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<blockquote data-quote="Cergorach" data-source="post: 2001761" data-attributes="member: 725"><p>I'm resuming my DMing duties after a little break, but i'm now faced with a bit of an imbalance.</p><p></p><p><strong>History:</strong></p><p>When we started this campaign we were a bit turned off by powergaming and as a result we instituted some rules for the campaign, in short order:</p><p>- Everyone is half elf</p><p>- Everyone starts with 72 attribute points</p><p>- Everyone multiclasses to two classes that do not fit in the same group</p><p>- No prestige classes</p><p>- 'Low magic'</p><p></p><p>Uptil now this has worked pretty decently, but i noticed that with forced multiclassing the power levels of the party are not up to 'spec' when compared to a single class character or one that uses prestige classes,</p><p></p><p><strong>Current Situation:</strong></p><p>The party currently consists of four 7th level characters:</p><p>- Fighter4/Rogue3</p><p>- Barbarian4/Sorcerror3</p><p>- Ranger4/Wizard3</p><p>- Cleric4/Wizard3</p><p>They are all low on magic items, and the magic items they do have are not ones that are optimal for their users. As an example: my own Bard4/Ranger3 character tows around a +1 Sonic Ranseur (that's a polearm for those that don't know) while i'm specialized in ranged combat and fighting undead, i have no magical ranged weapons. The Fighter4/Thief3 is an spiked chain expert, but has a +1 Mighty (+2) Composite Longbow of Distance (which i can't use due to not having a high enough strength score), but no magical spiked chain.</p><p></p><p><strong>My Problem:</strong></p><p>Although they are 7th level characters they have trouble with a lot of CR7 monsters, in other words their combined multiclass level doesn't compare in power to their actual level. And i expect that the difference will only get bigger with time.</p><p></p><p><strong>My Question:</strong></p><p>How do i calculate their 'actual' level? While it's easy to just say "Make an educated guess.", i would prefer to 'calculate' it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Cergorach, post: 2001761, member: 725"] I'm resuming my DMing duties after a little break, but i'm now faced with a bit of an imbalance. [b]History:[/b] When we started this campaign we were a bit turned off by powergaming and as a result we instituted some rules for the campaign, in short order: - Everyone is half elf - Everyone starts with 72 attribute points - Everyone multiclasses to two classes that do not fit in the same group - No prestige classes - 'Low magic' Uptil now this has worked pretty decently, but i noticed that with forced multiclassing the power levels of the party are not up to 'spec' when compared to a single class character or one that uses prestige classes, [b]Current Situation:[/b] The party currently consists of four 7th level characters: - Fighter4/Rogue3 - Barbarian4/Sorcerror3 - Ranger4/Wizard3 - Cleric4/Wizard3 They are all low on magic items, and the magic items they do have are not ones that are optimal for their users. As an example: my own Bard4/Ranger3 character tows around a +1 Sonic Ranseur (that's a polearm for those that don't know) while i'm specialized in ranged combat and fighting undead, i have no magical ranged weapons. The Fighter4/Thief3 is an spiked chain expert, but has a +1 Mighty (+2) Composite Longbow of Distance (which i can't use due to not having a high enough strength score), but no magical spiked chain. [b]My Problem:[/b] Although they are 7th level characters they have trouble with a lot of CR7 monsters, in other words their combined multiclass level doesn't compare in power to their actual level. And i expect that the difference will only get bigger with time. [b]My Question:[/b] How do i calculate their 'actual' level? While it's easy to just say "Make an educated guess.", i would prefer to 'calculate' it. [/QUOTE]
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