I have run Drow Nobles as either player and GM and never had a problem. It just depends on if the player is wanting to abuse their powers. that SR means they need to spend actions to lower SR to get healed. So an extra turn. Thought I might create a half-Troll character instead.. so many ideas. Kitsune wouldn't be bad but you would need to take all your flaws, and fighter to meet having all the tails feats.
So I could use a Factotum?
Do you allow the Flaws system?
Those things are still capped at what is possible in a normal class. Its not like if you went Barbarian Bard that you get a d12 and a d8. You get a d12, which while really good is still doable for anyone picking up a barbarian. Saves are the same. Resources are the point of Gestalt, getting more resources to have access too. I personally like Gestalt only because it makes it easy to fully develop character concepts and no pigeonhole characters into one slot. Oh the ranger is good at using a bow, but can do jack when it comes to melee if he specialized in bow. Where as maybe your character is naturally good at archery but spent time honing his skill with a sword so not to be caught off guard. You rarely in fantasy find someone who is that over specialized. Legolas for example is a bow fighter mostly, but he was still very good at using his twin sword shorts.
Starting at a Later level is doable, you just need to play it kind of like we are a replacement team that is coming in after a TPK. Perhaps those selected should agree to have been from an Adventurer's guild and we are guildmates and friends of those who died along the way. So we are jumping in later sure, but we could have a summary of whats going on till then. Also gestalt is totally doable, so long as no one is minmaxing their abilities. You still have the same action economy. So a fighter//sorcerer is still only gonna be casting 1 spell a round, or full attacking a round. |