Question about assigning skill points. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Question about assigning skill points. [Archive] - Wizards Community

Post/Author/DateTime Post
rleonardh
04-29-07, 11:10 PM Lets say you are a level 1 rouge/ 1 fighter. when you level up in fighter are you allowed to put a skill point in a rouge skill, lets say hide? So as a level 2 chacter with 5 ranks in hide?
runestar
04-29-07, 11:14 PM Yes. But unless you have the able learner feat, it will cost you 2 skill points to raise hide by 1 rank, since it is not a class skill for fighter.
Vegepygmy
04-30-07, 12:51 AM The details of this are set forth on pages 58 and 59 of your Player's Handbook.
pmurray@bigpond.com
04-30-07, 01:15 AM The details of this are set forth on pages 58 and 59 of your Player's Handbook.

Damn confusingly so.
Vegepygmy
04-30-07, 01:23 AM I don't find them at all confusing. YMMV.
Celas Evriamytholin
05-08-07, 01:19 PM It is also covered, and explained more thoroughly in the FAQ ''v.3.5 Main D&D FAQ'', found here:
http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20030221a

Suppose I have a 1st-level wizard/1st-level rogue with 4
ranks of Tumble. When I reach 3rd level and take another
level of wizard, how many additional ranks of Tumble can I
purchase and how many skill points does that cost?

The maximum ranks that a multiclassed character may have
in any class skill (regardless of which of his classes has that
class skill) is equal to his character level +3. A 2nd-level
wizard/1st-level rogue may have up to 6 ranks in any wizard or
rogue class skill. Since Tumble is a rogue class skill, your
character may purchase up to 2 additional ranks in that skill
(for a total of 6 ranks).

Whenever a multiclassed character purchases skill ranks, he
spends skill points using the class and cross-class skill lists of a
character of the class level he has just gained. In this case, your
wizard/rogue who gains another wizard level must spend his
skill points using the wizard’s class and cross-class skill lists.
Since Tumble is a cross-class class skill for wizards, each rank
costs 2 skill points, for a total of 4 skill points for your 2 ranks.

Many other headaches have been treated in this troubleshooting file. It is very worth the read.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
rleonardh 04-29-07, 11:10 PM	Lets say you are a level 1 rouge/ 1 fighter. when you level up in fighter are you allowed to put a skill point in a rouge skill, lets say hide? So as a level 2 chacter with 5 ranks in hide?
runestar 04-29-07, 11:14 PM	Yes. But unless you have the able learner feat, it will cost you 2 skill points to raise hide by 1 rank, since it is not a class skill for fighter.
Vegepygmy 04-30-07, 12:51 AM	The details of this are set forth on pages 58 and 59 of your Player's Handbook.
pmurray@bigpond.com 04-30-07, 01:15 AM	The details of this are set forth on pages 58 and 59 of your Player's Handbook. Damn confusingly so.
Vegepygmy 04-30-07, 01:23 AM	I don't find them at all confusing. YMMV.
Celas Evriamytholin 05-08-07, 01:19 PM	It is also covered, and explained more thoroughly in the FAQ ''v.3.5 Main D&D FAQ'', found here: http://www.wizards.com/default.asp?x=dnd/er/20030221a Suppose I have a 1st-level wizard/1st-level rogue with 4 ranks of Tumble. When I reach 3rd level and take another level of wizard, how many additional ranks of Tumble can I purchase and how many skill points does that cost? The maximum ranks that a multiclassed character may have in any class skill (regardless of which of his classes has that class skill) is equal to his character level +3. A 2nd-level wizard/1st-level rogue may have up to 6 ranks in any wizard or rogue class skill. Since Tumble is a rogue class skill, your character may purchase up to 2 additional ranks in that skill (for a total of 6 ranks). Whenever a multiclassed character purchases skill ranks, he spends skill points using the class and cross-class skill lists of a character of the class level he has just gained. In this case, your wizard/rogue who gains another wizard level must spend his skill points using the wizard’s class and cross-class skill lists. Since Tumble is a cross-class class skill for wizards, each rank costs 2 skill points, for a total of 4 skill points for your 2 ranks. Many other headaches have been treated in this troubleshooting file. It is very worth the read.