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<blockquote data-quote="Remathilis" data-source="post: 3416340" data-attributes="member: 7635">Our DM discussed the idea, but only to emphasize the &quot;silliness&quot; of all the new base classes. :-(However, all the roles could be filled, one way or another.TANK: The knight wins this hands down, but samurai also are good tanks also.MELEE: Beyond the above, the swashbuckler is a descent fighter and the and hexblade duskblade makes a good secondary fighter. NUKE: Warmage, Warlock, and Wu Jen all can nuke with the best of them. The former two are specialists on nuking, IMHO.HEALING: The Favored Soul, Shugenja, Spirit Shaman, Archivist and Dragon Shaman can all heal, but unless your willing to devote a lot of spell slots to it (in the former four) or have a very finite pool of healing (dragon shaman) no one will be able to cure conditions like a cleric can. OTHER MAGIC: Favored Souls, Shugenjas, and Archivists can all learn misc. cleric spells. Beguilers are great at deception magic, and dread necromancers can handle the role of summoner/cannon-fodder master. However, no one has access to many of the classic staple spells (teleport, invisibility, knock) so problem-solving via spellcasting is limited.TRAPS/Stealth: Ninjas, Spellthieves, and Scouts all have Trapfinding. All but Scout have open lock. All of them have good stealth skills as well. However, each are more limited than a rogue when it comes to sneak attacks.BUFFING/SUPPORT: Marshals and Dragon Shaman are great buffers, as is a properly laid out divine caster (but that does take from his healing, above). &quot;Best Build&quot; For sheer versatility, my choice would be for a party:TANK: Knight (hp, defense, good attack)NUKER: Warmage (lots of attack magic)HEALER: Favored Soul (lots of spell slots, a few additional non-healing)TRAPS: Scout (stealth, traps, wilderness survival)BUFFER: Dragon Shaman (aura buffs, additional combat, additional healing)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Remathilis, post: 3416340, member: 7635"] Our DM discussed the idea, but only to emphasize the "silliness" of all the new base classes. :-( However, all the roles could be filled, one way or another. TANK: The knight wins this hands down, but samurai also are good tanks also. MELEE: Beyond the above, the swashbuckler is a descent fighter and the and hexblade duskblade makes a good secondary fighter. NUKE: Warmage, Warlock, and Wu Jen all can nuke with the best of them. The former two are specialists on nuking, IMHO. HEALING: The Favored Soul, Shugenja, Spirit Shaman, Archivist and Dragon Shaman can all heal, but unless your willing to devote a lot of spell slots to it (in the former four) or have a very finite pool of healing (dragon shaman) no one will be able to cure conditions like a cleric can. OTHER MAGIC: Favored Souls, Shugenjas, and Archivists can all learn misc. cleric spells. Beguilers are great at deception magic, and dread necromancers can handle the role of summoner/cannon-fodder master. However, no one has access to many of the classic staple spells (teleport, invisibility, knock) so problem-solving via spellcasting is limited. TRAPS/Stealth: Ninjas, Spellthieves, and Scouts all have Trapfinding. All but Scout have open lock. All of them have good stealth skills as well. However, each are more limited than a rogue when it comes to sneak attacks. BUFFING/SUPPORT: Marshals and Dragon Shaman are great buffers, as is a properly laid out divine caster (but that does take from his healing, above). "Best Build" For sheer versatility, my choice would be for a party: TANK: Knight (hp, defense, good attack) NUKER: Warmage (lots of attack magic) HEALER: Favored Soul (lots of spell slots, a few additional non-healing) TRAPS: Scout (stealth, traps, wilderness survival) BUFFER: Dragon Shaman (aura buffs, additional combat, additional healing) [/QUOTE]

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