Multiclassing rework, Powercreep? [Archive] - Wizards Community

Multiclassing rework, Powercreep? [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Marcotic
07-13-07, 08:16 PM One thing that has always bugged me is the multi classing rules, so I changed them (As a dm). I was just wondering if this could be considered power creep, or is it a sound and more liberating House rule

ON MULTICLASSING
Base Attack Bonus (BAB)
Unless you gain a different BAB increase your BAB as if you have leveled in your former class.
For example- Mesh, a sorcerer, wants to take levels in wizard. His BAB levels as if he had just taken another level of sorcerer. IF however Mesh wanted to take levels in Bard (or any other class that has a medium BAB), he would add his BAB as per the normal multicassing rules.

Base Saves.
Unless you gain a different save progression, increase your base save as if you just took a level of the same class.
FOR EXAMPLE Bruu, a barbarian, wants to take a level of ranger. Since both the ranger and barbarian enjoy good fortitude saves, that increases as if Bruu took another level of barbarian. But because enjoy a good reflex save as well, Bruu adds his base reflex save as per the normal multiclassing rules

Please and thank you for any promlems that you may see, or for any Kudos
JoAT
07-13-07, 10:36 PM That's pretty much ths system I use. It tends to make multiclassing slightly less powerful, since you can't get a huge save bonus from it - since it seems almost expected, I allow the base save to bump with PrCs once for each save.
Roog
07-14-07, 08:17 AM I do something like that. I use the fractional Save and BAB bonus systems, but only add the initial +2 bonus for good saves once to any save.

Its not for balance, I just find that the results it gives feel fairer.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Marcotic 07-13-07, 08:16 PM	One thing that has always bugged me is the multi classing rules, so I changed them (As a dm). I was just wondering if this could be considered power creep, or is it a sound and more liberating House rule ON MULTICLASSING Base Attack Bonus (BAB) Unless you gain a different BAB increase your BAB as if you have leveled in your former class. For example- Mesh, a sorcerer, wants to take levels in wizard. His BAB levels as if he had just taken another level of sorcerer. IF however Mesh wanted to take levels in Bard (or any other class that has a medium BAB), he would add his BAB as per the normal multicassing rules. Base Saves. Unless you gain a different save progression, increase your base save as if you just took a level of the same class. FOR EXAMPLE Bruu, a barbarian, wants to take a level of ranger. Since both the ranger and barbarian enjoy good fortitude saves, that increases as if Bruu took another level of barbarian. But because enjoy a good reflex save as well, Bruu adds his base reflex save as per the normal multiclassing rules Please and thank you for any promlems that you may see, or for any Kudos
JoAT 07-13-07, 10:36 PM	That's pretty much ths system I use. It tends to make multiclassing slightly less powerful, since you can't get a huge save bonus from it - since it seems almost expected, I allow the base save to bump with PrCs once for each save.
Roog 07-14-07, 08:17 AM	I do something like that. I use the fractional Save and BAB bonus systems, but only add the initial +2 bonus for good saves once to any save. Its not for balance, I just find that the results it gives feel fairer.