Multiclassing Speculation

[Fallen Seraph]

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Ok, multiclassing is done entirely through feats. You take one feat to multiclass and gain a power from that class, and then take additional feats to take more powers from the class.

 

[Wormwood]

Ok, multiclassing is done entirely through feats. You take one feat to multiclass and gain a power from that class, and then take additional feats to take more powers from the class.

Awesome. Awesome. Awesome.

That's almost precisely what I'd hoped for.

 

[SamuraiRem]

Originally Posted by WotC_Miko
1) There are over 30 paragon paths in the PH.

2) My paladin took a multiclass cleric feat so she could qualify for a cleric paragon path.

If these two things be true, then I am seeing Paragon paths run a bit similar to Prestige classes: anyone can qualify for a certain one provided the required prerequisites, except that you can only chose a Paragon path when going from lvl 10 to 11.

For example, lets make up a Paragon path... lets call him "Elementalist".
Prerequisite for "Elementalist" would be to have access to at least one fire, one ice, and one some other element attack. Naturally, the Wizard can chose "Elementalist" as a paragon path no problem. But lets say Mr. Cleric wants to be an "Elementalist" too. Well, he has the fire spells, but needs the ice... so he takes a feat that dips into the Wizard's "Ray of Frost" spell. There, he qualifies, and can thus become an "Elementalist" at level 11 as opposed to... the the Cleric paragon path, "Sunlord"... or something.

I could be COMPLETELY wrong about this though...

 

[Charwoman Gene]

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Meh. It doesn't quite sound complete based on what mearls has said.

 

[Fallen Seraph]

I think there is more to it too. But more fuel for the fire, as the saying goes.

 

[Revinor]

As a rogue, I would gladly multiclass to rogue on 11 level. Or, if you are picky and don't allow multiclassing to same class, I'm sure that one of the splatbooks will features something very similar.Having double sneak attack damage seems more powerful than any of the paragon powers given in examples.

Same goes for wizard going to warlock to get a curse. Somehow I don't see battlemage abilities even remotely comparable to having guaranteed +1d6 damage on every attack.

Generally, multiclassing to strikers seems to be quite interesting. Heck, even rogue could multiclass to warlock and use both sneak attack and curse at same time.

 

[Shroomy]

I remember way back one of the developers said that the alternative to a paragon path was somewhat weaker. If that secondary option is multi-classing, I think it means there will be no additional ways to use an action point.

Also, I don't think that you will be able to multi-class in a class you are already a member of.

 

[FireLance]

Well, obviously the fighter has been studying as a wizard for nine levels. Even so, I think the 19th-level power might be a bit much. Why not just have it be a 15th-level power? That fits better with the 11/7 mix earlier.

My rule of thumb was "highest level power of the same silo that is less than or equal to class level", on the assumption that a lower-level power will already be slightly less powerful (19th level class daily vs 20th level paragon path daily).

 

[Crosswind]

I would bet an unholy amount of money that you will not be able to pick up Class Features (Sneak Attack, Warlock Curse) from multi-classing. It would be more or less hideously imbalanced. My bet (and the bet of anybody else with a head for game balance) is that you can pick up powers.

The question really is how good a power you can pick up. My -suspicion- is that you'll have to spend multiple feats in multi-classing if you want to pick up the higher level powers.

-Cross

 

[FireLance]

I would bet an unholy amount of money that you will not be able to pick up Class Features (Sneak Attack, Warlock Curse) from multi-classing. It would be more or less hideously imbalanced. My bet (and the bet of anybody else with a head for game balance) is that you can pick up powers.

Given that you already pick up new class features from a paragon path, I'd take that bet. I can see the possibility that you might not be able to pick up all the features, but if you multiclass instead of taking up a paragon path, giving you a class feature of a base class in place of a paragon path feature hardly seems unbalanced.