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<blockquote data-quote="Nifft" data-source="post: 2418600" data-attributes="member: 6562">It's generally the case that multi-classing happens for two reasons:1/ You have a weak base class (Ftr), or want to add a bit of a good &quot;mix-in&quot; base class (Rog, Rgr, Ftr). In these cases, multi-classing is making you stronger, and thus might need to be limited -- or at least &quot;qualified for&quot;.2/ You need to multi-class to qualify for a PrC (El.Knight, Dr.Disciple, Ar.Archer, My.Theurge, Ar.Tricky). In this case, the multi-classing is making your character weaker (until you get half-way through the PrC). There should be no penalty in these cases.So, that's what I was going for when I made my list. It's easy for Wizard to enter Cleric, becuase that's a weak combo. It's hard for Ftr to enter Barb, because that's a strong combo.I'd suggest that you stay away from &quot;throw away&quot; feats for qualification -- that would make me unhappy as a player, having to waste one of my precious Feats. Skill ranks are less of an issue in that I get to keep them, and if I was going to spend them anyway, it's a bit of a hit (cross-class) up front but then I get paid back later.&nbsp;-- N</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Nifft, post: 2418600, member: 6562"] It's generally the case that multi-classing happens for two reasons: 1/ You have a weak base class (Ftr), or want to add a bit of a good "mix-in" base class (Rog, Rgr, Ftr). In these cases, multi-classing is making you stronger, and thus might need to be limited -- or at least "qualified for". 2/ You need to multi-class to qualify for a PrC (El.Knight, Dr.Disciple, Ar.Archer, My.Theurge, Ar.Tricky). In this case, the multi-classing is making your character [i]weaker[/i] (until you get half-way through the PrC). There should be no penalty in these cases. So, that's what I was going for when I made my list. It's easy for Wizard to enter Cleric, becuase that's a weak combo. It's hard for Ftr to enter Barb, because that's a strong combo. I'd suggest that you stay away from "throw away" feats for qualification -- that would make me unhappy as a player, having to waste one of my precious Feats. Skill ranks are less of an issue in that I get to keep them, and if I was going to spend them anyway, it's a bit of a hit (cross-class) up front but then I get paid back later. -- N [/QUOTE]

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