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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 5333132" data-attributes="member: 35909"><p>The xp penalty for multiclassing would eventually sit you at 1 level below the party, but on the plus side, from that point on, you shouldn't loose any more ground over time on the party's xp (the higher xp you gain as a lower level character effectively counteracts the penalty). That's so long as you make sure your multiclass penalty is "only" 20%. If you mix things so much that you end up with 40% or worse...you just destroyed that character. In any case, being a level behind knda sucks, and at higher levels could prove <a href="http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/blasphemy.htm" target="_blank">fatal</a> compared to this other PCs.</p><p></p><p>I do have to say, your DM basically just made spellcasters even more powerful, assming they can grab spells from anywhere. The base classes may not be the ideal compared to a broken full casting prestige class, but most of their power comes from spells anyway.</p><p></p><p>Do you want to be a barbarian mostly? I did find Barbarian / Feat Rogue to be a fun multiclass, but then again I did it with a Goliath, which has the size and strength (and favored class: Barbarian) to make it work rather well. Don't know your stats, but assuming your Con is much better than your Dex, consider the Deepwarden (Races of Stone, I think). Two levels replaces dex with con for the AC bonus. Bigger issue is if you want to waste potentially your only allowed prestige class on a two level dip. I mean, the rest of the class is <em>ok</em>, certainly competitive with straight barbarian, but you could do better with a PrC.</p><p></p><p>As far as Dungeoncrasher goes, does your party have mages? Blockade is a level 1 spell (wand it if you must, it's dirt cheap!) from Complete Scoundrel they could cast to create a 5 ft cube of wood (forgot the weight, buti t's fairly heavy). Instant wall to crash into!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 5333132, member: 35909"] The xp penalty for multiclassing would eventually sit you at 1 level below the party, but on the plus side, from that point on, you shouldn't loose any more ground over time on the party's xp (the higher xp you gain as a lower level character effectively counteracts the penalty). That's so long as you make sure your multiclass penalty is "only" 20%. If you mix things so much that you end up with 40% or worse...you just destroyed that character. In any case, being a level behind knda sucks, and at higher levels could prove [url=http://www.d20srd.org/srd/spells/blasphemy.htm]fatal[/url] compared to this other PCs. I do have to say, your DM basically just made spellcasters even more powerful, assming they can grab spells from anywhere. The base classes may not be the ideal compared to a broken full casting prestige class, but most of their power comes from spells anyway. Do you want to be a barbarian mostly? I did find Barbarian / Feat Rogue to be a fun multiclass, but then again I did it with a Goliath, which has the size and strength (and favored class: Barbarian) to make it work rather well. Don't know your stats, but assuming your Con is much better than your Dex, consider the Deepwarden (Races of Stone, I think). Two levels replaces dex with con for the AC bonus. Bigger issue is if you want to waste potentially your only allowed prestige class on a two level dip. I mean, the rest of the class is [i]ok[/i], certainly competitive with straight barbarian, but you could do better with a PrC. As far as Dungeoncrasher goes, does your party have mages? Blockade is a level 1 spell (wand it if you must, it's dirt cheap!) from Complete Scoundrel they could cast to create a 5 ft cube of wood (forgot the weight, buti t's fairly heavy). Instant wall to crash into! [/QUOTE]
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