Multiclassing and Powers/Day

[lightblade]

So long as I can create my iconic (for my group) Wizard with a greatsword, I don't care how they do it. Well, actually I do. In 2e I had a half-elf fighter/mage 10/11 named Sadrik and that was my iconic character... In 3e I couldn't really duplicate the versatility with the rules set so I settled in with playing a wizard with a greatsword. I would love to go back to actually have my character concept starting at level 1 again. But it it doesn't appear the game will support that versatile fighter/mage character concept again. Instead my character will look like a wizard with a couple of fighter powers. Hopefully I will be able to take those fighter powers at level 1...

If fighter/wizard doesn't do it for you, i believe the forgotten realms player's guide will have the Swordmage base class; might be worth looking into.

 

[Hypersmurf]

That would make it very profitable to start out with a fighter level and then go on to wizard levels though, because you'd have an enormous amount of healing surges and have a good defense on first level. Your wizard power progression would be slightly lower, but I'd think the extra healing surges would vastly increase your survivability...

I seem to remember early hints about multiclassing suggesting that your 1st level class is always your 'primary' class.

A Fighter who multiclasses into Rogue is, effectively, a Fighter who has some Roguey aspects, but he's very distinguishable from a Rogue who has some Fighty aspects. He's always recognisably a Fighter, even though he's multiclassed, because the first level is what 'defines' the majority of your ability suite.

If that's the case, then a wizard who dabbles in some martial stuff wouldn't be represented by the Fighter class at first level, multiclassing to Wizard; if he's expected to perform primarily as a Wizard, his first level would really need to be Wizard.

-Hyp.

 

[DeusExMachina]

If they work it like that, I can see it happening yeah.

I'm just really hoping for a better system than in 3e. I always liked multiclassing to give my characters (usually rogues) some cool extras, but it always seemed to nerf any spellcasting class I took. For example the 4 cleric levels of my rogue/swashbuckler/cleric/assassin is really just for roleplay purposes (he became a chosen of Ellistrayee, don't ask) and has very little game mechanical value.

Also whenever you wanted to do a multiclass character, you'd be just silly not take a rogue level first, because of the overdose of skillpoints at first level. It's that kind of thing that I hope they'll manage to avoid this time around...

 

[keterys]

It is my guess that multiclassing never involves taking levels in another class in 4e. You spend feats to gain extra powers, that kinda thing, but you don't literally go 'I'm a fighter 4 / wizard 2'