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<blockquote data-quote="BlivetWidget" data-source="post: 7807973" data-attributes="member: 6912801">As you noted, the real reason is game balance.&nbsp; To justify it in-universe, I would say if your core ability scores are sub-par in your chosen field, you have to spend so much time and energy training / thinking about your abilities to pull it off that you don't have the physical or mental resources to pick up another class without losing what you have.&nbsp; In other words, struggling students might still get a passing grade if they try hard enough, but deciding to double-major could lead to disaster.So, say your low-wis, high-int cleric decides to take up wizardry.&nbsp; I would say he takes to wizardry like he was born for it but loses his cleric abilities because he's not a natural for them and is no longer practicing them as much as he needs to.&nbsp; I'd also say to just transfer the old levels over to the new class, but I'm generous, and I could see how someone else might feel otherwise.Just my humble suggestion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BlivetWidget, post: 7807973, member: 6912801"] As you noted, the [I]real [/I]reason is game balance. To justify it in-universe, I would say if your core ability scores are sub-par in your chosen field, you have to spend so much time and energy training / thinking about your abilities to pull it off that you don't have the physical or mental resources to pick up another class without losing what you have. In other words, struggling students might still get a passing grade if they try hard enough, but deciding to double-major could lead to disaster. So, say your low-wis, high-int cleric decides to take up wizardry. I would say he takes to wizardry like he was born for it but loses his cleric abilities because he's not a natural for them and is no longer practicing them as much as he needs to. I'd also say to just transfer the old levels over to the new class, but I'm generous, and I could see how someone else might feel otherwise. Just my humble suggestion. [/QUOTE]

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