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<blockquote data-quote="Kannik" data-source="post: 5773168" data-attributes="member: 984">This.&nbsp; Multiclassing is only necessary insofar as to allow broader character concepts than the strict classes allow.&nbsp; If the question is instead:&nbsp; &quot;Should Next allow broad access to character concepts?&quot;, I would say &quot;Absolutely yes!&quot;&nbsp;&nbsp; How that is achieved -- multiclassing, feat based dabbling, hybrid rules, or something very radical and cool like &quot;here are modules of character abilities -- pick one every 4 levels and that gives you the abilities in the module;&nbsp; certain modules have prerequisites&quot; and so you pick a 'fighter' module at level 1 and rather than pick another fighter module at level 4 you pick instead a 'sorcerer' module... whatever the method it should be in there.&nbsp; (and preferably in a way that doesn't overpower (1e Elves) or under-power (3e caster multiclassing) the PC).I have a bunch of character concepts, some of which (under current rules) would require multiclassing/hybrid to make them work.&nbsp; To not be able to model them in Next would be unfortunate.&nbsp; Now, whether multiclassing is &quot;core&quot; or is a module that plugs in for more &quot;advanced&quot; PC building ability is another discussion -- I think it could safely be a plug-in module letting new players try the game out and then worry about multiclassed combinations when they feel the need to expand.&nbsp; peace,Kannik</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kannik, post: 5773168, member: 984"] This. Multiclassing is only necessary insofar as to allow broader character concepts than the strict classes allow. If the question is instead: "Should Next allow broad access to character concepts?", I would say "Absolutely yes!" How that is achieved -- multiclassing, feat based dabbling, hybrid rules, or something very radical and cool like "here are modules of character abilities -- pick one every 4 levels and that gives you the abilities in the module; certain modules have prerequisites" and so you pick a 'fighter' module at level 1 and rather than pick another fighter module at level 4 you pick instead a 'sorcerer' module... whatever the method it should be in there. (and preferably in a way that doesn't overpower (1e Elves) or under-power (3e caster multiclassing) the PC). I have a bunch of character concepts, some of which (under current rules) would require multiclassing/hybrid to make them work. To not be able to model them in Next would be unfortunate. Now, whether multiclassing is "core" or is a module that plugs in for more "advanced" PC building ability is another discussion -- I think it could safely be a plug-in module letting new players try the game out and then worry about multiclassed combinations when they feel the need to expand. peace, Kannik [/QUOTE]

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