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The monk takes far too many ability scores to be great at all the things he's supposed to be great at. Want good defense? You'll need good Dex, Wis and Con. Want good damage? You'll need good Str (and Dex if you go with weapon finesse). A Fighter can focus on two ability scores and be awesome...

Well, to me.. it felt like the Ranger was using a ghillie suit. In which case, he'd just have to spend a little time adjusting it for his new environment and blammo, useable in any natural terrain really. The only problem I see with asking the DM in advance is twofold: In a sandbox game, where...

Yeah, I saw that one. The problem is that most of the benefits work only with raging, and the unarmed strike doesn't really improve that much (mostly just getting really good at grappling). He makes a good Wrestler, but tying it to the rage mechanic limits the concept away from what I was...

Well, Unearthed Arcana had a Cloistered Cleric class variant (I guess, similar to how Pathfinder does Archetypes). It's OGC, so you can click that link to see it. I think they went with "knowledge focused" for their non-combat focus, so their class skills, lore ability, and spell/domain choices...

A looooong time ago (possibly during 3.0e days), and back when I was posting on Monte Cook's boards, I created a variant Ranger that could pick up "Ranger Talents" (to use Pathfinder's current Rogue to give a perfect example of what I did). In it, I had the old Favored Enemy options, but then...

A lot of divine spells are touch range based, or single target ranged. Only at the really high levels do they get into area stuff, and even then, it's rather restrictive (unlike wizard's toolbox). What you might be thinking of is a cloistered cleric. Basically, take away the combat abilities...

The Oracle has Sorcerer spellcasting. In my own play experience (yes, actual play experience, not theory), the level behind on curative response magic (such as, curing permanent blindness for example), is felt critically. The 3.5e (or was it 3.0e?) DMG had rules on creating new spells for...

Gotcha. Odd.. why am I remembering this from someplace? Strange... Maybe I'm thinking of how 1d8 jumps to 2d6 (a 2 point increase) skipping 1d10.. which doesn't really apply here at all. That's what I get for posting while tired...

It was more his response to your post. Like it's either Weapon Focus or Bastard Sword, but not both... At least, that's the impression I got from his "damn, longsword then".

I'm not sure I understand the problem with Weapon Focus, since you can still do Weapon Focus (bastard sword) as well. The exotic proficiency is simply an extra feat to get a +1 average damage bonus higher. Although, if you ever plan on becoming Large (via Enlarge Person, etc), both 1d8 and 1d10...

Well, there are a few changes in Pathfinder that you might want to keep in consideration while making your character: The Fighter now gets armor training, which makes it so he no longer has speed penalties in heavier armor, and the armor check penalties are reduced and dex bonus increased...

Safety from charms were, and still are, just a Protection From <alignment> spell away. I recall an encounter where the mage put up magic circle, and I made sure to not step out for too long since we were fighting an Aboleth. But yeah, it's a sophisticated game of rock, paper, scissors, unless...

To be honest, when I first heard that there was going to be a Summoner class, I was more expecting abilities along the lines of magical effects dispensed by summoned creatures. Sort of like Final Fantasy summoning, calling Ifrit to lay down fire over your enemies... or Carbuncle to stick...

Yeah, it's kinda like how the Thaumaturgist was a really good summoner by being able to have a planar ally as a cohort. It's always there, but the reason it's there is because he summoned it. You could all it the "perfect" summons, since it's unlimited in duration.

I've playtested the Beta versions of the Alchemist, Oracle and Witch classes, and my brother has been DMing a game with one player using the Inquisitor, and another using the Summoner. I've used the Alchemist and Witch as NPCs so far, and they've been incredibly fun to run. The new tactics used...

I'd much rather see Paizo release something that was a little on the weak side, than release a set of overpowered options. Sure, you can always fix things and houserule them, but for Pathfinder Society play or just dealing with players demands, it's tough when a class starts wrecking your...

Even more than the increased number of base feats, is the Skill Focus feat granting +6 at 10 ranks, and those 10 ranks happening at the same level regardless of cross-class skill. The Fighter is actually in a pretty good position (compared to the other full BAB classes) to pick up a skill focus...

Yeah, I wasn't totally sure on the Cleric's changes. I had thought they had removed a part of the spell (search as a rogue does), so I had thought there was some kind of nerf involved. Since they removed the requirement of Rogue Trapfinding to locate traps with DCs over 20, and anyone can search...

Simply not having all the secondary book's spells (especially the Orb series) really helped bring things back in line. Never really ran into too many of the big issues just playing core 3.5e in fact... Regarding the Fighter class, he does get Bravery now, which brings his Will save up to a...

I will not apologize for being too awesome. ;) Thanks for the kudos! I think, ultimately, they are still incredibly versatile, and this might still rankle a few people out there. It's hard to really bring things in line without making sweeping changes that might completely redefine the classes...