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<blockquote data-quote="Quaestor" data-source="post: 1258395" data-attributes="member: 3880">I recall reading some gossip somewhere that the apprentice-level system was left out of the 3.5 DMG more on the basis of space concerns than from any incompatibilities/lack of balance in the 3.5 system.&nbsp; I fully expect to see it printed in Arcana Unearthed.My personal opinion is that they are quite balanced.&nbsp; The fact that a character that takes Barb 1, then Sorc 1 has oodles more hp than one that takes them in the opposite order is just one of those unfortunate things about the system.&nbsp; (Same goes for Rogue/anything.)&nbsp; I find only one significant advantage that a 1st level character with apprentice levels gains over a character that takes one class and then the other, and that is having all of your weapon/armor proficiencies from level one.&nbsp; However, this benefit is minor and also reduces in-game discontinuities (not to mention having at least minor magical abilities from 1st level.)&nbsp; I'm all for it.Quaestor the Wanderer</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Quaestor, post: 1258395, member: 3880"] I recall reading some gossip somewhere that the apprentice-level system was left out of the 3.5 DMG more on the basis of space concerns than from any incompatibilities/lack of balance in the 3.5 system. I fully expect to see it printed in Arcana Unearthed. My personal opinion is that they are quite balanced. The fact that a character that takes Barb 1, then Sorc 1 has oodles more hp than one that takes them in the opposite order is just one of those unfortunate things about the system. (Same goes for Rogue/anything.) I find only one significant advantage that a 1st level character with apprentice levels gains over a character that takes one class and then the other, and that is having all of your weapon/armor proficiencies from level one. However, this benefit is minor and also reduces in-game discontinuities (not to mention having at least minor magical abilities from 1st level.) I'm all for it. Quaestor the Wanderer [/QUOTE]

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