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<blockquote data-quote="Lylandra" data-source="post: 6957461" data-attributes="member: 6816692"><p>A stalker can take the stalker art killer's implements which gives him weapon finesse and deadly agility (a PoW feat that allows to use dex for damage with a finesse weapon) for any chosen melee weapon. Which seems quite mandatory unless you prefer a STR stalker. </p><p></p><p>I think that 5e is more forgiving as well. We didn't change to 5e because our players love options and tinkering and the new edition seemed a bit too narrow and "backwards bound" after 3.x/PF/4e. </p><p></p><p>Speaking from my experience with my last two (three?) campaigns, be careful with Gestalt though. We love Gestalt as well and since we are 2 players + 1 DM, we use it to broaden our class features and utility by playing Gestalt. However, if PF is a balancing nightmare, then Gestalt PF is a balancing hell. One can easily build one perfectly synergizing character whose options are not only a bit broader, but whose combat capabilities are greatly enhanced by Gestalting(i.e. Fighter/Rogue, Dervish Bard/Swashbuckler...), while the other character may be a simple broadening build that suffers from terrible MADness (Monk/Wizard). You will want to define a common ground for your players in termy of class (especially combat) synergy or designing appropriate encounters will be almost impossible. </p><p>Also, Gestalt options seem to favour DEX based classes since any kind of arcane spellcaster will most likely dump STR and go DEX for AC. The characters in our ongoing camapigns are based on 3x DEX/INT (the gunslinger/alchemist left us sadly), DEX/CHA and DEX/WIS. We did have full CHA (double caster), CHA/INT and STR/CHA before, but the DEX options seem so much stronger.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Lylandra, post: 6957461, member: 6816692"] A stalker can take the stalker art killer's implements which gives him weapon finesse and deadly agility (a PoW feat that allows to use dex for damage with a finesse weapon) for any chosen melee weapon. Which seems quite mandatory unless you prefer a STR stalker. I think that 5e is more forgiving as well. We didn't change to 5e because our players love options and tinkering and the new edition seemed a bit too narrow and "backwards bound" after 3.x/PF/4e. Speaking from my experience with my last two (three?) campaigns, be careful with Gestalt though. We love Gestalt as well and since we are 2 players + 1 DM, we use it to broaden our class features and utility by playing Gestalt. However, if PF is a balancing nightmare, then Gestalt PF is a balancing hell. One can easily build one perfectly synergizing character whose options are not only a bit broader, but whose combat capabilities are greatly enhanced by Gestalting(i.e. Fighter/Rogue, Dervish Bard/Swashbuckler...), while the other character may be a simple broadening build that suffers from terrible MADness (Monk/Wizard). You will want to define a common ground for your players in termy of class (especially combat) synergy or designing appropriate encounters will be almost impossible. Also, Gestalt options seem to favour DEX based classes since any kind of arcane spellcaster will most likely dump STR and go DEX for AC. The characters in our ongoing camapigns are based on 3x DEX/INT (the gunslinger/alchemist left us sadly), DEX/CHA and DEX/WIS. We did have full CHA (double caster), CHA/INT and STR/CHA before, but the DEX options seem so much stronger. [/QUOTE]
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