Ecthelion> What level do you usually run your campaigns at?
I think the views might differ somewhat depending on the powerlevel of the game. At the moment we're att lv 7 and I've never been above 10th level myself.
Taking 5 levels as a warrior monk doesn't seam quite that simple to me.
Think of what your character would be in 7 levels if you could change profession each time you gained a level.
An example:
- you start at first level as a mystic, which gives a nice selection of lists and decent subterfuge abilities
- at second level you become a warrior monk,pumping up you DB with Adrenal Defense, gaining some HPs and martial skills, putting other ranks in stealth
- then maybe another mystic level
- then a thief level or two to pump you stealth (in which you're aided by all your mystic spells) and put ranks in ambush
- then another warrior monk level
So you have a PC with high DB, nice OB, spells, high stealth, etc... Compared to characters of your same level which didn't change profession you'll be much more powerful.
Basics: I've borrowed some concepts from D&D 3.x (now you can kill me...)
And this should have made you think twice before borrowing those concepts: third edition forums are full of discussions on how to build nearly unstoppable characters by combining different classes and talents... Multiclassing is one of the most unbalancing feature of that edition of d&d.