Deck of Many Things Variant Question [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Rathje

07-04-06, 09:26 PM		Alright, this has puzzled me since the variant Deck of Many Things was released. I have Player's Handbook II and I've searched and searched, but the answer evades me still.

What is a class substitution level? For example, if a Cleric draws the Cleric card, the character retrains one Cleric level for a Cleric substitution level. Does it just mean "any other class other than Cleric?"

Thanks in advance,
Rathje
Morwen

07-04-06, 10:27 PM		Substitution levels for various classes exist in the "Races of ..." books, basically giving characters of a certain race the choice to take a different class feature than the normal one at varying levels. I believe they exist in some other books too.

For instance, a Goliath Barbarian can at 1st level choose to take a substitution level to get the class feature Mountain Rage instead of the normal Rage class feature.

Similarly, a Dwarf Fighter can at 2nd level choose to take a substitution level to get a +2 bonus on damage rolls against orcs, goblinoids, and giants (the Dwarf race's common foes) instead of the normal bonus feat.