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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herobizkit" data-source="post: 4134946" data-attributes="member: 36150">IMXP, Gestalt characters are extremely fun to play but extremely difficult to DM.  A gestalt character can (generally) fight a combat equal to CR+1.  Factor in races with level adjustment and you suddenly have a nightmare of bookkeeping. Right now I am DMing a 1-20 campaign in a box, and the four race/class combinations I've allowed are terrifyingly effective:Drow Favored Soul/Sorcerer; Male Gnoll Barbarian/Bard; Male Duergar Monk/Psychic Warrior; Goblin Druid/Warlock (with a template identical to the Aasimar stats).They have marched unopposed for the first 5 levels of the dungeon.  And when you factor in LA for earning XP, they have flown up those levels.  Now, much to my surprise, they reached the actual recommended character level for their current point in the campaign (5th), but they're CONSIDERED as 7th and 8th for the Drow. (Drow LA +2, the rest +1, +1 for Gestalt).  Naturally, some combinations are most effective than others, but they all pack more of a punch than your standard characters.  Keep this in mind when you're running standard modules or pre-gen adventures.</blockquote>