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<blockquote data-quote="MerricB" data-source="post: 3271270" data-attributes="member: 3586">You know, the more play I see of D&amp;D 3e, and the players get more comfortable with the system, the less I see &quot;random&quot; dipping into classes. I still see quite a few multiclass characters, but almost without exception they're trying to get the benefits of particular prestige classes: Mystic Theurge, Arcane Hierophant, Fochluchan Lyrist.In my AoW campaign, the paladin is a Ftr 4/Paladin 14. It gives him the benefit of Weapon Specialisation and Melee Weapon Mastery, but he's lost quite a bit of paladin abilities. So much so, that the Holy Avenger he has is much less good than it should be.&quot;Dipping&quot; when playing a spellcaster is almost always a particularly bad move. There are very few classes that actually give you abilities that mesh with your spellcaster abilities.Fighter/Barbarian combinations I see a bit of, (Ftr 4/Brb X). However, it isn't a no-brainer. You're giving up something when you do it. Barbarian 1/Fighter X is also quite nice, but becomes less effective as levels are gained.RC: A 1e elf fighter/magic-user can wear armour. There are numerous references in the 1e rules to this. There aren't &quot;restrictions&quot; on armour/weapons in 1e, rather you begin being unable to use any, and you are granted the ability to use them. We can find corrobative evidence in the AD&amp;D adventures with pregen characters.S1: Tomb of Horrors#5: Elf F5/MU 11 - +1 chainmail, +3 shield#10: Half-Elf C5/Ranger7/Magic-User 6 - +2 chainmail, +1 shield (interesting combo; not listed in PHB, although C/R is)A1: Slave Pits of the Undercity#9: Elf Ftr4/MU 4 - Elfin chain &amp; shieldDL6: Dragons of IceGilthanas - Elf Ftr 5/MU 6- Chainmail &amp; Shield.The true cost of multiclassing in 1e was the level limit, and - often - reduced hit points. Cheers!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="MerricB, post: 3271270, member: 3586"] You know, the more play I see of D&D 3e, and the players get more comfortable with the system, the less I see "random" dipping into classes. I still see quite a few multiclass characters, but almost without exception they're trying to get the benefits of particular prestige classes: Mystic Theurge, Arcane Hierophant, Fochluchan Lyrist. In my AoW campaign, the paladin is a Ftr 4/Paladin 14. It gives him the benefit of Weapon Specialisation and Melee Weapon Mastery, but he's lost quite a bit of paladin abilities. So much so, that the Holy Avenger he has is much less good than it should be. "Dipping" when playing a spellcaster is almost always a particularly bad move. There are very few classes that actually give you abilities that mesh with your spellcaster abilities. Fighter/Barbarian combinations I see a bit of, (Ftr 4/Brb X). However, it isn't a no-brainer. You're giving up something when you do it. Barbarian 1/Fighter X is also quite nice, but becomes less effective as levels are gained. RC: A 1e elf fighter/magic-user can wear armour. There are numerous references in the 1e rules to this. There aren't "restrictions" on armour/weapons in 1e, rather you begin being unable to use any, and you are granted the ability to use them. We can find corrobative evidence in the AD&D adventures with pregen characters. [b]S1: Tomb of Horrors[/b] #5: Elf F5/MU 11 - +1 chainmail, +3 shield #10: Half-Elf C5/Ranger7/Magic-User 6 - +2 chainmail, +1 shield (interesting combo; not listed in PHB, although C/R is) [b]A1: Slave Pits of the Undercity[/b] #9: Elf Ftr4/MU 4 - Elfin chain & shield [b]DL6: Dragons of Ice[/b] Gilthanas - Elf Ftr 5/MU 6- Chainmail & Shield. The true cost of multiclassing in 1e was the level limit, and - often - reduced hit points. Cheers! [/QUOTE]

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