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In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If one
was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is it
even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?

--
^v^v^Malachias Invictus^v^v^

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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Malachias Invictus wrote:
> In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If one
> was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is it
> even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?

As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
PClasses.

--
tussock

Aspie at work, sorry in advance.
 
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tussock wrote:

> Malachias Invictus wrote:
>
>> In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced.
>> If one was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they
>> have? Is it even really possible to balance them with "normal"
>> characters?
>
> As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a MysticTheurge;
> that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give or take). That
> should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix PClasses.

I'd go lower.
A X level gestalt is worth less than two X level characters.
I'd think LA +2, or use LA=1/2 level or such.
Yes the latter exceeds yours at high level and may be too low at low
level...
But my thought is a gestalt is a character and a half.
 
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Ophidian wrote:
> tussock wrote:
>
> > Malachias Invictus wrote:
> >
> >> In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was
introduced.
> >> If one was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should
they
> >> have? Is it even really possible to balance them with "normal"
> >> characters?
> >
> > As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
MysticTheurge;
> > that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give or take).
That
> > should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix PClasses.
>
> I'd go lower.
> A X level gestalt is worth less than two X level characters.
> I'd think LA +2, or use LA=1/2 level or such.
> Yes the latter exceeds yours at high level and may be too low at low
> level...
> But my thought is a gestalt is a character and a half.

I haven't read the rules for Gestalt characters but a character and
a half is LA+1.

If all it does is give you the abilities of two character class
builds and you get to chose one each round this would be about right.
The problem is that some of the other comments lead me to believe some
stuff STACKS rather than overlapping between the two concepts.

Kill that and I would go with +1 or +2. But I don't care if you call
it suddens strike, precise strike, sneak attack, favored enemy, or
weapon specialization; extra damage is extra damage and should no more
stack accross character builds for the Gestalt character than BAB or
caster level does. ONE of the two builds is running the weapon.

DougL
 
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"Malachias Invictus" <capt_malachias@hotmail.com> writes:

> "Kevin Lowe" <me@private.net> wrote in message
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[...]
>> So +3LA is probably well on the safe side for straightforward core
>> gestalt characters, but not remotely enough for some of the possible
>> non-core gestalt munchfest builds.

> That is what I was thinking. Sigh.

Unlike most of the abilities that factor into LA, the gestalt's
advantages scalewith level. At first level, being a GC is worth LA +1
at most; a 1st levl FtrWiz gestalt is a bit weaker than a Ftr1/Wiz1,
being short a couple hit points. On the other hand, a FtrWiz 10 is a
lot better than a Ftr1/Wiz9, or a Ftr4/Wiz6, or any other sensible
combination you can come up with. He's about on par with a 13th level
cleric. The disparity gets bigger as the level goes up.

There are two ways of handling it. One is to go the old AD&D multi-
class route and divide the GC's XP rewards in half. This will actually
do a pretty good job of getting things right, since your GC have about
7 levels for his party-mates' 10, which works out reasonably well.

OTOH, you can make the GC buy a level of "Gestalt Character" at first
level, and every 4 levels after that, kind of like the UA "blood
lines".

As for munchtastic builds like the Fighter/RogueNinja monstrosity,
just don't let people stick core classes from the splatbooks into
Gestalts; the GC provides a lot of options to begin with, and making
the character you want with the PHB classes is not hard. If your
player wants a GC who's a Ninja, he can make a FtrRog gestalt and be
a damn fine Ninja.

--
Matt Pillsbury
pillsy[at]mac[dot]com
 
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"Kevin Lowe" <me@private.net> wrote in message
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> (Cleric3/MysticTheurge7)(Wizard10)
>
> 9th level arcane spells with a 10th level character.

I believe that Mystic Theurge et al are not allowed by gestalt rules.

--
^v^v^Malachias Invictus^v^v^

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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Malachias Invictus wrote:
> "Kevin Lowe" <me@private.net> wrote in message
> news:me-0C7DA0.11553013032005@individual.net...
>
>
>>(Cleric3/MysticTheurge7)(Wizard10)
>>
>>9th level arcane spells with a 10th level character.
>
>
> I believe that Mystic Theurge et al are not allowed by gestalt rules.

Yes and no...

From Unearthed Arcana (pg 73):

"Prestige classes that are essentially class combinations - such as the
arcane trickster, mystic theurge, and eldritch knight - should be
prohibited if you're using gestalt classes, because they unduly
complicate the game balance of what's already a high-powered variant."

