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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Vargo" data-source="post: 1576333" data-attributes="member: 4436">The problem, as I see it, with gestalt classes aren't that in general a lower-leveled gestalt character is more powerful - it is that there are a couple combinations that are rediculously powerful.Take, for example, the Monk/Druid gestalt.  Note the synergy between the two classes, and one big breaker - Druids can wildshape.  In your 36 point buy campaign, if starting above 4th level, I'd take a Druid/Monk gestalt with the following stats:St:8Dx:8Co:8In:16Wi:18Ch:16Then I'd spend the rest of my time wildshaped to whatever form fit.  I'd take the Natural Spell feat so that I could cast at will, etc.  As soon as you get Large or Huge wildshape, it gets even wackier - 'cause you've got your full monk attack sequence with NASTY physical stats, and a serious bump to AC from Wisdom+monk AC modifiers.Even scarier is a Druid/Monk who goes Shifter/Monk @ 6th level - a 15th level Monk/5th level Druid/10th level Shifter can become practically ANYTHING they want.  Yikes.</blockquote>