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<blockquote data-quote="irdeggman" data-source="post: 3047008" data-attributes="member: 16285">What you have very clearly shown is the &quot;problem&quot; with the core rules and saving throw progression. They are very heavily weighted for first levle of a class. Instead try the fractional bonus progression of Unearthed Arcana - things will even up a lot.By taking only a single level of each class (except the highest) you are avoiding the single largest restriction for mutliclassing - the xp penalty.Try adding in 3 more character levels (not 3 per class - but three total) - then weigh the things out and see what happens.What you have ended up with is a character who someone who can do a lot of things - but none of them exceptionally well.A single classed character will always be better than a multiclassed one at a single focus.Compare your &quot;hybrid&quot; character to the single classed fighter. Which one is the best combatant (melee or ranged)? The fighter.Use a single classed character of a different class and compare them to see which one is better at the single focus? In every case it should be the single classed character. This is especially prevalent in the case of spell casters. Multiclassing spellcasters shows the true weakness in multiclassing by slowing down their spell progression and caster level.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="irdeggman, post: 3047008, member: 16285"] What you have very clearly shown is the "problem" with the core rules and saving throw progression. They are very heavily weighted for first levle of a class. Instead try the fractional bonus progression of Unearthed Arcana - things will even up a lot. By taking only a single level of each class (except the highest) you are avoiding the single largest restriction for mutliclassing - the xp penalty. Try adding in 3 more character levels (not 3 per class - but three total) - then weigh the things out and see what happens. What you have ended up with is a character who someone who can do a lot of things - but none of them exceptionally well. A single classed character will always be better than a multiclassed one at a single focus. Compare your "hybrid" character to the single classed fighter. Which one is the best combatant (melee or ranged)? The fighter. Use a single classed character of a different class and compare them to see which one is better at the single focus? In every case it should be the single classed character. This is especially prevalent in the case of spell casters. Multiclassing spellcasters shows the true weakness in multiclassing by slowing down their spell progression and caster level. [/QUOTE]

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