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<blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 4589443" data-attributes="member: 710">After having played a Fighter/Wizard (and not some of those nansy-pansy Swordmages <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> ), I think multiclassing - including Paragon multiclassing rocks. Maybe the synergy between Fighter and Wizard is particularly good (since marking only relies on making attacks, nothing else), but it was very effective. I will have to try more multi-classing combinations. The hardest part is the same as in 3E - managing the multiple ability dependency. But at least you lose the other problems, like BAB stacking, Saving throw problems, skill point management, not getting the neat stuff.I think both Multiclassing and Paragon Path fix one of the glaring problems in 3E multiclassing - the cherry-picking between multiple classes goes away. You can't go into a Class or PrC just to get the first two neat special abilities and then leave before the boring ones come. Multiclassin your Barbarian with the Fighter to get an extra feat and heavy armor proficiency. Or Multiclass your Fighter with Barbarian to get Rage and then pick Extra Rage. Multiclass your first level in Rogue to get some extra skill points and Sneak Attack and then continue with Fighter.You buy the entire package. (Though multiclassing still allows some limited cherry picking, but you get to pick only one cherry of all the classes, not a cherry from every class)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mustrum_Ridcully, post: 4589443, member: 710"] After having played a Fighter/Wizard (and not some of those nansy-pansy Swordmages ;) ), I think multiclassing - [I]including[/I] Paragon multiclassing rocks. Maybe the synergy between Fighter and Wizard is particularly good (since marking only relies on making attacks, nothing else), but it was very effective. I will have to try more multi-classing combinations. The hardest part is the same as in 3E - managing the multiple ability dependency. But at least you lose the other problems, like BAB stacking, Saving throw problems, skill point management, not getting the neat stuff. I think both Multiclassing and Paragon Path fix one of the glaring problems in 3E multiclassing - the cherry-picking between multiple classes goes away. You can't go into a Class or PrC just to get the first two neat special abilities and then leave before the boring ones come. Multiclassin your Barbarian with the Fighter to get an extra feat and heavy armor proficiency. Or Multiclass your Fighter with Barbarian to get Rage and then pick Extra Rage. Multiclass your first level in Rogue to get some extra skill points and Sneak Attack and then continue with Fighter. You buy the entire package. (Though multiclassing still allows some limited cherry picking, but you get to pick only one cherry of all the classes, not a cherry from every class) [/QUOTE]

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