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Message: <blockquote data-quote="paqqy" data-source="post: 5039113" data-attributes="member: 75432">Wow! Lots of info. I should mention a few things...1) My character is more of a skill monkey and his main role in the party is to be the Know-it-all Librarian. He uses this Intelligence to get the party through odd situations as well as informing them of their opponents' weakneses. When not being Intelligent, he is buffing the party.2) The main reason I am considering taking a level is because the DM suggested it. Because of the circumstances under which I am going to be introduced, there is a backstory that we're working with. PC had life. PC found himself in precarious circumstances. PC was saved. PC was strongly urged to work for the organization that saved him. So the character clearly had a life before becoming an Archivist for this organization... So really, I am trying to find a way to make this work. I could do it without MC-ing, but the MC helps with that history. Since my character is 40+, it seems odd that he would just start from nothing going right into being an archivist.With that said, the best I could do was the cloistered cleric, which gives me so many skill points from the beginning that I can max out all my knowledge ranks and get to 5 ranks in each Knowledge Skill by 2nd level. Free Knowledge Devotion that I can get by trading away the Knowledge Domain at 2nd lvl. Ability to use wands/staffs as a wiz (Magic domain), some CHA-skill bonuses (Mind domain). (I am tossing the Nibility domain for now)EDIT: Oh, and let's not forget turning + Divine Metamagic!3) I care about spellcasting. But I'm ok with being a level behind as if I was a favoured soul or sorcerer. However, being 3 levels behind is somewhat a turn-off for me, considering that I might start at 3rd and should already be an archivist when I start the campaign. Also, I tend to focus my character designs on the middle. We tend to spend much more time in the middle levels than at the beginning and late levels. I might ask my DM, if I take the CC level, if he would allow me to give-up the ability to cast 1st level spells to be cast from the prayer book as if my 1st divine-caster level were Archivist. 4) I don't need to be optimized, but I would like to be as coherent a character as possible... meaning that to me, having a character that is internally consistent is most important.Anyway, I like the discussion. I think I'm no closer to figuring this out.</blockquote>

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