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<blockquote data-quote="solkan_uk" data-source="post: 2289226" data-attributes="member: 15753"><p>That's quite an interesting idea, basically making all classes basically PrC's for the purposes of multi-classing. Have you played the new Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay as this works similar - but I hadn't thought of applying it to D&D before...</p><p></p><p>My initial thoughts are to make it as flexible as possible, and easy to do even at level 2. So as design notes have the following guidelines.</p><p>Skills: Requires no more than 2 ranks in any skill</p><p>Feats: No more than one feat, usually offering some choice.</p><p>Nothing else should really be prerequisites, as they require certain rolls (for attributes) or certain class/race. </p><p></p><p>As a further note, I quite like the concept of favoured classes in my games, as some minor way of keeping races in their assigned rolls, so I would allow a any race to take its favoured class without filling the prerequisites. This can represent the class having an almost instinctive feel for the class even if they don't know anything about it before hand.</p><p>Humans and others with any favoured class, can basically take a 2nd class free, before having to meet the prerequisites (or alternatively can ignore one of the prerequisites on each class they take?)</p><p></p><p>I'd also require all classes have 2 prerequites, either 2 skills or one skill and a feat. The domain division is a good one (require one prerequisite for each domain?) and I'd expand it to specialist wizards as well, require Spellcraft or Knowledge Arcana for Wizard + one requirement based on Specialism:</p><p>some quick examples (not a complete list - I don't have my books with me):</p><p>Abjuration: 2+ ranks Knowledge: the planes, knowledge: tactics, or the Dodge feat.</p><p>Conjuration: 2+ ranks Knowledge: the planes, any craft skill or Handle Animal.</p><p></p><p>etc etc.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="solkan_uk, post: 2289226, member: 15753"] That's quite an interesting idea, basically making all classes basically PrC's for the purposes of multi-classing. Have you played the new Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay as this works similar - but I hadn't thought of applying it to D&D before... My initial thoughts are to make it as flexible as possible, and easy to do even at level 2. So as design notes have the following guidelines. Skills: Requires no more than 2 ranks in any skill Feats: No more than one feat, usually offering some choice. Nothing else should really be prerequisites, as they require certain rolls (for attributes) or certain class/race. As a further note, I quite like the concept of favoured classes in my games, as some minor way of keeping races in their assigned rolls, so I would allow a any race to take its favoured class without filling the prerequisites. This can represent the class having an almost instinctive feel for the class even if they don't know anything about it before hand. Humans and others with any favoured class, can basically take a 2nd class free, before having to meet the prerequisites (or alternatively can ignore one of the prerequisites on each class they take?) I'd also require all classes have 2 prerequites, either 2 skills or one skill and a feat. The domain division is a good one (require one prerequisite for each domain?) and I'd expand it to specialist wizards as well, require Spellcraft or Knowledge Arcana for Wizard + one requirement based on Specialism: some quick examples (not a complete list - I don't have my books with me): Abjuration: 2+ ranks Knowledge: the planes, knowledge: tactics, or the Dodge feat. Conjuration: 2+ ranks Knowledge: the planes, any craft skill or Handle Animal. etc etc. [/QUOTE]
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