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Message: <blockquote data-quote="groklynn" data-source="post: 5866756" data-attributes="member: 6691336">If you haven't seen Legend from Rule of Cool - check it out. I think they have a really clean and simple approach for multiclassing/kit. Class itself contains different tracks of powers, and you have three of them. Some classes have options in choice of these tracks, and multiclass is done by replacing one track of your basic class with a new track. And their "paragon" or whatever idea has an idea of adding fourth track by joining the guild instead of getting extra magic items (better read it by yourself, it's free at the moment). It's a very basic mechanics, but it could work. Your class = hp/level, all the proficiencies and feats/skills, but it's defined with your special abilities, your powers and your role in battle also. So if you want to multiclass you need to sacrifice some of your class abilities or even whole type of abilities to gain them from other class (exchange), e.g. for fighters who multiclass with mages it could be armor and shield proficiency, and mage/rogue could loose something else , and if you want a "kit" you need to sacrifice something else (not your abilities) to add new set of abilities, e.g. have a kit signature ring, that require a slot and couldn't be removed, or bracers or else. or you may have some restrictions. cause all these prerequisites provoke optimization and different sorts of "cheating" by searching holes and gaps in rulebooks and nothing more; it's kinda metagaming, nothing to have with mechanics of life itself (you can't "be good and getting only better", in ad&d it was an aging effect if you remember, that explained your age periods, and by ideology and logic of 4e your way have an only option and direction - straight to demigod epic without penalties and restrictions) so prerequisites and prestige/paragons (and multi-classes too) in a way we have 'em at the moment are part of a very pro-gamist way to handle a simple goal - some special tricks in your sleeve to stand out of the crowd of "simple" fighters and mages. It should be easier, without prerequisites (equal planning/optimizing) and with penalties instead of prerequisites (e.g. rings/brasers/masks/gloves/face tatoos or else as "shackles" or any other way to balance the power of additional kit) and multi-classing need a similar treatment, granting both bonuses and restrictions (have you ever thought of fighter who "takes level" in mage class and learns all the science on the road?! why?! how?!?! but add some kind of artifact/trigger/penalty, e.g. some cursed spellbook, or else, and you could balance this strange decision of a simple martial warrior to learn a really difficult "art" of spellcasting)</blockquote>

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