New Posts For Thread: D&D Next Q&A: Standard/Basic Characters, Ease of DMing & Multi-classinghttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753285/DD_Next_QA:_StandardBasic_Characters,_Ease_of_DMing__Multi-classingIn this week's D&D Next Q&A, Rodney tackles playing a standard and basic character at the same table, adjustable complexity on the DM side of things and dealing with the "dipping" issue of multiclassing.I think one half is too low, not too high.WIth damage scaling being the primary way of creatures going up in levels and keeping mind that the player can still only do one action a round: If the 6/6 character does the damage of a sixth level characterhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753285/DD_Next_QA:_StandardBasic_Characters,_Ease_of_DMing__Multi-classing?post_id=528710813#528710813I think one half is too low, not too high.WIth damage scaling being the primary way of creatures going up in levels and keeping mind that the player can still only do one action a round: If the 6/6 character does the damage of a sixth level characterSat, 02 Feb 2013 20:44:28 -0600As has been said on numerous occassions. They're not trying to balance characters that have huge disparaities in levels of the classes they have.[/quote]It doesn't matter. Even a F5/W5 is going to be ineffective against a lv10 monster if spells/manouhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753285/DD_Next_QA:_StandardBasic_Characters,_Ease_of_DMing__Multi-classing?post_id=528710655#528710655As has been said on numerous occassions. They're not trying to balance characters that have huge disparaities in levels of the classes they have.[/quote]It doesn't matter. Even a F5/W5 is going to be ineffective against a lv10 monster if spells/manouSat, 02 Feb 2013 20:33:39 -0600What if abilities based on class level get half credit for levels outside that class?For instance, a fighter 6/wizard 6 has the combat abilities of a fighter 9 and spellcasting of a wizard 9. A fighter 4/wizard 8 has the combat abilities of a fightehttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753285/DD_Next_QA:_StandardBasic_Characters,_Ease_of_DMing__Multi-classing?post_id=528708993#528708993What if abilities based on class level get half credit for levels outside that class?For instance, a fighter 6/wizard 6 has the combat abilities of a fighter 9 and spellcasting of a wizard 9. A fighter 4/wizard 8 has the combat abilities of a fighteSat, 02 Feb 2013 18:46:14 -0600It's my guess that they started with parry being based on total level, and then noticed that it was almost always better to take rogue 7/fighter 3 than rogue 10, since once you got parry, you didn't need much other fighter abilities. And so they thouhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753285/DD_Next_QA:_StandardBasic_Characters,_Ease_of_DMing__Multi-classing?post_id=528708357#528708357It's my guess that they started with parry being based on total level, and then noticed that it was almost always better to take rogue 7/fighter 3 than rogue 10, since once you got parry, you didn't need much other fighter abilities. And so they thouSat, 02 Feb 2013 18:00:48 -0600Please show your factual evidence. Every article they've put out that I've read so far only says that they are basing 5e's multi-classing on 3e. That's far, far different from cloning 3e's method exactly. Go look at virtually any movie that is "bahttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29753285/DD_Next_QA:_StandardBasic_Characters,_Ease_of_DMing__Multi-classing?post_id=528697613#528697613Please show your factual evidence. Every article they've put out that I've read so far only says that they are basing 5e's multi-classing on 3e. That's far, far different from cloning 3e's method exactly. Go look at virtually any movie that is "baSat, 02 Feb 2013 10:37:50 -0600