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Message: <blockquote data-quote="AFGNCAAP" data-source="post: 1379895" data-attributes="member: 871">Nice points on the Expert.  I do have 1 question, though...Though the Warrior is such a feat-monster, esp. when compared to the Expert, I think that though the Warrior could use feats to expand his/her array of skills, I'd foresee a lot of those feats getting burned up for use by combat-related feats (Weapon Finesse, Two-Weapon Fighting, Weapon Focus, etc.).Also, in a party with 1 Warrior, 1 Expert, and 1 Spellcaster, it's more likely than not (unless not chosen wisely) that the Expert will have a poor save that 1 of the other 2 PCs has a good save in, and that he/she will have a good save that the other 2 PCs have a bad save in.  That's pretty decent.I also think that the Expert has a bit more choice on choosing which skills to focus in.  It doesn't seem too likely that a rogue or bard PC is going to spread his/her skill points thin over all of the class skills he/she is allowed; rather, there'll be intense focus on a small group, & a few points in other skills.A key thing for the Expert is that he/she has more opportunities to select more class skills that can only be used trained, or skills that are not likely to get boosted high by any of the Expert's high ability scores (letting additional ranks grant higher bonuses rather than the ability bonus of a skill's related ability).A warrior or spellcaster could start off & maintain max ranks in 2 skills; an expert could start off & maintain max ranks on 6 skills.  For sneak attack, a warrior would most likely have to solely focus on developing Hide & Move Silently--a expert could focus on those 2 skills, as well as a few others.</blockquote>

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