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<blockquote data-quote="Shasarak" data-source="post: 7462932" data-attributes="member: 94143"><p>That is pretty much the Stormwind Fallacy though. What you think is meta I could explain with a perfectly logical in-game reasoning.</p><p></p><p>It would be even better if you could work with the DM to explain what was happening and on the other hand you can not rely on the DM supporting your 20 level character plan so sometimes it is just better to just do it without a big fanfare.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>I used to follow that train of thought but came to the conclusion that a) if you enforced a half year training montage then effectively the character was gone from the game as the game did not stop to wait for the character and 2) having 1 level of say Cleric is essentially on the job training condensed to the real essence of a class.</p><p></p><p>For example would you learn the theory of how to turn undead more effectively with six months of training at a Monastery? Yes probably but you also learn the practical ability much more quickly if you are relying on it to save you from a zombie trying to bite your face off too.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Shasarak, post: 7462932, member: 94143"] That is pretty much the Stormwind Fallacy though. What you think is meta I could explain with a perfectly logical in-game reasoning. It would be even better if you could work with the DM to explain what was happening and on the other hand you can not rely on the DM supporting your 20 level character plan so sometimes it is just better to just do it without a big fanfare. I used to follow that train of thought but came to the conclusion that a) if you enforced a half year training montage then effectively the character was gone from the game as the game did not stop to wait for the character and 2) having 1 level of say Cleric is essentially on the job training condensed to the real essence of a class. For example would you learn the theory of how to turn undead more effectively with six months of training at a Monastery? Yes probably but you also learn the practical ability much more quickly if you are relying on it to save you from a zombie trying to bite your face off too. [/QUOTE]
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