'disgusting' is an opinion toward taking only one or two levels in one class to mechanically empower a "build" or augment the character's abilities. As this is an opinion and not a statement of a fact, it has the privilege to remain standing.
A DEEP, ENGAGING and RICH backstory do not justify class dips nor change my opinion that it is [borderline inflammatory word that expresses great displeasure]. It is also my opinion and belief that full-attacking after a charge is not a character trait nor three clerical domains and some cantrips are personalities. I also believe, and only believe, that grabbing a certain class feature from a class and abandoning it's fluff and everything else is disrespectful to the classes' central theme. Using them as a prerequisite to prestige classes are acceptable (in my opinion) as it represent the prequel to said prestige classes, such as an eldrich knight since the eldrich knight is your central theme, not the sorcerer/fighter.
So I ask; Why is Cleric1, Factotum8 or Monk1 vital to your character concept?
You are free to argue, disagree or protest my stance, but it does not change my opinion that 1-2dips are unclean. You are entitled to your opinion and I am equality entitled to mine, but we are also entitled to think that each others' opinions are silly.
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Originally Posted by TheFred
Could you forget the Warblade and go pure Ranger? Sure, but then you have quite a different character.
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If you can refluff an abomination of multiple classes as "The Warrior", why cannot you refluff the Warblade as "The Ranger".
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Originally Posted by TheFred
That said, in this case I would be dipping Warblade purely for the manoeuvres, yes, but only because they add options to a character (the ToB classes are considered by many to be far better-done than the old melee classes in many respects) and those options are flavourful and fun.
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So basically, you would dip to the warblade not because it's relevant to your theme (you can retroactively claim it's relevant anyway), but because it gives you "more options" and cherry top with it "flavorful and fun"?
It is also my preference, and not the ultimate guide and final word to anything, to be unburdened by unnecessarily convoluted progressions if you can help it.