As I discuss in my article on multiclassing, most evenly split multiclasses are fairly penalized compared to specialists. An exception is the "omni-classer", who takes only 1 or 2 levels in a wide variety of classes. There are often many abilities bundled with 1st level in a class. For example, a Rogue who takes 1 level in Ranger effectively gets 5 new feats: Medium Armor Proficiency, Shield Proficiency, Tracking, Two-Weapon Fighting, and Ambidexterity.
The omniclasser cannot work as a spellcaster, but can be quite effective compared to other non-spellcasting classes like Fighters and Rogues. Below I give some example builds of omni-class progression.
This is a omniclass path which specializes in dirty fighting.
Lvl Class BAB Saves SPs Special --- ----- --- ---------- --- ------------- 1 Rog-1 +0 +0/ +2/ +0 32 Sneak attack +1d6 2 Bbn-1 +1 +2/ +2/ +0 36 Rage (1/day), fast movement, evasion 3 Rgr-1 +2 +4/ +2/ +0 40 Track, favored enemy, Ambidex./2W Fighting 4 Ftr-1 +3 +6/ +2/ +0 42 Bonus feat 5 Clr-1 +3 +8/ +2/ +2 44 Turn undead, spells(3x 0th, 1+1 1st), domain powers 6 Ftr-2 +4 +9/ +2/ +2 46 Bonus feat
This omniclass plass represents a figure who is working to become a better person. While some are born to the path of a paladin, others have to find their calling through many trials.
Lvl Class BAB Saves SPs Special --- ----- --- ---------- --- ------------- 1 Rog-1 +0 +0/ +2/ +0 32 Sneak attack +1d6 2 Bbn-1 +1 +2/ +2/ +0 36 Rage (1/day), fast movement, evasion 3 Rgr-1 +2 +4/ +2/ +0 40 Track, favored enemy, Ambidex./2W Fighting 4 Ftr-1 +3 +6/ +2/ +0 42 Bonus feat 5 Clr-1 +3 +8/ +2/ +2 44 Turn undead, spells(3x 0th, 1+1 1st), domain powers 6 Ftr-2 +4 +9/ +2/ +2 46 Bonus feat
This is a rogue who turns against both Law and Chaos for his own ends.
Lvl Class BAB Saves SPs Special --- ----- --- ---------- --- ------------- 1 Rog-1 +0 +0/ +2/ +0 32 Sneak attack 1d6 2 Rgr-1 +1 +2/ +2/ +0 36 Favored enemy(+1), Ambidex./2W Fighting 3 Mnk-1 +1 +4/ +4/ +2 40 Unarmed strike, stunning attack, evasion 4 Mnk-2 +2 +5/ +5/ +3 44 Deflect arrows, +1 unarmed attack 5 Sor-1 +2 +5/ +5/ +5 46 Summon familar, spells (5x 0th, 3x 1st) 6 Bbn-1 +3 +7/ +5/ +5 50 Fast movement, rage (1/day) 7 Ftr-1 +4 +9/ +5/ +5 52 Bonus feat 8 Ftr-1 +5 +10/ +5/ +5 54 Bonus feat 9 Rog-2 +6 +10/ +6/ +5 62 Evasion, uncanny dodge(Dex bonus to AC) 10 Rog-3 +7 +11/ +6/ +6 70 Sneak attack +2d6 11 Rog-4 +8 +11/ +7/ +6 78 12 Rog-5 +8 +11/ +7/ +6 86 Sneak attack +3d6, uncanny dodge(can't be flanked) 13 Rog-6 +9 +12/ +8/ +7 -- 14 Rog-7 +10 +12/ +8/ +7 -- Sneak attack +4d6 15 Rog-8 +11 +12/ +9/ +7 -- 16 Rog-9 +11 +13/ +9/ +8 -- Sneak attack +5d6 17 Rog-10 +12 +13/+10/ +9 -- Uncanny dodge(+1 v traps), Opportunist 18 Rog-11 +13 +13/+10/ +9 -- Sneak attack +6d6 19 Rog-12 +14 +14/+11/+10 -- 20 Rog-13 +14 +14/+11/+10 -- Sneak attack +7d6, Improved Evasion