Multiclassing

[Waylander.]

I have a question about multiclassing.

When you multiclass in D20 Modern, only the class skill of the class where you take a level are considered a class skill for purpose of skill points buying.

When you multiclass in Games of Thrones, either class skill of all the class you have are considered a class skill for purpose of skill points buying.

I have read the game master section of B52E but do not find how it works exactly.

can you explain how Multiclass works in B52E ?

Thanks

 

[Eryx]

When you multiclass in D20 Modern, only the class skill of the class where you take a level are considered a class skill for purpose of skill points buying.

This is how it works. Standard D20 rules.

 

[Waylander.]

I have another question specific to B5 this time. Can someone multiclass in the same class ?

Can a ground force officer multiclass in fleet officer branch or a white collar worker multiclass in a blue collar one ?

 

[Eryx]

I have another question specific to B5 this time. Can someone multiclass in the same class ?

Can a ground force officer multiclass in fleet officer branch or a white collar worker multiclass in a blue collar one ?

Thats a good question and one that I'm afraid you'll have to decide for yourself. Once you take a class you are in that class and any choices have been made. Its up to you or your GM to say whether the branches are different enough for multiclassing.

 

[Waylander.]

Well I am the GM :wink: but if I can get an official answer .

 

[James McMurray]

The offical answer for d20 is that no, you cannot take the same class more than once, regardless of any differences within that class. For instance, you could not play a wizard (specialist evoker) / wizard (specialist conjurer).

 

[Mongoose Gar]

Official answer is no. Taking the same class twice does silly things to bonuses. 'I'm a soldier 1/soldier 1/soldier 1 - check out my Fort save!'

There _might_ be scope for a new feat that lets you apply Legendary Pilot and the other class features to a different branch, though, if a player is dead set on being some sort of polymath commander.

 

[Waylander.]

understood sir !

 

[lastbesthope]

Official answer is no. Taking the same class twice does silly things to bonuses. 'I'm a soldier 1/soldier 1/soldier 1 - check out my Fort save!'

A good way of saying what I was trying to express, thanks Gar.

Multiclassing is multi classing, i.e. more than one class, not polyclassing, multiple instances of the same class :lol:

LBH

 

[Hellhawk]

Official answer is no. Taking the same class twice does silly things to bonuses. 'I'm a soldier 1/soldier 1/soldier 1 - check out my Fort save!'

Right. But since the three worker classes all have different saving throw progressions, taking a level of white-collar worker after a level of blue-collar worker is essentially the same as taking a level of officer after a level of soldier.

Rainer

 

[Mongoose Gar]

True enough, although worker is pretty much defined as 'the class for pretty much anyone who doesn't fit into one of the other classes', so it's a bit of an odd case.

 

[Hellhawk]

Which is why I would allow multiclassing into more than one worker class.

And as the question just came up during play: Prestige classes do not count when determining whether a character's classes are unbalanced, right? Or do they?

Rainer