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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9252991" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>That is only max rank. 3.5 does not retroactively give you skill ranks if you took a cross class skill then later multiclass so it is now a class skill. There is also the x4 at first level. When you spend your skill points in 3.5 matters.</p><p></p><p>A sneaky tough guy type taking a level of fighter then a level of rogue is very different on skills than a sneaky tough guy type who took a level of rogue then a level of fighter. In Pathfinder they are the same for their skills though.</p><p></p><p>Each skill point you spend on a <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill gets you 1 rank in that skill. <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">Class</a> skills are the skills found on your character’s <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill list. Each skill point you spend on a cross-<a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill gets your character 1/2 rank in that skill. Cross-<a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skills are skills not found on your character’s <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill list. (Half ranks do not improve your <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Skill_Check" target="_blank">skill check</a>, but two 1/2 ranks make 1 rank.) You can’t save <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Skill_Points" target="_blank">skill points</a> to spend later.</p><p></p><p>The maximum rank in a <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill is the character’s level + 3. If it’s a cross-<a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill, the maximum rank is half of that number (do not round up or down).</p><p></p><p>Regardless of whether a skill is purchased as a <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill or a cross-<a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill, if it is a <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class" target="_blank">class</a> skill for any of your <a href="https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Classes" target="_blank">classes</a>, your maximum rank equals your total character level + 3.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9252991, member: 2209"] That is only max rank. 3.5 does not retroactively give you skill ranks if you took a cross class skill then later multiclass so it is now a class skill. There is also the x4 at first level. When you spend your skill points in 3.5 matters. A sneaky tough guy type taking a level of fighter then a level of rogue is very different on skills than a sneaky tough guy type who took a level of rogue then a level of fighter. In Pathfinder they are the same for their skills though. Each skill point you spend on a [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill gets you 1 rank in that skill. [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']Class[/URL] skills are the skills found on your character’s [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill list. Each skill point you spend on a cross-[URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill gets your character 1/2 rank in that skill. Cross-[URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skills are skills not found on your character’s [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill list. (Half ranks do not improve your [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Skill_Check']skill check[/URL], but two 1/2 ranks make 1 rank.) You can’t save [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Skill_Points']skill points[/URL] to spend later. The maximum rank in a [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill is the character’s level + 3. If it’s a cross-[URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill, the maximum rank is half of that number (do not round up or down). Regardless of whether a skill is purchased as a [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill or a cross-[URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill, if it is a [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Class']class[/URL] skill for any of your [URL='https://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Classes']classes[/URL], your maximum rank equals your total character level + 3. [/QUOTE]
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