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<blockquote data-quote="Storminator" data-source="post: 145951" data-attributes="member: 305">I very much depends on your game. If you have 4 characters, multiclassing is tough, because you really need each member of the party to be good at what they do. You can't afford to have the mage be behind in spells, and you can't afford to dilute the fighter's melee skills (fighter+other combat class excepted).But if you have 7 characters, a multiclasser or two can be very beneficial, as the core skills are covered, and a bit more filling in can be done. Likewise, if you only have 2 PCs, you may need some multiclassing to gain some marginal competence. I have a PBeM with a only pair of rogues, and one took a level of Barbarian for a combat boost, and the other took a level of Sorcerer for some spell power. I'm running an upcoming one-shot at 6th level, and my son made a 5th Wiz/1st Fighter that I think will be very effective. He plans on standing behind the fighters with his glaive and tripping enemies. I think that's one of the best melee choices for a wizard, and single level of fighter makes it pretty easy. He doesn't lose the higher level spells (at 6th level he'd still only get 3rd level spells) so it's a fairly balanced trade. It might not be as effective in a regular campaign, because 6th level is a bit of a special point in terms of multiclassing wizards, but it's a nice situational choice.So it all depends on the situation, and of course, on the character.PS</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Storminator, post: 145951, member: 305"] I very much depends on your game. If you have 4 characters, multiclassing is tough, because you really need each member of the party to be good at what they do. You can't afford to have the mage be behind in spells, and you can't afford to dilute the fighter's melee skills (fighter+other combat class excepted). But if you have 7 characters, a multiclasser or two can be very beneficial, as the core skills are covered, and a bit more filling in can be done. Likewise, if you only have 2 PCs, you may need some multiclassing to gain some marginal competence. I have a PBeM with a only pair of rogues, and one took a level of Barbarian for a combat boost, and the other took a level of Sorcerer for some spell power. I'm running an upcoming one-shot at 6th level, and my son made a 5th Wiz/1st Fighter that I think will be very effective. He plans on standing behind the fighters with his glaive and tripping enemies. I think that's one of the best melee choices for a wizard, and single level of fighter makes it pretty easy. He doesn't lose the higher level spells (at 6th level he'd still only get 3rd level spells) so it's a fairly balanced trade. It might not be as effective in a regular campaign, because 6th level is a bit of a special point in terms of multiclassing wizards, but it's a nice situational choice. So it all depends on the situation, and of course, on the character. PS [/QUOTE]

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