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That is true of the class system in general, not specific to multi-classing itself. Even if you create a brand new ninja class, it is...

I think it’s very interesting, and I’m looking forward to seeing the final version coming out, if/when it does. Sorcerer spells keyed...

Totally agree. Those backgrounds are very fine ways to build a ninja, along with any regular class or multi-class on top. Yep, totally...

We are starting to beat dead horses, so I don’t think we’ll end up convincing one another either way… but I am surprised to read these...

I am in the camp of "ninjas should be a background". To me, classes are a set of related game mechanics, e.g., weapons, or martial arts...

Ryoko's Guide to the Yokai Realms by Loot Tavern does have a Shinobi subclass for the Wizard. As a wizard, the Shinobi could pick spells...

For sure it’s a judgment call, and to each their own… But I’m not trying to say build complexity outweighs round-to-round complexity...

I don’t know… I’ve recently initiated a couple of new players to the game. One got a Monk, the other a Wizard. Both started at level 1...

I would change one thing, and that's it. I would get rid of multi-classing. ;)

Big +1. Creating a class, even with several subclasses, is a pigeon-holing endeavor. Ninjas have such diverse skillset that it’s...

First; define your Ninja. If you want ninja to be able to run the gamut of the historical espionage agents, hollywood's "monks, but in...

So a Fighter? Or a Rogue (I've always looked at SA as the assassin function, can kill 99% of NPCs (depending on campaign)) Not meant as...

https://darksun.fandom.com/wiki/Bard 2e Dark Sun Bard class.

I don’t mean to say that it’s absolutely implausible to find a way to make the backgrounds fit. I can improvise and spitball some...

Mushrooms and other fungus are an the obvious choice, but perhaps a dwarven culture also practices agriculture on terraces above ground...