to me.



what are factotum?

[Mushroom Ninja]

Oh dear, this could go down fast...

My favorite classes are: Wizard, Rogue, and Bard

Best Class: Wizard (close run between it an Cleric/Druid)

EDIT: oops, forgot about Factutums. I like them a lot too.

[dragonhand]

confused, what is the main reason wizard is the best class and how.

[Crow]

confused, what is the main reason wizard is the best class and how.

Be prepared to lose your innocence...You will never look at D&D 3.5 the same way again.

Wait for it.

[Captain Six]

I think my favorite class so far has been the Warlock. Sure you're not as strong as other arcanists, spell-like metamagic can get you close, but there's something more about it. Wizards and sorcerers can wield magic, but but a warlock has such a pure relationship. You don't construct limited, abstract effects, you throw raw magic around without a care because it never fades. A warlock IS the true face of the arcane, at least in my eyes.

[Mushroom Ninja]

Be prepared to lose your innocence...You will never look at D&D 3.5 the same way again.

May I do the honors?

Wizard has an answer to everything. A better answer to everything than anybody else.

EDIT: well, that's a little simplified, I suppose...

[evil-frosty]

becuase they have the most options to powergame and at high lvls are very versatile depending on spell selection and can kick butt

good see there are some non power gamers left

[Douglas]

Being Batman: the Logic Ninja's Guide to Wizards

Basically, a well built Wizard can do anything a Fighter (or just about any other class) can, plus a whole lot more. A Wizard can, without too much difficulty, stand up to a Fighter in melee combat if he really wants to and it isn't at a really low level. He'll generally just do something like cast Glitterdust, though, and laugh as the Fighter stumbles around blind and almost completely unable to fight back.

[Mushroom Ninja]

becuase they have the most options to powergame and at high lvls are very versatile depending on spell selection and can kick butt

good see there are some non power gamers left

Please, we prefer "optimizers". Powergamers sounds too... harsh.

Also, Wizards can be pretty deadly in low/mid levels.

[Rinzy]

My favorite, by far, are clerics. I love how many different options one has just based on the choice of diety (well, domains technically) and I love the class's spell list. They meake for great role playing, too. I'm *particularly* fond of negative energy clerics, at that

[AmberVael]

Hmm. I thought many had argued Druids and Clerics to be superior, but perhaps I am wrong.

Anywho.

My favorite class at this point is probably Beguiler. Sorcerer and Factotum are also in there, and I do have a fondness for Warlocks.

[Mushroom Ninja]

Hmm. I thought many had argued Druids and Clerics to be superior, but perhaps I am wrong.

IMHO, Druids die off a little at high-levels, but beat out Clerics/Wizards at low levels.

[Reinboom]

Best: Arguable.
Best with an understanding of basic game balance?
Best for a roleplaying sense?
Subjective.
Breaks the game fastest? I believe the Pazuzu calling familiar bearing caster does that right now.

Favorite classes for me...
Sorcerer, Beguiler, Favored Soul.

[Stupendous_Man]

confused, what is the main reason wizard is the best class and how.

{Scrubbed}

[Mushroom Ninja]

Breaks the game fastest? I believe the Pazuzu calling familiar bearing caster does that right now.

Isn't he a paladin now?

[Reinboom]

Isn't he a paladin now?

Ah, that might be because of how Pazuzu's wish granting is worded.

[Mushroom Ninja]

Ah, that might be because of how Pazuzu's wish granting is worded.

Something like that, I think...

I try not to think of Pun-Pun when possible.

[Yukitsu]

Best is wizard. My favourites are wizards, scouts and rangers.

[Starscream]

Best class?
Yes, Mr. Wizard, we all know you can rearrange our molecules with a snap of your fingers. Nobody is disputing that here, have a nice day. And my what an impressive hat.

Favorite class?
Monk. I know they'll never exactly win the Crystal Munchkin award at the Optimizers' Ball, but I love 'em. There's just something about the idea of being a guy who will walk up to a dragon, totally unarmored and spell-less, and then punch it in the face. They may not have the biggest attack bonus, but by gods if they don't have the biggest cojones.

[Who_Da_Halfling]

I'm going to steer clear of the "best" question, since I'm not enough of an optimizer to know.

My favorites? I love the Knight, although I've never gotten to really play one, and the Duskblade and Swashbuckler seem very cool as well. Thematically, I still want to attempt a Necromancer who raises Undead as servants for Good, but I doubt I'll ever get the chance to play one. Unless he's a DM-NPC.....

-JM

[Pie Guy]

Wizards aren't all that. You can easily beat them with monks.

Don't give people stupid ideas. Someone might actually believe them.

Seriously, the monk is a horrible class.
Basics:
Melee, but has a 3/4 BAB
Level 20 capstone just means you can be banished
d8 hit die, but expected to wade into combat with Flurry
Low skills

There are many more reasons, but I don't remember them all right now.

Anyway
Favorite: undecided
Best: Sorcerer

[dragonhand]

a fighter with the best bull rush can close in on a wizard quickly and with a greatsword kill them in one. Even if he doesn't kill said wizard said wizard will probably be in single digits where hp is concerned.






EDIT:greater bull rush

[Yukitsu]

a fighter with the best bull rush can close in on a wizard quickly and with a greatsword kill them in one. Even if he doesn't kill said wizard said wizard will probably be in single digits where hp is concerned.

Yeah, keep on believing that.

[AmberVael]

They may not have the biggest attack bonus, but by gods if they don't have the biggest cojones.

And here I thought that enhanced movement speed was a sign of something else...

[Mushroom Ninja]

a fighter with the best bull rush can close in on a wizard quickly and with a greatsword kill them in one. Even if he doesn't kill said wizard said wizard will probably be in single digits where hp is concerned.

Between Fly, Phantom Steed, Contingency, Dim. Door, Battlefeild Control, Polymorph, and save-or-suck spells, the wizard's pretty safe against that.

[RS14]

Don't give people stupid ideas. Someone might actually believe them.

Seriously, the monk is a horrible class.
Basics:
Melee, but has a 3/4 BAB
Level 20 capstone just means you can be banished
d8 hit die, but expected to wade into combat with Flurry
Low skills

There are many more reasons, but I don't remember them all right now.

Anyway
Favorite: undecided
Best: Sorcerer

Pst. Joke. Now stop arguing about what is best. Someone has already posted "Being Batman," and that should be enough for any one thread.

My personal favorite is ranger, though scout and warlock both look very fun, if I can get my hands on their respective sourcebooks.