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<blockquote data-quote="Delta" data-source="post: 3676587" data-attributes="member: 40269">That I somewhat agree with. Multiclassing is IMO the biggest glitchy thing throughout OD&amp;D/AD&amp;D. However, you also have to remember that OD&amp;D/AD&amp;D had other mechanical restriction to balance that out: to actually be permitted Ftr/Clr status you had to be a demihuman with level limits, or a human with onerous ability and advancement restrictions. To take your example, playing 1E right of the PHB as written, no demihuman PC would be allowed Ftr8/Clr8 (specifically the Clr8 part); only humans after they'd double-classed and locked themselves out of one those classes thereafter.Yes, a very clunky balancing mechanism and in IMO the 3E system beats it hands-down (except for when people start to allow 7+ separate class dippings, then I get very nauseous). But in the general case the proposed broken 1E Ftr8/Clr8 was not really permitted.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Delta, post: 3676587, member: 40269"] That I somewhat agree with. Multiclassing is IMO the biggest glitchy thing throughout OD&D/AD&D. However, you also have to remember that OD&D/AD&D had other mechanical restriction to balance that out: to actually be permitted Ftr/Clr status you had to be a demihuman with level limits, or a human with onerous ability and advancement restrictions. To take your example, playing 1E right of the PHB as written, no demihuman PC would be allowed Ftr8/Clr8 (specifically the Clr8 part); only humans after they'd double-classed and locked themselves out of one those classes thereafter. Yes, a very clunky balancing mechanism and in IMO the 3E system beats it hands-down (except for when people start to allow 7+ separate class dippings, then I get very nauseous). But in the general case the proposed broken 1E Ftr8/Clr8 was not really permitted. [/QUOTE]

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