What's the difference between class skill and crossclass skill? [Archive] - Wizards Community

What's the difference between class skill and crossclass skill? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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zoobooboozoo
05-15-07, 02:41 PM title?

thx in advance :-)
Morwen
05-15-07, 02:44 PM Ranks in class skills cost 1 skill point per rank, and the max ranks for a class skill is your character level plus 3.

Ranks in cross-class skills cost 2 skill points per rank, and the max ranks for a cross-class skill is half of the max ranks you could have in class skills.
Rerecros
05-15-07, 02:54 PM The explaination for this is that there are certain skills one picks up quicker in certain professions.
If you are a wizard, you are going to know more about spellcraft than a fighter.
and so on...
Millennium
05-15-07, 02:55 PM In terms of flavor, class skills are thought to dovetail nicely with the training that a given class already provides, while cross-class skills don't mesh so well.

In terms of mechanics, there are two differences. The first has to do with maximum ranks: for any skill that's a class skill in any of your classes, your maximum rank in that skill is (character level) +3. For any other skill, your maximum rank is one-half of that number.

The second difference has to do with buying skills. Keep in mind that by RAW, you only get skill points when you gain a level, and you have to choose your class first because that determines how many skill points you get. Once you've picked a class, ranks in skills that are class skills for that class cost 1 point per rank. Ranks in other skills (even if they're class skills in other classes that you have but didn't level this time around) cost 2 points per rank.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
zoobooboozoo 05-15-07, 02:41 PM	title? thx in advance :-)
Morwen 05-15-07, 02:44 PM	Ranks in class skills cost 1 skill point per rank, and the max ranks for a class skill is your character level plus 3. Ranks in cross-class skills cost 2 skill points per rank, and the max ranks for a cross-class skill is half of the max ranks you could have in class skills.
Rerecros 05-15-07, 02:54 PM	The explaination for this is that there are certain skills one picks up quicker in certain professions. If you are a wizard, you are going to know more about spellcraft than a fighter. and so on...
Millennium 05-15-07, 02:55 PM	In terms of flavor, class skills are thought to dovetail nicely with the training that a given class already provides, while cross-class skills don't mesh so well. In terms of mechanics, there are two differences. The first has to do with maximum ranks: for any skill that's a class skill in any of your classes, your maximum rank in that skill is (character level) +3. For any other skill, your maximum rank is one-half of that number. The second difference has to do with buying skills. Keep in mind that by RAW, you only get skill points when you gain a level, and you have to choose your class first because that determines how many skill points you get. Once you've picked a class, ranks in skills that are class skills for that class cost 1 point per rank. Ranks in other skills (even if they're class skills in other classes that you have but didn't level this time around) cost 2 points per rank.