<div class="quoteheader"><div class="topslice_quote"><a href="https://elliquiy.com/forums/index.php?topic=50216.msg2359049#msg2359049">Quote from: Katina Tarask on 20-10-2009, 04:11:18</a></div></div><blockquote class="bbc_standard_quote">You misunderstand the meaning of "balance."  You can have a balanced specialist.  What matters is that all characters bring something legitimately and appropriately useful to the party, whether that's a pile of good skills with little to no combat ability, a mess of utility spells, one spectacular damage-dealing trick, extreme versatility, so long as it's power enough to contribute in a meaningful way across all levels.<br/><br/>At level 1, it is indeed easy for even a crappy Fighter to do that, but as levels go up, they fall behind <em>fast</em>.  Hence the issue. <br/></blockquote><div class="quotefooter"><div class="botslice_quote"></div></div><br/>That's why God made Prestige Classes/Multi-Classing.