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Hi, This isn't about whether Warlocks are any good, but whether they are really full casters. Like Mellored, I say no. They get a great cantrip. They get a bunch of SLAs (using 3ed terminology), some of them high level and 1/day. Their spellcasting is accelerated half-casting with a weird...

Instead of Cleric, you might consider a level of Sorcerer, especially if you have UA subclasses to choose from. No heavy armor, but also no Wis13 requirement. Your cantrips use Cha rather than Wis and you start with Con proficiency, which is useful if you plan to stand in melee.

Hi, I'll vote for Paladin. It isn't a full-caster, yet has something good or excellent to offer at every level, so that if you start Paladin, taking the next level rather than MCing out always deserves consideration. Want to protect the party against some eldritch horror? Bless+Aura can...

F2/Abj18 is an absolutely terrible *single class* gish.

Hi, Um, that is a comment. You're calling me silly. That's fine, I can take it. It isn't an objection at all. Based on the thread title, noting a rather uncommon but not vanishingly rare circumstance seems reasonable. But of course, that isn't the only circumstance I mention, which you do...

Hi, It matters tremendously. For example, Bless really sucks in a party with exactly one character. It isn't very good in a party with only two characters. If you are in a gaming group whose size can change radically from session to session, reflexive belief in the awesome power of Bless...

Hi, To recapitulate the main points of the late stage of this thread (or what *should* be the main points :) ): * Bless probably does better in larger parties than in smaller. If the party is too small, there aren't enough targets. Even if there are enough targets, the ones that do not make...

The best gish with full spellcasting is not necessarily very good at combat.

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Hi, Level adjustments don't balance, except in the most trivial cases, which gestalt is not. Either everyone gestalts or no one. Similar to the original gestalt from 3.x, the rules should be simple and easy to apply, even if some combinations mesh better than others. Here goes: Whenever you...

GFB: Smack something that's easy to hit. Automatically damage something that's hard to hit. Something to be said for that.

Wizard 1 for more cantrips?

*lol* I'm not surprised this boiled down to an Iron Chef episode featuring Staff of Power.

Hi, The idea is fine. Implementation, not so much. Some activities very much favor Cha-based classes, and for no good reason: Why not a Wisdom-based check instead of Cha(persuasion), to perceive who might be selling an item? Or an Int-based knowledge check, to know who is who in town...

Hi, Then F1/Wa2 might suit you better. Or even EK3. (Nothing wrong with fighting style@1, action surge@2, spells@3, ASI@4, extra attack@5, ASI@6!) Or maybe even F1/Abj2. Paladin doesn't get smite until lvl 2; Warlock doesn't start getting its good stuff until lvl2 or 3, so the combination...

(Hmm. For AL, having a build's shtick start early is important, since high level play isn't going to happen.)

If you have some way to get advantage, 5 disadvantaged attacks become 5 normal attacks.

Hi, Hi, There's something to be said for Pa6 or 7 up front, and then switching over. Yes, you'll spend all of your career with >25% warrior levels. But your first ASI kicks in at level 4. You get the class' signature ability at level 6, and if the level 7 aura is really good, you get that...

Wu Jen's Arcane Dabbler has intriguing applications beyond the obvious ability to cast 3 wizard spells. "As a bonus action, you can spend psi points to create spell slots that you can use to cast these spells, as well as other spells you are capable of casting." They don't have to be arcane...

Oh, Yet more whining about America being a rapier culture! Anyway, Ken