Additional classes and multiclassing

[t3hd0n]

I would like to see everyone's opinion on multiclassing with a non-core class. some classes are clearly a hybrid class, ex the magus being the most recent.

personally i feel dirty when considering a multiclass between two non-core classes. i'll have to pull from 3.5 because pathfinder hasn't been around long enough to have the sheer amount of optional base classes, but say a multiclassed duskblade / spellthief just feels wrong for some reason.

[KaeYoss]

A bard is a mix of spellcaster and expert, with some warrior thrown in. A ranger is a warrior with expert abilities.

A witch, on the other hand, is pretty much a pure spellcaster.

It's not really a question about whether the class is one of the core classes, but more whether it is a "pure" concept or a "hybrid".