Very true, though straight rogue would do pretty good as well, it would let me keep up my social skills as well as profession barrister which is his background basis and why the party is interested in him.
I love building rogues/types. It's my favorite character. But it wouldn't give the 3 pronged divination. The bard has great saves at 5 also (2,5,5). B5/CH1 ?
Ya' know, Factotum from Dungeonscape gets all that, and adds Facto level to any skill, once per day per skill. Since you can only gather info more or less that often, it's great.
***If you're not familiar with Facto you should get familiar. I've been thinkin' E6 skillmonkey/caster/allaround and have been really considering Facto as my final choice.
You get ALL skills. HD8, 3/4 bab. Int+ to all Str and Dex checks/skills. Cast any Sorc/Wiz spell you can find at class level. Add class level to any skill 1/day. Int+ to saves and damage as a free action. Do 4d6 sneak attack 1/encounter. Nutty stuff at e6.
Facto5/ Chameleon1. Seriously.