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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9318843" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>In AD&D it was closer to doubling xp cost each level so if you were multiclassed you would usually be around only one level behind where you would be otherwise, not half the levels. Once you got past the first level 2 advancement for non multiclassed ones everyone in practice was advancing a new level at roughly the same time.</p><p></p><p>Also you kind of describe it backwards for multiclassing and level limits. Demihumans who can multiclass have level limits on most every class whether they multiclass or not. Multiclassing is not the reason for the level limits being demihuman is.</p><p></p><p>In 3.5 the Unearthed Arcana Gestalt option to advance in two levels at the same time was fairly similar to AD&D multiclassing. It was mostly setup as a campaign option to make PCs more broadly powerful. Action Economy was a big limiting factor to the power increase.</p><p></p><p>To do a 5e one and be balanced against single classed characters I would suggest something like a 3.5 level adjustment, so you could be a caster with both wizard and cleric spells and cleric armor and HD, but you would be a level lower than a straight cleric and have lower hp and lower top spells every other level and later ASIs and proficiency bonus advancements. A potentially interesting tradeoff or power options.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9318843, member: 2209"] In AD&D it was closer to doubling xp cost each level so if you were multiclassed you would usually be around only one level behind where you would be otherwise, not half the levels. Once you got past the first level 2 advancement for non multiclassed ones everyone in practice was advancing a new level at roughly the same time. Also you kind of describe it backwards for multiclassing and level limits. Demihumans who can multiclass have level limits on most every class whether they multiclass or not. Multiclassing is not the reason for the level limits being demihuman is. In 3.5 the Unearthed Arcana Gestalt option to advance in two levels at the same time was fairly similar to AD&D multiclassing. It was mostly setup as a campaign option to make PCs more broadly powerful. Action Economy was a big limiting factor to the power increase. To do a 5e one and be balanced against single classed characters I would suggest something like a 3.5 level adjustment, so you could be a caster with both wizard and cleric spells and cleric armor and HD, but you would be a level lower than a straight cleric and have lower hp and lower top spells every other level and later ASIs and proficiency bonus advancements. A potentially interesting tradeoff or power options. [/QUOTE]
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