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<blockquote data-quote="Christian" data-source="post: 294291" data-attributes="member: 381">Baloney. 'Flavor' does not make up for balance issues. This is one of the primary lessons learned from 1st and 2nd Edition.Of course there will be some differences in ability between a character with one level in a good class and one who put that level in his primary class. The thing is, you're always giving something up, too. Put one of your Fighter's levels in Rogue, you're giving up half a point of Fortitude save, about two hit points (four if you do it at first level, when you maximize the skill point bonus), one point of BAB, and half a feat. For a lot fewer advantages than you get with the MC Ranger. (Relative to the MC Ranger, this character gets a few extra skill points &amp; class skills and 1d6 sneak attack, versus an extra feat, more hit points, 2 full points of Fortitude save, and +1 BAB.)I don't have an issue with alt.rangers. You'll find one of my own at the Ranger Project. But Monte's is considerably overpowered, and makes one of the biggest problems with the PH Ranger (the front-loading) noticeably worse.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Christian, post: 294291, member: 381"] Baloney. 'Flavor' does not make up for balance issues. This is one of the primary lessons learned from 1st and 2nd Edition. Of course there will be some differences in ability between a character with one level in a good class and one who put that level in his primary class. The thing is, you're always giving something up, too. Put one of your Fighter's levels in Rogue, you're giving up half a point of Fortitude save, about two hit points (four if you do it at first level, when you maximize the skill point bonus), one point of BAB, and half a feat. For a lot fewer advantages than you get with the MC Ranger. (Relative to the MC Ranger, this character gets a few extra skill points & class skills and 1d6 sneak attack, versus an extra feat, more hit points, 2 full points of Fortitude save, and +1 BAB.) I don't have an issue with alt.rangers. You'll find one of my own at the Ranger Project. But Monte's is considerably overpowered, and makes one of the biggest problems with the PH Ranger (the front-loading) noticeably worse. [/QUOTE]

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