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The dreaded Gelatinous³? ;) Such fun!

My personal favorite: an Awakened Magebred Monkey Martial Monk / Drunken Master. I named him M-5. Drunken Monkey style kung-fu FTW. :D

Well, there's always 2 levels of the Paladin PrC from Unearthed Arcana. The requirements are: BAB: +4 Skills: Knowledge (Religion) 2, Knowledge (Nobility and Royalty) 2, Ride 4 Feats: Mounted Combat Spellcasting: Ability to cast protection from evil as a divine spell Special: Ability to turn...

It's a tough call. The main problem is, if you begin with ranger, you don't have your main artificer-essential skills as class skills at 1st level -- you'll be left to pick up the ranks at a later time (a pain when you have to play through the interim). You could see if your DM will let you...

Just remember to check the Eberron Campaign Setting errata for the artificer, if you're interested in the class. Among the fixes: the Craft Wand bonus feat is gained at 6th level (not 7th -- important for feat selection at 6th level), and the Metamagic Spell Trigger ability is gained at 7th...

Then take a gander at the "Shapeshift" druid variant on page 39 of the Player's Handbook II; it's right after the "Spontaneous Rejuvenation" option I mentioned earlier, and can be taken concurrently. The shapeshift druid gives up wild shape and an animal companion, and gets a very simplified...

Well, if you have access to Unearthed Arcana, there's always the alternate druid option on page 58. You give up your armor and shield proficiencies and wild shape abilities, but in return you gain: bonus to AC when unarmored (as monk, including Wis bonus to AC), fast movement (as monk), favored...

Personally, I'd just take the ghost strike ability that I mentioned earlier, tack an additional +1 to its cost (for a total of +3), and make it useable against all undead (rather than just incorporeal undead). *shrug* To tell the truth, I really don't see what all the hubbub is about.

Well, for magical weapon bonus pricing ideas, you could always take a look at the ghost strike special ability from Libris Mortis (page 77). For a +2 enhancement, the enchanted melee weapon acts as a ghost touch weapon and allows critical hits and sneak attacks against incorporeal undead.

Well, according to Races of Stone (page 162), a Small Earth Elemental has an ECL of 5th, and consequently a reverse-engineered LA of +3 (ECL 5 - 2 HD = LA +3). A Medium Earth Elemental has an ECL of 8th (4 HD, LA +4), and a Large Earth Elemental has an ECL of 13th (8 HD, LA +5). Granted, these...

The Jermlaine from MM II, page 131. According to the 3.5 Update booklet, they have a LA of +0. Now, whether you agree with that is a whole other can of worms. ;)

Yep. Races of the Dragon, page 98: Dragon Breath. The feat makes the half-dragon's breath weapon usable every 1d4 rounds, rather than 1/day.

The Artificer (from Eberron). I mean, how much better can you support your group than providing cheap and easy access to magical items? ;) Plus, their infusions list is basically a "who's who" of the different buff spells.

Well, there's always Castles & Crusades. It has its own warts, but its a pretty solid system. As an added bonus, you won't lack for source material (BEMI, 1st AD&D, 2nd AD&D, etc.). Of course, if you have a hate-on for it (as some do), ignore this message. :)

My vote's for Warblade or Crusader. Solid hp, attack, and defense combined with enough useful bennies to make your playtime enjoyable. You shouldn't get stuck in the "attack-attack-attack-move-rinse-repeat" rut with the available class features. As a side question, how are your attributes...

Agreed. Considering the obscenity of allowing the alternative (let's see, I'll spend 1 minute to grow 20 natural weapons, giving me an additional 20 attacks per round!!!111!11one!!1!), one natural attack is perfectly viable -- hell, it can even increase the damage of an existing natural weapon...

As a bearer of an undead avatar, I support this message.

You know, there's a law against that kind of thing in most states. :D

I stand behind my earlier comment -- the warlock starts ahead of the power curve, but soon falls behind. If you want to address some of the perceived power-wonkiness of the class, though, here are a few issues and some proposed fixes: Baleful Utterance may be (i.e. probably is) too good...

Also remember: until the warlock gains access to the Vitriolic Blast invocation, their eldritch blast does bupkiss against golems. Spell Resistance is a major pain in the arse for a warlock, and their PrC options are few and far between. Overall, I've found that the warlock is a fun class to...