Scalding
First Post
I'm looking at the latest Dragon feature, Character Concepts, and I've noticed an odd section:
The way I read this is that Germain, having taken Novice Power at level 4 to get Burning Hands, now, at level 7, also gets Color Spray. At least, the author did not mention that Burning Hands has been reverted to Covering Attack, which is how I expect it should work, according to:
Again, the way the article is written makes multiclassing seem far more powerful than RAW as I understand it.
I apologize for the large quoted sections, I've really tried to take just what was necessary to show the problem in full light.
Page 40 said:Level 7: [...] This is one of the tricks of multiclassing: With each new level, you can swap powers in and out to make sure that your character’s multiclass powers are (if you choose) nearly his most powerful attacks. Germaine has traded out burning hands for covering attack (that’s the “gain back” part described on page 209 of the Player’s Handbook), and then traded out sweeping blow for color spray.
The way I read this is that Germain, having taken Novice Power at level 4 to get Burning Hands, now, at level 7, also gets Color Spray. At least, the author did not mention that Burning Hands has been reverted to Covering Attack, which is how I expect it should work, according to:
PHB said:When you take one of these power-swap feats, you give up a power of your choice from your primary class and replace it with a power of the same level or lower from the class you have multiclassed in.
Any time you gain a level, you can alter that decision. Effectively, pretend you’re choosing the power-swap feat for the first time at the new level you’ve just gained. You gain back the power that you gave up originally from your primary class, lose the power that you chose from your second class, and make the trade again. You give up a different power from your primary class and replace it with a new power of the same level from your second class.
Again, the way the article is written makes multiclassing seem far more powerful than RAW as I understand it.
I apologize for the large quoted sections, I've really tried to take just what was necessary to show the problem in full light.