Is this PHB errata?

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Every multi-class divine or arcane feat in PHB2 and PHB3 that gives access to the MC's implements allows unrestricted use of those implements. Those in the PHB restrict usage to powers of the class into which you are multi-classing. Arcane Initiate (wizard PHB MC feat) was 'errata-ed' to allow general usage of wizard implements, but the warlock, paladin, and cleric MC powers haven't been. An oversight?

 

[Aulirophile]

Actually the general rule was changed to "MCing into a class allows you to use that classes implements for that classes powers and paragon path powers." So the specific rule in each feat was no longer needed. There was never unrestricted use.

Now someone is going to come in and point to the recently printed Player's Strategy Guide (which specifically says in the introduction is not a rulebook) and point out that that PSG says if you MC into a class you can use their implements (which I believe one of the developers twittered was a mistake and is on the short list for correction).

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Actually the general rule was changed to "MCing into a class allows you to use that classes implements for that classes powers and paragon path powers." So the specific rule in each feat was no longer needed. There was never unrestricted use.

Cool. You don't happen to have a source for that?

 

[Aulirophile]

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (02/23/2009)

It was in one of the errata documents and compendium searching multiclass has no glossary entry. But there is an official FAQ for you.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game Official Home Page - Article (02/23/2009)

It was in one of the errata documents and compendium searching multiclass has no glossary entry. But there is an official FAQ for you.

Good enough, thanks for looking that up. There goes my cheesy bow ranger|invoker/cleric to get access to a holy symbol implement!

 

[DracoSuave]

Said FAQ is more than a year old.

 

[Ulorian - Agent of Chaos]

Said FAQ is more than a year old.

Are you saying it's out of date or are you saying I should have been aware of it because it's over a year old?

 

[TarionzCousin]

Are you saying it's out of date or are you saying I should have been aware of it because it's over a year old?

... or that WotC needs to update their FAQ more often.

 

[DracoSuave]

... or that WotC needs to update their FAQ more often.

That a year old FAQ doesn't overrule a FAQ released in hard copy a couple weeks ago.

 

[MrMyth]

That a year old FAQ doesn't overrule a FAQ released in hard copy a couple weeks ago.

If a rules change in a more current product was actually a rules change, than yes, it would override rules or FAQs from a year ago. But WotC designers have explicitly stated that isn't the case here - a writer wrote that sidebar without realizing how the implement rules worked, and made an incorrect statement.

And a year old FAQ does, indeed, overrule an incorrect statement released a few weeks ago.