Multiclassing.
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webrunner
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cangrejoide said:
Bah, I've got you all beat:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/5.5ex/20160518a
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
This is just cruel.
You will be sentenced to playing a blink elf for your entire 4E career.
You will be sentenced to playing a blink elf for your entire 4E career.
Cirex
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Just in case this thread is used for the real scoop, I'll prepare my opinion.
Hmmm, interesting.[Talk about the path they have taken for multiclassing.][Brief comparition with 3.5].[Multiclassing with feats, multiclassing at paragon path.][Random multiclass paths that I would like to play.][Whine because I DM 90% of times, so I won't have a chance to play those multiclass paths].
[Brief summary of ideas and final opinion.]
Hmmm, interesting.[Talk about the path they have taken for multiclassing.][Brief comparition with 3.5].[Multiclassing with feats, multiclassing at paragon path.][Random multiclass paths that I would like to play.][Whine because I DM 90% of times, so I won't have a chance to play those multiclass paths].
[Brief summary of ideas and final opinion.]
Olgar Shiverstone
Legend
And ... [Goes on to denouce how 4E multiclassing is "broken", how it wasn't like that in the good old days of 3E, and how 1E dual classing is infinitely better. Then recants and admits that the 4E approach might be OK, and concludes post guardedly optimistic.]
hbarsquared
Quantum Chronomancer
Wow. I really like the [placeholder]
Well, as long as this post is here, here's my random guesses.
All class progression in features is now through feats. A class feature might get slightly more powerful to remain somewhat useful at higher levels, but you will never randomly get new options from leveling up. All class progression is feats and classes are made of feats.
Since classes are just assembled out of a bunch of feats, multiclassing is taking the feats that make up the base features of another class. The first feat you need to take before any others in a class is the "multiclass X" feat. This allows you a certain amount of access (perhaps even full) to their power list when picking new powers. It also gives you the ability to take future feats that are class abilities of theirs.
Abilities that would be overpowering as one feat are broken into two or more. You might only get 2d4 sneak attack with the first feat but the second raises it to 2d6.
There's also a training line of feats that allows you a small benefit that's in the style of the class, but you do not count as the class for prerequisites. The nice thing about this line is you get an immediate use from the feat. The multiclass feat means you practically have to burn a feat who's sole purpose is to give you access to that class' feat and power lists.
Since any feat can be retrained as far as we know, that means you can also unmulticlass if you wish. This is why you will always be your first class from 1-30. You cannot retrain your base class.
Anyway, yeah. Random guesses 5 and a half hours before we find out.
All class progression in features is now through feats. A class feature might get slightly more powerful to remain somewhat useful at higher levels, but you will never randomly get new options from leveling up. All class progression is feats and classes are made of feats.
Since classes are just assembled out of a bunch of feats, multiclassing is taking the feats that make up the base features of another class. The first feat you need to take before any others in a class is the "multiclass X" feat. This allows you a certain amount of access (perhaps even full) to their power list when picking new powers. It also gives you the ability to take future feats that are class abilities of theirs.
Abilities that would be overpowering as one feat are broken into two or more. You might only get 2d4 sneak attack with the first feat but the second raises it to 2d6.
There's also a training line of feats that allows you a small benefit that's in the style of the class, but you do not count as the class for prerequisites. The nice thing about this line is you get an immediate use from the feat. The multiclass feat means you practically have to burn a feat who's sole purpose is to give you access to that class' feat and power lists.
Since any feat can be retrained as far as we know, that means you can also unmulticlass if you wish. This is why you will always be your first class from 1-30. You cannot retrain your base class.
Anyway, yeah. Random guesses 5 and a half hours before we find out.
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