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<blockquote data-quote="StreamOfTheSky" data-source="post: 4601863" data-attributes="member: 35909"><p>A pretty good analysis. I don't entirely agree on the caster/non-caster multiclass consensus that it's terrible and in need of fixing, though. Of course it's suboptimal -- unless you're getting major goodies like casting stat to AC it's never mechanically worth it to lose a caster level, and even then it's probably the lesser choice. That's not all that matters, though. If you don't care about being the best wizard and would rather be able to mix in some melee, going into fighter and eldritch knight (or spellsword, or whatever) makes sense. Is a Wizard 10 / Fighter 10 weaker than a Wizard 20? Absolutely. Is it stronger than a Fighter 20? Absolutely. You've gone down the middle with the two classes, and ended with a power level...somewhere in the middle. That doesn't sound like a broken system to me. Fighter being that much weaker than wizard is, but not the multiclassing. I think the main "problem" in comparing caster/non-caster combos is that they're compared to straight casters, which is just plain unfair. Roughly, the amount in each archetype will reflect proportionally on the character. A Wizard x / Fighter 1 / EK 10 will be only 2 CL behind a normal wizard and play fairly similar, with more accurate weapon-like spells and better health. A Fighter x / Wizard 1 will play much like a regular fighter, barely different in martial ability aside from likely less armor, but with the ability to use wands and scrolls for support and buff casting. Just my 2 cp, sorry for the rant.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="StreamOfTheSky, post: 4601863, member: 35909"] A pretty good analysis. I don't entirely agree on the caster/non-caster multiclass consensus that it's terrible and in need of fixing, though. Of course it's suboptimal -- unless you're getting major goodies like casting stat to AC it's never mechanically worth it to lose a caster level, and even then it's probably the lesser choice. That's not all that matters, though. If you don't care about being the best wizard and would rather be able to mix in some melee, going into fighter and eldritch knight (or spellsword, or whatever) makes sense. Is a Wizard 10 / Fighter 10 weaker than a Wizard 20? Absolutely. Is it stronger than a Fighter 20? Absolutely. You've gone down the middle with the two classes, and ended with a power level...somewhere in the middle. That doesn't sound like a broken system to me. Fighter being that much weaker than wizard is, but not the multiclassing. I think the main "problem" in comparing caster/non-caster combos is that they're compared to straight casters, which is just plain unfair. Roughly, the amount in each archetype will reflect proportionally on the character. A Wizard x / Fighter 1 / EK 10 will be only 2 CL behind a normal wizard and play fairly similar, with more accurate weapon-like spells and better health. A Fighter x / Wizard 1 will play much like a regular fighter, barely different in martial ability aside from likely less armor, but with the ability to use wands and scrolls for support and buff casting. Just my 2 cp, sorry for the rant. [/QUOTE]
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