In celebration of Unified Mechanics and the D20 System; I created a D&D 3.5 Half-Orc Monk 1 / Cleric 1 / Rogue 1 from scratch, considering all the PHB options. By the time I wrote down all of my choices and relevant modifiers, I realized that had taken me too dang long to do. Pre-generated characters sure do save a LOT of time and effort.
With Pathfinder; I could have selected a single class pre-gen out of the NPC Codex, at any level of play. I guess I need to get some 3.5 pre-gens?
At some point it might be interesting to convert this character into D&D 5E, and compare the two versions head to head?
* The Character would have gotten more Skill Points, by taking a level of Rogue first; but that's not how this character's background story played out.
* The Character is also limited as a Cleric, because of having really low Charisma; but low scores must be placed somewhere.
He trained as a Monk to Level 1 and found temporary work as a Bouncer in a local Tavern, then became a Convert of a Good Deity and trained as a Cleric to Level 1; and was then befriended by a talented Rogue, and trained to Level 1.
I'm just using the D&D 3.5 rules to tell this character's story, without Min / Maxing. He's pretty versatile, though. In a small adventuring party, he should come in handy; but he won't dominate the game.