Cross class skill question [Archive] - Wizards Community

Cross class skill question [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Andrewman
06-19-07, 10:09 PM I have a quick question about cross class skills (obviously)

Now if the way skill points work, you can have +3 over your level, so at level 1 you can have 4 skill ranks in a skill. For a cross class skill you can have 1 over your level, so 2 at level 1, 3 at level 2, so on and so on.

My question is if I were to multiclass, say from a fighter into a rogue or ranger, and wanted to take Spot and Listen which would be a new class skill, would I be able to get them to +3 over my total level, or just class level of the class skill they're for?
Salla
06-19-07, 10:43 PM I have a quick question about cross class skills (obviously)

Now if the way skill points work, you can have +3 over your level, so at level 1 you can have 4 skill ranks in a skill. For a cross class skill you can have 1 over your level, so 2 at level 1, 3 at level 2, so on and so on.

My question is if I were to multiclass, say from a fighter into a rogue or ranger, and wanted to take Spot and Listen which would be a new class skill, would I be able to get them to +3 over my total level, or just class level of the class skill they're for?

The skill becomes a class skill, therefore its maximum ranks becomes character level +3 (in this case, 5). However, you still spend your skill points as the class you just levelled in.

For example, in this case, any rogue skills you pay 1:1, up to a maximum of 5; if you're increasing a fighter skill that isn't on the rogue list also, it's 2 points to raise it.
SALDAR
06-19-07, 11:14 PM For a cross class skill you can have 1 over your level, so 2 at level 1, 3 at level 2, so on and so on.

Not quite. Your maximum ranks in a cross class skill is 1/2 the maximum ranks you can have in a class skill. So you add the +3 to your level and divide by 2. This would give you 2 at 1st level, 2 1/2 at 2nd level, 3 at 3rd level, etc.
Kouk
06-20-07, 04:12 AM Not quite. Your maximum ranks in a cross class skill is 1/2 the maximum ranks you can have in a class skill. So you add the +3 to your level and divide by 2. This would give you 2 at 1st level, 2 1/2 at 2nd level, 3 at 3rd level, etc.

Yes. The skill ranks you can have at any given level are shown on pg. 22 of the PHB.
Bedevere
06-20-07, 05:03 AM True, but missing the point.

For a multiclass character, your class skills are the combined lists of ALL your classes skill lists.

You spend the points for each level as that class only, but the maximum limit for ranks is always the higher one, as long as it is a class skill for at least one of your classes.
SALDAR
06-20-07, 07:53 PM True, but missing the point.

What point? Salla made the main point about multiclassing and skills. I was just correcting the cross class formula Andrewman posted.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Andrewman 06-19-07, 10:09 PM	I have a quick question about cross class skills (obviously) Now if the way skill points work, you can have +3 over your level, so at level 1 you can have 4 skill ranks in a skill. For a cross class skill you can have 1 over your level, so 2 at level 1, 3 at level 2, so on and so on. My question is if I were to multiclass, say from a fighter into a rogue or ranger, and wanted to take Spot and Listen which would be a new class skill, would I be able to get them to +3 over my total level, or just class level of the class skill they're for?
Salla 06-19-07, 10:43 PM	I have a quick question about cross class skills (obviously) Now if the way skill points work, you can have +3 over your level, so at level 1 you can have 4 skill ranks in a skill. For a cross class skill you can have 1 over your level, so 2 at level 1, 3 at level 2, so on and so on. My question is if I were to multiclass, say from a fighter into a rogue or ranger, and wanted to take Spot and Listen which would be a new class skill, would I be able to get them to +3 over my total level, or just class level of the class skill they're for? The skill becomes a class skill, therefore its maximum ranks becomes character level +3 (in this case, 5). However, you still spend your skill points as the class you just levelled in. For example, in this case, any rogue skills you pay 1:1, up to a maximum of 5; if you're increasing a fighter skill that isn't on the rogue list also, it's 2 points to raise it.
SALDAR 06-19-07, 11:14 PM	For a cross class skill you can have 1 over your level, so 2 at level 1, 3 at level 2, so on and so on. Not quite. Your maximum ranks in a cross class skill is 1/2 the maximum ranks you can have in a class skill. So you add the +3 to your level and divide by 2. This would give you 2 at 1st level, 2 1/2 at 2nd level, 3 at 3rd level, etc.
Kouk 06-20-07, 04:12 AM	Not quite. Your maximum ranks in a cross class skill is 1/2 the maximum ranks you can have in a class skill. So you add the +3 to your level and divide by 2. This would give you 2 at 1st level, 2 1/2 at 2nd level, 3 at 3rd level, etc. Yes. The skill ranks you can have at any given level are shown on pg. 22 of the PHB.
Bedevere 06-20-07, 05:03 AM	True, but missing the point. For a multiclass character, your class skills are the combined lists of ALL your classes skill lists. You spend the points for each level as that class only, but the maximum limit for ranks is always the higher one, as long as it is a class skill for at least one of your classes.
SALDAR 06-20-07, 07:53 PM	True, but missing the point. What point? Salla made the main point about multiclassing and skills. I was just correcting the cross class formula Andrewman posted.