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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Graf" data-source="post: 809414" data-attributes="member: 3087">I think another way the guildlines could be summed up would be:Focus: The character should have a tight focus, and abilities that corespond strongly with that focus.I don't think that abilites have to be perteniet to adventuring. Personally if I were going to play a "master chief" I'd be much happier with an abiltiy related to being a really good cook; master chiefs as a group don't cook trail rations so there's no reason why they would be better at it than anyone else.Balance wise:Make the class a bit weaker in terms of combat power than a core class, but with a few neat abilities, or else access to a feat that is availible at first level.Personally I would think that we should never give out certain powerful kinds of class abilities, including stuff like: sneak attack, anything a paladin gets, turning, or a full spell casting progression (though I think partial could be Ok).One balance thing I'm wondering about:Though I was initally opposed to the no more than +2 bonus to bab & saves I have to admit that it's probably a good idea. Otherwise it's basically a free multi-class, which is a bad idea.(it harms humans and, especially, half-elves because it makes their favored class:any ability less useful).For example if you were an gnomish ranger (4th)looking to take the exotic weapon feat you'd look at a fighter. But you'd have to pay the xp penalty cost. But, because, flavor classes don't give an xp penalty (similar to prestige classes) a gladiator would be a much better choice. The system is constructed to discourage multi-classing-for-cookies and I think that's good. On the other hand I -do- like the gladiator (once you jigger the bonus-for-being watched anyway).Bingo. That's the line of thought that I was following: charms (very limited), and maybe a local reputation bonus in exchange for a partal spellcasting level like the court magus.</blockquote>

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