Class skills from different classes. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Class skills from different classes. [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Innocent
04-28-08, 09:24 PM Just a quick question guys, thanks:

Let's say I multiclass in, for example, Wizard and Fighter: Do I get to 'combine' all their class skills into a huge pool, effectively being able to, for instance, treat Spellcraft as a class skill when I reach a new level in Fighter, or do I only get to treat a skill as a class skill when it corresponds to the class to which I'm asigning a new level?
jaelis
04-28-08, 10:26 PM No, when you take a level in Fighter, only the fighter skills count as class skills. When you take a level in Wizard, only the wizard skills count as class skills. However, your max ranks for any Fighter or Wizard skill are set as if for a class skill, to your level +3.
Innocent
04-29-08, 04:53 AM Thanks a bunch, my friend!
StevenO
04-29-08, 12:51 PM Note that because you maximum ranks are higher it would be possible to spend multiple points to increase a skill by whole ranks even if it is a non-class skill for that class.

A FighterX/Wizard1 could have a max Spellcraft of (X+1+3) but to keep it maxed out would require TWO fighter derived skill points each level.

Once a Character gets a class skill the max ranks in that skill increases to (level+3) but you still BUY ranks according to the actual class gained.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Innocent 04-28-08, 09:24 PM	Just a quick question guys, thanks: Let's say I multiclass in, for example, Wizard and Fighter: Do I get to 'combine' all their class skills into a huge pool, effectively being able to, for instance, treat Spellcraft as a class skill when I reach a new level in Fighter, or do I only get to treat a skill as a class skill when it corresponds to the class to which I'm asigning a new level?
jaelis 04-28-08, 10:26 PM	No, when you take a level in Fighter, only the fighter skills count as class skills. When you take a level in Wizard, only the wizard skills count as class skills. However, your max ranks for any Fighter or Wizard skill are set as if for a class skill, to your level +3.
Innocent 04-29-08, 04:53 AM	Thanks a bunch, my friend!
StevenO 04-29-08, 12:51 PM	Note that because you maximum ranks are higher it would be possible to spend multiple points to increase a skill by whole ranks even if it is a non-class skill for that class. A FighterX/Wizard1 could have a max Spellcraft of (X+1+3) but to keep it maxed out would require TWO fighter derived skill points each level. Once a Character gets a class skill the max ranks in that skill increases to (level+3) but you still BUY ranks according to the actual class gained.