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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 964500" data-attributes="member: 710">Compare a Fighter20 and a Barbarian 20 to a Barbarian10/Fighter10. They probably have the same combat ability.Now compare a Wizard10/Cleric10 to a Wizard20 and a Cleric20.They probably don`t have the same combat ability. The combocharacter is better in melee than a straight wizard, but still quite weak. Against most opponents, he will have a problem to hit him. If he uses a spell, he only has 10 caster levels to break any spell resistance, and doesn`t deal as much damage.Sure, he has more options at hand, but none of these options will really help him in typical encounter.If he goes up against 32 CR10 enemies (approxmiately Encounter Level 20), he might have an equal chance to the single classed characters, since his spellcaster level might probably break any spell resistance, and his attack bonus is high enough to hit their ACs, but probably even then the cleric20 or Wizard20 are better ...This, at least, is the base idea for the problem. You are correct when you say a multiclassed caster will have to lose something in exchange for the increased versatility, but he shouldn`t lose to much...Mustrum Ridcully</blockquote>