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<blockquote data-quote="Ratskinner" data-source="post: 5808876" data-attributes="member: 6688937">Yes, if they're done right.Recalling that they said the &quot;advanced&quot; rules with all the flexibility will be at the end of the book, sure. 2e, for example, had only the 4 base classes and everything subclassed off of that. So while technically there were only 4 classes, I think the first 2e book had 9 (I'm sure someone can correct me) subclasses to choose from. The 2e scheme wasn't very easily customizable (or multiclassable), but that could easily be changed with some of the advances in d20 rpgs over the years. (Talent trees etc.) However, I'd be perfectly fine with the big 4 being &quot;premade&quot; and presented as the &quot;common&quot; classes, and the Talent/Skill/whatever options being in a later &quot;uncommon&quot; or &quot;rare&quot; class chapter.I especially like the idea of some 4e classes being reduced to Talent trees available to different &quot;base classes.&quot; A Warlord tree attached to a Fighter, Cleric, or a Thief might work differently in interesting ways. Honestly, I wonder if Fighter-Paladin-Cleric wouldn't just be Warrior subclasses who dip into the &quot;Divine Magic&quot; talent tree to differing degrees, but that might be pushing it for historical reasons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ratskinner, post: 5808876, member: 6688937"] Yes, if they're done right. Recalling that they said the "advanced" rules with all the flexibility will be at the end of the book, sure. 2e, for example, had only the 4 base classes and everything subclassed off of that. So while technically there were only 4 classes, I think the first 2e book had 9 (I'm sure someone can correct me) subclasses to choose from. The 2e scheme wasn't very easily customizable (or multiclassable), but that could easily be changed with some of the advances in d20 rpgs over the years. (Talent trees etc.) However, I'd be perfectly fine with the big 4 being "premade" and presented as the "common" classes, and the Talent/Skill/whatever options being in a later "uncommon" or "rare" class chapter. I especially like the idea of some 4e classes being reduced to Talent trees available to different "base classes." A Warlord tree attached to a Fighter, Cleric, or a Thief might work differently in interesting ways. Honestly, I wonder if Fighter-Paladin-Cleric wouldn't just be Warrior subclasses who dip into the "Divine Magic" talent tree to differing degrees, but that might be pushing it for historical reasons. [/QUOTE]

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