Note the "should be", as opposed to the "are". But then, like all
prestige classes, the DM always has the option of saying "nope, can't
use 'em".

DWS
 
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In article <4232d700$1@clear.net.nz>, tussock <scrub@clear.net.nz>
wrote:

> Malachias Invictus wrote:
> > In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If one
> > was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is it
> > even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?
>
> As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
> MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
> or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
> PClasses.

This is correct to an extent, but apparently there are some monstrously
munchkin builds that are book-legal gestalt characters, if you allow
non-core classes.

For example, I understand that you can make a
(Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
+10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.

So +3LA is probably well on the safe side for straightforward core
gestalt characters, but not remotely enough for some of the possible
non-core gestalt munchfest builds.

Kevin Lowe,
Tasmania.
 
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"Kevin Lowe" <me@private.net> wrote in message
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> In article <4232d700$1@clear.net.nz>, tussock <scrub@clear.net.nz>
> wrote:
>
>> Malachias Invictus wrote:
>> > In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If
>> > one
>> > was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is
>> > it
>> > even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?
>>
>> As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
>> MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
>> or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
>> PClasses.
>
> This is correct to an extent, but apparently there are some monstrously
> munchkin builds that are book-legal gestalt characters, if you allow
> non-core classes.
>
> For example, I understand that you can make a
> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.

Half of that would be Sudden Strike, only usable against Flat-Footed
opponents.

> So +3LA is probably well on the safe side for straightforward core
> gestalt characters, but not remotely enough for some of the possible
> non-core gestalt munchfest builds.

That is what I was thinking. Sigh.

--
^v^v^Malachias Invictus^v^v^

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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Kevin Lowe wrote:

> In article <4232d700$1@clear.net.nz>, tussock <scrub@clear.net.nz>
> wrote:
>
>
>>Malachias Invictus wrote:
>>
>>>In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If one
>>>was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is it
>>>even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?
>>
>> As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
>>MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
>>or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
>>PClasses.
>
>
> This is correct to an extent, but apparently there are some monstrously
> munchkin builds that are book-legal gestalt characters, if you allow
> non-core classes.
>
> For example, I understand that you can make a
> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.

Ninja gives a more limitted version of Sneak Attack, but
otherwise correct, AFAICT.
 
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Time to step up the meds; I could have sworn Kevin Lowe just said...
> In article <4232d700$1@clear.net.nz>, tussock <scrub@clear.net.nz>
> wrote:
>
> > Malachias Invictus wrote:
> > > In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If one
> > > was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is it
> > > even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?
> >
> > As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
> > MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
> > or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
> > PClasses.
>
> This is correct to an extent, but apparently there are some monstrously
> munchkin builds that are book-legal gestalt characters, if you allow
> non-core classes.
>
> For example, I understand that you can make a
> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.

Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.

My own solution to the Sneak Attack problem - implemented because I have
a number of feats that give one or two dice of extra damage "as though
you had the Sneak Attack ability" in certain circumstances - is to limit
the number of extra Sneak Attack dice to (level + 1) / 2. Any extra dice
are ignored. This makes the feats useless to single-classed rogues, it
just lets multi-classed rogues compensate and non-rogues share some of
the joy if they're willing to pay a non-trivial price. This house rule
would certainly extend to Sudden Strike and all the other pseudo-sneaks
in Complete Adventurer if any of them existed in my game, especially in
a gestalt game.
 
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Donald Tsang wrote:
> Jeff Heikkinen <no.way@jose.org> wrote:
> >> For example, I understand that you can make a
> >> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th
level,
> >> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.
> >
> >Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
> >pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets
the
> >same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.
>
> See, there was a trick involved in the question: taking the first
level as
> fighter effectively shifts the level that one gains +0 BAB in ninja
and
> rogue to be non-overlapping.

Aargh! If that is the way it is now written it NEEDS to be rewriten.

One build at a time is the only really safe way, especially for each
of the individual BAB, HP, BSB, skill points type things.

I am now really tempted to try to write a "secondary class" rule as
a general mechanism to balance multiclass casters and the like, I
think it could be done, would work, and would be vastly better than
an unending stream of Class X+Y prestige classes.

> I think it's pretty clear that you should be using fractional saves
and
> attack bonuses in a Gestalt campaign, yielding a BAB of +7.75 at
10th.

