What class for a fifth player?

[DerHauptman]

Druids Druids Druids

The druid has good spell selection, and with wild shape good combat abilities later on.

Also, while the cleric may rule the dungeon with its confines and undead (YMMV) the druid locks down the wilderness angle as well. So the party is covered enroute to and from the adventures.

Plus, the druid is just plain cool IMO!

 

[Psychic Warrior]

I'd go Bard. But I'd also go withthe first 4 characters being Bard too.

Which is why you voted for the Monk?

I'd go for either Monk or Druid myself. The monk becomes the greast wizard killer at later levels with awesome saves and a high movement rate while the Druid is useful at nearly every stage of the game.

 

[ARandomGod]

I picked Barb. Mainly for it's "Can replace the fighter" angle, along with a little wilderness ability.

But in general I'd agree with "whatever you want to play". Barb or Ranger for fighting and wilderness skill... a ranger can use cure wands, which is a good additional ability... druid maybe for extra spell casting and not too bad fighting. The only reason I didn't pick that is I don't like the current state of wild-shape and polymorph spells and abilities. I just plain don't like 'em, and I don't think they're well enough balanced and spelled out.

I find it odd that so many there have picked bard, I wonder if it's in response to the other bard threads, increasing the overal bardic activity on the boards! Heheh... of course, I also assume that's why this post appeared in the first place.

I will go on record additionally as voting "groan" if someone came to the table with a bard and I were one of the PC's. That's just not the kind of support any of my characters ever wants. In combat a waste of space, and out of combat a waste of my time. Of course, that's likely just my experience with bard players. I'm always willing to hope that someone can play it well.