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[D&D Next playtest #3] Multi-classing gone?

Started by Sacrosanct, September 08, 2012, 10:48:30 PM

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beejazz

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September 17, 2012, 07:31:47 AM
Quote from: Bloody Stupid Johnson;583164I have misgivings about this.
 
While front-loading can be a problem with 3E type multiclassing, I think splitting your second classes' basic abilities across several levels is something that's dangerous because unless they're very careful, they'll wind up creating a setup where certain classes can only be multiclassed in a particular order - like how in 3.5 the Fighter1/Rogue1 who started as a fighter got a quarter of the skill points of the Rogue1/Fighter1 who started as a rogue. The idea could work, but only if its not possible to pick up the key ability of a second class by multiclassing straight into it, and not impossible to get some key features as a secondary class.

I really really would have preferred the themes/backgrounds method, and the themes/backgrounds broken down into (optional) featlike chunks to handle dabbling for groups that want it.

Also I'm really wondering how 3x multiclassing would interact with themes/backgrounds. I'm assuming those stay the same no matter what class you dip into?
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