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<blockquote data-quote="jmucchiello" data-source="post: 4558906" data-attributes="member: 813">Actually I like what I call the Monte Cook style of class. Basically the class abilities are divided into 2-4 tiers by how powerful they are. From 1st to 9th level you might gain 2 to 4 of the least powerful abilities (at for example 2nd, 5th and 8th levels) out of a choice of 5-7 abilities. Then from 7th to 15th level you might gain 2 to 3 of the next most power abilities out of a choice of 4-6 abilities. And then there are the top tier abilities of which you gain 1 or 2 out of a choice of 4 or so. So the class has a wide range of depth but each member of the class can vary widely from any other member of the class.If you've seen Monte's AU/AE game or his Book of Eldritch Might series, those books are full of these style classes.The predecessor of these style classes can be found in the 3.0 DMG: the Loremaster's secrets class ability is a simpler form of this class design. It's a single tier with level restrictions on when you gain access to the more powerful abilities.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jmucchiello, post: 4558906, member: 813"] Actually I like what I call the Monte Cook style of class. Basically the class abilities are divided into 2-4 tiers by how powerful they are. From 1st to 9th level you might gain 2 to 4 of the least powerful abilities (at for example 2nd, 5th and 8th levels) out of a choice of 5-7 abilities. Then from 7th to 15th level you might gain 2 to 3 of the next most power abilities out of a choice of 4-6 abilities. And then there are the top tier abilities of which you gain 1 or 2 out of a choice of 4 or so. So the class has a wide range of depth but each member of the class can vary widely from any other member of the class. If you've seen Monte's AU/AE game or his Book of Eldritch Might series, those books are full of these style classes. The predecessor of these style classes can be found in the 3.0 DMG: the Loremaster's secrets class ability is a simpler form of this class design. It's a single tier with level restrictions on when you gain access to the more powerful abilities. [/QUOTE]

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