Clearly it needs something other than the rule you suggest is being
used. I think best single build would work as well as fractional
(fractional is better in general, but for this I would use best
single build regardless of whether I used fractional or not).

If the rule is as you say a (Ftr1/Sor18)/(Wiz19) has BAB +19, and
his worst save (reflex) is +12, which is BETTER than a monk or
rogue at the same level!

For that matter by level 3 a Ftr3/Rog3 has better reflex than a
Brd3/Rog3. Aarghhhhh!

DougL
 
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Jeff Heikkinen <no.way@jose.org> wrote:
>> For example, I understand that you can make a
>> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
>> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.
>
>Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
>pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
>same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.

See, there was a trick involved in the question: taking the first level as
fighter effectively shifts the level that one gains +0 BAB in ninja and
rogue to be non-overlapping.

I think it's pretty clear that you should be using fractional saves and
attack bonuses in a Gestalt campaign, yielding a BAB of +7.75 at 10th.

Donald
 
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"Donald Tsang" <tsang@soda.csua.berkeley.edu> wrote in message
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> Jeff Heikkinen <no.way@jose.org> wrote:
>>> For example, I understand that you can make a
>>> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
>>> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.
>>
>>Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
>>pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
>>same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.
>
> See, there was a trick involved in the question: taking the first level as
> fighter effectively shifts the level that one gains +0 BAB in ninja and
> rogue to be non-overlapping.

That does not matter; you would still only take the better of the two
"gestalt half" BABs.

--
^v^v^Malachias Invictus^v^v^

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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Time to step up the meds; I could have sworn Donald Tsang just said...
> Jeff Heikkinen <no.way@jose.org> wrote:
> >> For example, I understand that you can make a
> >> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
> >> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.
> >
> >Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
> >pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
> >same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.
>
> See, there was a trick involved in the question: taking the first level as
> fighter effectively shifts the level that one gains +0 BAB in ninja and
> rogue to be non-overlapping.

Okay, I now see how it's supposed to work, but it falls so clearly into
the "stupid and counter-intuitive" bin that I can't imagine anyone
actually allowing it.
 
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It has been brought to my attention that Jeff Heikkinen
<no.way@jose.org> wrote:

>Time to step up the meds; I could have sworn Kevin Lowe just said...
>> In article <4232d700$1@clear.net.nz>, tussock <scrub@clear.net.nz>
>> wrote:
>>
>> > Malachias Invictus wrote:
>> > > In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced. If one
>> > > was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have? Is it
>> > > even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?
>> >
>> > As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
>> > MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
>> > or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
>> > PClasses.
>>
>> This is correct to an extent, but apparently there are some monstrously
>> munchkin builds that are book-legal gestalt characters, if you allow
>> non-core classes.
>>
>> For example, I understand that you can make a
>> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
>> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.
>
>Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
>pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
>same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.

3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
 
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Talen wrote:
>
> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.

From OA?
 
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"Talen" <talen@spamspamspamspam.dodo.com.au> wrote in message
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> It has been brought to my attention that Jeff Heikkinen
> <no.way@jose.org> wrote:
>
>>Time to step up the meds; I could have sworn Kevin Lowe just said...
>>> In article <4232d700$1@clear.net.nz>, tussock <scrub@clear.net.nz>
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Malachias Invictus wrote:
>>> > > In Unearthed Arcana, the idea of gestalt characters was introduced.
>>> > > If one
>>> > > was to include these in a "normal" game, what ECL should they have?
>>> > > Is it
>>> > > even really possible to balance them with "normal" characters?
>>> >
>>> > As an idea, compare a Wizard-Cleric gestalt against a
>>> > MysticTheurge; that would seem to be about +3 LA for the gestalt (give
>>> > or take). That should work pretty well for most of the multiclass-fix
>>> > PClasses.
>>>
>>> This is correct to an extent, but apparently there are some monstrously
>>> munchkin builds that are book-legal gestalt characters, if you allow
>>> non-core classes.
>>>
>>> For example, I understand that you can make a
>>> (Fighter1/Ninja9)/(Rogue10) gestalt character that has, at 10th level,
>>> +10BAB and +10d6 Sneak Attack.
>>
>>Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
>>pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
>>same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.
>
> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.

Of course, they nerfed its saves (to only Reflex good) and BAB (to medium
progression) back down to a less superhuman level with the errata. It was
*still* a good class.

