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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JayOmega" data-source="post: 1105678" data-attributes="member: 8650">Wow, I'm not the only one?  The "core characters" (read: the ones who show up all the time) in my game are 3 rogues.  They've got a cleric follower/love-interest, and temporary cleric & fighter NPCs as guides through a dwarven mine.  The occasional characters, in order of how-often-they-show-up, are a monk (played by the 8-year-old son of one of the "rogues"), a paladin (a.k.a. "the bait"), a very-occasional wizard, and a barbarian who shows up so seldom that he usually needs to gain two free levels every time just to keep up.One of the rogues is also Fighter 1/Shadowdancer 3, and another just took her first level of thief-acrobat.  The third is pure rogue.  All have insane Hide/Move Silently/Tumble scores, two have always-on movement magic, and the third has a Bag of Flanking Partners (er, Bag of Tricks) so it's a special occasion when they don't get flanking bonuses and sneak attacks.  But yes, the constructs and undead do give them a bit more trouble than usual.ObOnTopic: No party with a melee rogue will think having a Monk in the group is a bad thing.  High mobility + decent AC + tumble skill = lots of flank attacks.  If the rogue is a missile-type, then the Monk isn't nearly as much help, and would be the least-optimal 5th character.  As mentioned before, they're two-trick ponies: mage-killer, and "speedy guy" to run down fleeing enemies.With the basic F/W/C/R party, I'd say "barbarian" is the wrong choice for a 5th member, in general.  Lots of hit points, lighter armor, melee character, rage, and bonus speed (first into melee; everyone's target in the first round) means lots of cleric spells used on Cure Barbarian Wounds spells.  Any party with a Barbarian needs two healers, or the Cleric is going to get really bored.</blockquote>

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