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<blockquote data-quote="mmadsen" data-source="post: 78676" data-attributes="member: 1645">Many people have voiced concerns about that too though.&nbsp; It's one thing that a character can start out as a Wizard, presumably having studied through a long apprenticeship; it's another that he can add a level of Wizard later and overnight start casting spells.Mechanically, this problem stems from the frontloading found in all the 3E classes to make first-level characters palatable.&nbsp; The system even acknowledges that first level is different by giving four levels worth of skill points for what's supposedly one level.&nbsp; I think the system should go all the way and accept that characters have four levels worth of experience from apprenticeship.&nbsp; That way, what we now call &quot;first level&quot; would be four levels, and multiclassing into a spellcasting class could be more gradual.&nbsp; The same would hold for multiclassing into other classes with many Special Abilities at first level.&nbsp; A Ranger might get Tracking at first level, Favored Enemies at second, etc.Another idea is that given that 3E accepts starting at a level higher than first (e.g. ECLs), and given that it has the concept of Prestige Classes, it seems only natural to make the spellcasting classes Prestige Classes.&nbsp; Even if you don't like the idea for &quot;core&quot; D&amp;D, it makes a great low-magic variant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="mmadsen, post: 78676, member: 1645"] Many people have voiced concerns about that too though. It's one thing that a character can start out as a Wizard, presumably having studied through a long apprenticeship; it's another that he can add a level of Wizard later and overnight start casting spells. Mechanically, this problem stems from the frontloading found in all the 3E classes to make first-level characters palatable. The system even acknowledges that first level is different by giving four levels worth of skill points for what's supposedly one level. I think the system should go all the way and accept that characters have four levels worth of experience from apprenticeship. That way, what we now call "first level" would be four levels, and multiclassing into a spellcasting class could be more gradual. The same would hold for multiclassing into other classes with many Special Abilities at first level. A Ranger might get Tracking at first level, Favored Enemies at second, etc. Another idea is that given that 3E accepts starting at a level higher than first (e.g. ECLs), and given that it has the concept of Prestige Classes, it seems only natural to make the spellcasting classes Prestige Classes. Even if you don't like the idea for "core" D&D, it makes a great low-magic variant. [/QUOTE]

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