I also had a question about the Mountebank, other than the sudden strike thing. I'm currently playing one right now and really enjoy the class, but I have some issue with the class's hit die. The class has a sneak attack style ability that is much less powerful than the rogue's, in addition to two less skill points than the rogue, but shares the same hit die. I understand the class gets other abilities, but a d6 HD seems a bit weak to me. I feel that the HD needs to be a d8 considering that the cleric has a d8 HD and is fully capable of casting spells, while the mountebank has access to a small number of spell-like abilities. I could be wrong in this, but I would appreciate it if the editors would look it over.
I'm really enjoying the Compendium and appreciate the editors taking the time to attend to this forum.
Thanks!