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Message: <blockquote data-quote="RUMBLETiGER" data-source="post: 5861854" data-attributes="member: 6674868">Half Doppleganger is from Dragon Magazine 313 and as a +2 level adjustment, is honestly sub-optimal for a PC build in my opinion and redundant when applied to a Changeling.  I used it for this NPC villain for the flavor and story.  If you're interested, it grants and at will Empathy and the ability to assume 3 chosen forms like the Alter Self spell, cannot be changed once they're set.  The classes I recommended will grant you better then those abilities.Because it was a NPC villain I didn't actually level it up, but I did build him in my head as if he was a PC.   He developed as a 2 level template, 5 levels base class, 4 levels Warshaper, 5 levels Cabinet Trickster, 4 levels Mindspy.Warshaper is the first PrC and has little requirements besides the Shapechanger subtype, which you get racially.  By RAW you can enter this PrC at level 5 with only 4 levels of a base class because the only other requirement is a BAB of +4, however this PrC was written before Changelings were designed as a playable race and some DM's tend to bristle at this idea.  So, either convince your DM it's RAW so it's ok, or just take 5 levels of any class or combination of classes that will grant you a +4 BAB (keeping in mind we're only talking one side of a Gestalt, you can easily cover the BAB requirement with the other side of your build).  By the time you're level 9 (or level 8 if you enter the class with only 4 levels of a base class) you've got the most incredible Wolverine healing factor D&D seems to have provided and have picked up a +4 STR and CON bonus in the process.  Here are my suggestions:1-Factotum1//Wizard12-Factotum2//Wizard23-Factotum3//Wizard34-Factotum4//Wizard45-Factotum5//Wizard56-Warshaper1//Wizard67-Warshaper2//Wizard78-Warshaper3//Wizard89-Warshaper4//Wizard9~or~1-Fighter1//Beguiler12-Fighter2//Beguiler23-Duskblade1//Beguiler34-Duskblade2//Beguiler45-Duskblade3//Beguiler56-Warshaper1//Beguiler67-Warshaper2//Beguiler78-Warshaper3//Beguiler89-Warshaper4//Beguiler9Either build will result in giving you excellent stealth spellcasting ability and really good survivability and combat options.  Level 10 and on would follow the Cabinet Trickster and Mindspy progression on one end and the stealthy-spelled caster on the other.  You develop your shapeshifting abilities further and pickup the Jedi mind tricks.  And the suggestion from  @<a href="http://www.enworld.org/forum/member.php?u=35909" target="_blank">StreamOfTheSky</a>  for the single level dip into Mindbender (Complete Arcane p.54) for Telepathy and the Mindsight (Lords of Madness p.126) at a level where you are granted a feat in place of the level of your Wizard or Beguiler.  The Mindsight feat is incredible and will allow for no one ever sneaking up on you again and getting info on people on the other sides of walls and such.</blockquote>

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