--
^v^v^Malachias Invictus^v^v^

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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Ophidian <oNpEhMiOdian23@cox.net> wrote:
>Talen wrote:
>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>
> From OA?

Nah, Ninja Spy from OA had +3/4 BAB. I think he meant the b0rken Ninja
of the Crescent Moon, from Sword & Fist. Of course, it had a +6 BAB
requirement and horrendous roleplaying restrictions (back when the
designers thought roleplaying restrictions could balance d8 hit dice,
full BAB, all good saves, full Sneak Attack sequence, *and* pretty
cool class features).

I'm not sure how one would be able to take a (BAB +6, 10 ranks in
Hide and Move Silently, Evasion, Improved Unarmed Strike, Deflect
Arrows, Quickdraw) prestige class from an balance-wise incompatible
version of the rules at character level 2...

Talen just wants Real Ultimate Power, I guess...

Donald
 
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It has been brought to my attention that Ophidian
<oNpEhMiOdian23@cox.net> wrote:

>Talen wrote:
> >
>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>
> From OA?

From Rokugan.
 
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It has been brought to my attention that tsang@soda.csua.berkeley.edu
(Donald Tsang) wrote:

>Ophidian <oNpEhMiOdian23@cox.net> wrote:
>>Talen wrote:
>>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>>
>> From OA?
>
>Nah, Ninja Spy from OA had +3/4 BAB. I think he meant the b0rken Ninja
>of the Crescent Moon, from Sword & Fist.

No.

Core class Ninja, Rokugan.
 
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It has been brought to my attention that "Malachias Invictus"
<capt_malachias@hotmail.com> wrote:

>>>Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
>>>pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
>>>same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.
>>
>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>
>Of course, they nerfed its saves (to only Reflex good) and BAB (to medium
>progression) back down to a less superhuman level with the errata. It was
>*still* a good class.

By the errata I got my hands on, full BAB and Reflex good. We're
talking about the Sneak attack, d6 hit dice, Ninja Dodge/Shadow
Run/etc. class here, no?
 
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"Talen" <talen@spamspamspamspam.dodo.com.au> wrote in message
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> It has been brought to my attention that "Malachias Invictus"
> <capt_malachias@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>>>Not only is half of that sneak attack watered down as others have
>>>>pointed out, but I don't see how that BAB can be right. A ninja gets the
>>>>same 3/4 BAB as a rogue, giving this build a total BAB of +7.
>>>
>>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>>
>>Of course, they nerfed its saves (to only Reflex good) and BAB (to medium
>>progression) back down to a less superhuman level with the errata. It was
>>*still* a good class.
>
> By the errata I got my hands on, full BAB and Reflex good. We're
> talking about the Sneak attack, d6 hit dice, Ninja Dodge/Shadow
> Run/etc. class here, no?

I am talking about the Ninja of the Crescent Moon, from Sword & Fist:

http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20040125a

--
^v^v^Malachias Invictus^v^v^

It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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"Talen" <talen@spamspamspamspam.dodo.com.au> wrote in message
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> It has been brought to my attention that Ophidian
> <oNpEhMiOdian23@cox.net> wrote:
>
>>Talen wrote:
>> >
>>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>>
>> From OA?
>
> From Rokugan.

That would not be the 3.0 Ninja. Rokugan is not D&D 3.0.

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It matters not how strait the gate,
How charged with punishment the scroll,
I am the Master of my fate:
I am the Captain of my soul.

from _Invictus_, by William Ernest Henley
 
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Talen <talen@spamspamspamspam.dodo.com.au> wrote:
>tsang@soda.csua.berkeley.edu (Donald Tsang) wrote:
>>>Talen wrote:
>>>> 3.0 Ninja. Full BAB, full, proper, Sneak attack. Very different (and
>>>> IMHO, more appropriate) class than the 3.5 Complete Adventurer Ninja.
>>
>>I think he meant the b0rken Ninja of the Crescent Moon, from Sword & Fist.
>
>No.
>
>Core class Ninja, Rokugan.

Rokugan wasn't a D&D book... it was d20 L5R. I found this:

http://l5r.alderac.com/rpg/rokugan_ninja.pdf

d6 hit points, 4 skill points per level, full BAB, good will save,
full sneak attack (10d6 at 19th), some random bonuses to speed,
initiative, dodge bonus to AC...

I dunno. Trading 4 skill points per level for fighter BAB seems
pretty good. I'm pretty sure everything else sorta just balances
out.

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Donald
 
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