Post/Author/DateTime	Post
vagabonvoid 03-20-07, 09:36 AM	i had this posted on the class boards but got no response. I am wondering, one of the multiclassing rules of a monk is that once you leave the class (level up in another class) you may never return. Does this apply to racial paragon levels from Unearthed Arcana 3.5? The reason behind this is one of my players is wanting his human monk 4/human paragon 3 to take his next level in monk...
Thomar_of_Uointer 03-20-07, 12:44 PM	Well, I think the paladin and monk multiclassing restrictions are a bad idea already. The paragon levels refer to multiclass monks and paladins multiple times. I would say yes. However, by the rules, paragon class levels get treated like any other level (besides experience penalties for multiclassing).
swallowyersoul 03-20-07, 03:35 PM	a couple of the original designers (i think monte cook was one) have gone on record saying that the paladin and monk multiclass restrictions are flavor only. it won't break your game in any way to allow monks to multiclass freely. unless you're in eberron and using those feats that let monks do so. (in that case, i'd scrap the feats). just make sure the multiclassing is for a character concept, not just to pick up a couple of spiffy monk powers. a monk 4/sorcerer 4 is powerful, but not broken. a monk 2/paladin 6 on the other hand is a rampaging juggernaut of invulnerability. (evasion + divine grace = never having to worry about fireballs).
Nat_20 03-20-07, 03:43 PM	I dont see why not, the paragon in my opinion is just a different way of giving extra racial abilities without a level adjustment... you know, i say let um multiclass with it