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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cheiromancer" data-source="post: 1237990" data-attributes="member: 141">I have an observation concerning Table 3-1: Class Ratings.Proficiencies are being counted at every level, but logically should only be counted once.  After all, once a character is proficient in heavy armor and all martial weapons, he can multi-class freely without losing anything. If these numbers are valid for single-class characters over the course of 20 levels, then the value of the proficiencies could be front-loaded onto the first level.  At least for the purpose of comparing classes.A first level fighter as a 1.33 bonus to his CR (20 levels of proficiencies at 0.07 each).  A wizard, in contrast gets some simple weapon proficiencies, at 0.19.  In other words, at low levels the fighter is better than the wizard.  However, with proficiencies out of the equation, each level of fighter is worth 103.21, while a level of wizard is worth 122.01.  That's a difference of 18.8 per level  The fighter's increased bonus (1.33-.19 = 1.12) disappears after 6 levels (6 x 18.8 = 112.8).  So an 7th level fighter should be as combat worthy as a 7th level wizard; above that the wizard is better.The case is even more dramatic with clerics; not only do they get most of proficiencies which are so important at low levels, but they have 1.26 CR per level.  But I think everyone knows that cleric is the most powerful class.Neat, huh?I am not suggesting that the principle of 1 PC level = +1 CR be abandoned.  It's a useful approximation.  I'm just saying that if you recalculate class ratings with the recognition that the proficiencies are front-loaded, you can see why low level fighters shine in relation to low level wizards, but that the situation is reversed at higher levels.</blockquote>

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