Best (and worse) new base classes from WotC

[moritheil]

Do you feel annoyed that the guy wielding the greatsword doesn't have his damage output depleted?

I didn't say it was rational, just that it happens.

 

[Viktyr Gehrig]

Good point. I think the spell thief is a very interesting class design and one that WotC does not do very often. They have taken something that could be done with a core class + a prestige class and stretched it out over a full 20 levels, resulting in a base class.

You know, that's a good idea... I like the idea of an arcane rogueish half-caster, but I really hate the Spellthief's "I missed the kidney but stabbed him in the 4th-level-spell gland!" schtick. On the other hand, if I replaced it with some of the Arcane Trickster's abilities, I'd have something I could use from both classes. (I run Gestalt, so AT is off-limits.)

 

[SteveC]

You know, that's a good idea... I like the idea of an arcane rogueish half-caster, but I really hate the Spellthief's "I missed the kidney but stabbed him in the 4th-level-spell gland!" schtick. On the other hand, if I replaced it with some of the Arcane Trickster's abilities, I'd have something I could use from both classes. (I run Gestalt, so AT is off-limits.)

Yep...I think you'd have something there. For what its worth, a friend of mine did 20 level conversions of all of the core prestige classes for a very off the wall game he ran. I didn't play in it, so I don't know 100% for certain how it went. I'll see if I can get the info for you so you have something to work with...