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<blockquote data-quote="RHGreen" data-source="post: 6102205">All classes should be split into 2 parts by default. They should be designed that way from the very beginning. I would make one half a Primary Part and the other half a Secondary Part. Primary has the greatest effect on the character and the secondary has a lesser effect. This way you can put really class important abilities in both, super powerful class abilities in the primary, and more specialized abilities in the secondary. 1. E.g. Taking Primary in Fighter gives you all the general wide arching abilities for that class, and then taking secondary in Fighter specializes that character in, for example, archery.2. E.g. Taking Primary in Wizard gives you all the general wide arching abilities for that class, and then taking secondary in Fighter gives a few focused abilities from that class. For example - Archery = Spell Archer.As you can see taking a secondary the same as your Primary is like specializing because a secondary is more limited and focused. Taking a secondary in a class different to your Primary is like, due to the more limited focused nature, is like dabbling in a second class.As you go up in level you may get additional Secondary abilities from classes. You can't get a Primary. A Primary is the foundation of your character and means the design can stop exploitation. You can further invest in your Primary class, get more rounded in your secondary class, or branch out and become more jack of all trades in a further different class.While we are on this subject, one thing I don't like about D&amp;D next, and it is something I didn't like about 4th, is I hate this - &quot;You get this thing at 3rd level, you get this thing at 5th level.&quot; I suppose it is in 3rd as well to an extent. I want to be able to choose what I get at what level. This can work if the abilities are scalable.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RHGreen, post: 6102205"] All classes should be split into 2 parts by default. They should be designed that way from the very beginning. I would make one half a Primary Part and the other half a Secondary Part. Primary has the greatest effect on the character and the secondary has a lesser effect. This way you can put really class important abilities in both, super powerful class abilities in the primary, and more specialized abilities in the secondary. 1. E.g. Taking Primary in Fighter gives you all the general wide arching abilities for that class, and then taking secondary in Fighter specializes that character in, for example, archery. 2. E.g. Taking Primary in Wizard gives you all the general wide arching abilities for that class, and then taking secondary in Fighter gives a few focused abilities from that class. For example - Archery = Spell Archer. As you can see taking a secondary the same as your Primary is like specializing because a secondary is more limited and focused. Taking a secondary in a class different to your Primary is like, due to the more limited focused nature, is like dabbling in a second class. As you go up in level you may get additional Secondary abilities from classes. You can't get a Primary. A Primary is the foundation of your character and means the design can stop exploitation. You can further invest in your Primary class, get more rounded in your secondary class, or branch out and become more jack of all trades in a further different class. While we are on this subject, one thing I don't like about D&D next, and it is something I didn't like about 4th, is I hate this - "You get this thing at 3rd level, you get this thing at 5th level." I suppose it is in 3rd as well to an extent. I want to be able to choose what I get at what level. This can work if the abilities are scalable. [/QUOTE]

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