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I ordered this a week ago and it is still pending. Is there a problem?

The Alchemist, Bard, and Inquisitor are all hybrid tool-boxy classes with a little bit of a lot of things and a niche unique to them. How do they compare and contrast with each other?

Are they all roughly equivalent in raw capability or not?

Do they all scale equivalently or do some peak early or late?

Do they all work equally well in large or small parties or are some of them better off in smaller or larger groups?

Etc...how do they stack up when looked at side by side?

Thoughts?

mike check...is this thing on?

Apologies if this has been asked / answered before (a board search didn't find anything for me).

I'm about to start the Serpents Skull Adventure Path, and will be allowing the APG. There is interest in the new classes, but I've learned to tread carefully over the years when incorporating "kewl new stuff".

I'm basically comfortable with most of the new classes in the APG, though my instinct is that there are lurking balance issues in some of them in both directions.

However, I'm a little bit stymied on the Oracle. The overlap with Cleric seems high, and I'm not really 100% clear on the relative pros and cons between them. On the surface it looks like Wizard vs Sorcerer but not as clear cut.

Can anyone help educate me on the finer points of how the two compare? Knowledge based on actual in-play observations as well as high-level objective comparison are welcome.

Thanks!

Are there any plans to compile the Greyhawk related material from the Paizo era of Dragon into a compendium?

If not, is it even a possibility?

Thanks!