BAB Question on Multi Class Characters [Archive] - Wizards Community

BAB Question on Multi Class Characters [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Zoorut-Krgadar
11-16-03, 03:53 PM I know the answer to this is in the Players' Handbook, but I can't find it.

How is BAB computed for charaters once they are high enough level to have multiple attacks in a single round? For example at level 5 a barbarian has a BAB of +5 as does a fighter. So what does a Fighter/Barbarian 5/5 receive? Is it a BAB of +10 or would they get +10/+4?

Answers for both 3e and 3.5 would be appriciated. Thank you.
Jell_Moo
11-16-03, 04:31 PM BAB is simply added up. Like your example, a Fighter 5/Barbarian 5 would have a BAB of +10.

Fighter 5/Cleric 5 would have a BAB of +8

Extra attacks (like the 4 attacks per round a fighter type has) are calculated very simply. After having a BAB of +5, you gain an extra attack the next point of BAB you get. So a fighter 5 has a BAB of 5, then gets a level of Barbarian (which will grant him a +1 to his BAB) has a BAB of +6 which grabts him attacks as follows, +6/+1.

I realize that I'm not explaining this well, but the PHB does a fair job of handling it. The only exception to this way of thinking is the 3.0 Monk which has a different set of rules when figuring out his unarmed BAB.
Nick Soapdish
11-16-03, 05:52 PM It's actually +10/+5. BAB is "simply" added up, but any character automatically gets an additional attack at +6, +11, or +16.

This is true for both 3.0 and 3.5.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Zoorut-Krgadar 11-16-03, 03:53 PM	I know the answer to this is in the Players' Handbook, but I can't find it. How is BAB computed for charaters once they are high enough level to have multiple attacks in a single round? For example at level 5 a barbarian has a BAB of +5 as does a fighter. So what does a Fighter/Barbarian 5/5 receive? Is it a BAB of +10 or would they get +10/+4? Answers for both 3e and 3.5 would be appriciated. Thank you.
Jell_Moo 11-16-03, 04:31 PM	BAB is simply added up. Like your example, a Fighter 5/Barbarian 5 would have a BAB of +10. Fighter 5/Cleric 5 would have a BAB of +8 Extra attacks (like the 4 attacks per round a fighter type has) are calculated very simply. After having a BAB of +5, you gain an extra attack the next point of BAB you get. So a fighter 5 has a BAB of 5, then gets a level of Barbarian (which will grant him a +1 to his BAB) has a BAB of +6 which grabts him attacks as follows, +6/+1. I realize that I'm not explaining this well, but the PHB does a fair job of handling it. The only exception to this way of thinking is the 3.0 Monk which has a different set of rules when figuring out his unarmed BAB.
Nick Soapdish 11-16-03, 05:52 PM	It's actually +10/+5. BAB is "simply" added up, but any character automatically gets an additional attack at +6, +11, or +16. This is true for both 3.0 and 3.5.