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<blockquote data-quote="Deadguy" data-source="post: 76593" data-attributes="member: 2480">I've been perusing the replies given in this thread, and it seems to me that rather than ask When do you multi-class, ask rather Why are you multi-classing? If you can answer this, then the question of when tends to flow from it.There are many reasons for multi-classing; I want just to mention two of them. One is the character redesign: you find the character doesn't quite mesh with the game or the way it's running. You might have focussed on interpersonal skills as a Rogue only to find that the DM is now running a long story arc where you are fighting in the Underdark. In that case, you should multi-class when you are able to and when you find a niche that you can exploit. I never have difficulties with PCs doing this: they are behaving as smart people do and learning new 'skills' to deal with their environment. but it needs discussing with the DM to get the right feel and perhaps to set up the appropriate circumstances for the development.Another good reason for multi-classing is when the character is using the multi-classing rules to represent a character who doesn't quite fit the archetypes of the core classes. I have a Fighter-Rogue (split 2:1 Ftr:Rog). He is actually a warrior who specialises in the urban environment, wearing light armour and working often as a bodyguard. I don't think of him in-game as a Fighter-Rogue, he's a Bodyguard-Enforcer. This is a where multi-classing really comes into its own, and can do away with the need for certain Prestige Classes.Still, let's face it, for any faults it might have, 3e multiclassing is a fantastic step forward!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Deadguy, post: 76593, member: 2480"] I've been perusing the replies given in this thread, and it seems to me that rather than ask [COLOR=red][b]When[/b][/COLOR] do you multi-class, ask rather [COLOR=green][b]Why[/b][/COLOR] are you multi-classing? If you can answer this, then the question of when tends to flow from it. There are many reasons for multi-classing; I want just to mention two of them. One is the character redesign: you find the character doesn't quite mesh with the game or the way it's running. You might have focussed on interpersonal skills as a Rogue only to find that the DM is now running a long story arc where you are fighting in the Underdark. In that case, you should multi-class when you are able to and when you find a niche that you can exploit. I never have difficulties with PCs doing this: they are behaving as smart people do and learning new 'skills' to deal with their environment. but it needs discussing with the DM to get the right feel and perhaps to set up the appropriate circumstances for the development. Another good reason for multi-classing is when the character is using the multi-classing rules to represent a character who doesn't quite fit the archetypes of the core classes. I have a Fighter-Rogue (split 2:1 Ftr:Rog). He is actually a warrior who specialises in the urban environment, wearing light armour and working often as a bodyguard. I don't think of him in-game as a Fighter-Rogue, he's a Bodyguard-Enforcer. This is a where multi-classing really comes into its own, and can do away with the need for certain Prestige Classes. Still, let's face it, for any faults it might have, 3e multiclassing is a fantastic step forward! [/QUOTE]

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