noparlpf
2011-09-30, 07:41 AM
I'm slightly confused by how skill ranks work, even after playing for over a year. Multiclassing is the source of my confusion. Here's an example:
You take levels in, say, Barbarian, which has Listen as a class skill. This means that you purchase ranks in Listen for the cost of one skill point each, up to a maximum of [your Barbarian level + 3].
Then you multiclass into, say, Wizard, which doesn't have Listen as a class skill. This means that you purchase ranks in Listen for the cost of two skill points each, up to a maximum of [(your Wizard level + 3)/2], or to a maximum of [total ranks = (ECL+3)/2]?
Along the same lines, say you multiclass into Druid instead, which does get Listen as a class skill. You get to purchase ranks in Listen for the cost of one skill point each, up to a maximum of [your Druid level + 3], or is it a maximum of [your ECL + 3]?
So a Barbarian 1 could purchase maximum ranks in Listen, or 4 ranks. When he multiclasses to Barb 1/Druid 1, would he now be able to purchase maximum ranks in Listen as a Druid (which is the class he's buying skills for) to 4 ranks (so he now has 8 ranks total), or does it stop at 5 ranks as [ECL + 3]?
I'm fairly certain it's the latter, but I just want to make sure.
You take levels in, say, Barbarian, which has Listen as a class skill. This means that you purchase ranks in Listen for the cost of one skill point each, up to a maximum of [your Barbarian level + 3].
Then you multiclass into, say, Wizard, which doesn't have Listen as a class skill. This means that you purchase ranks in Listen for the cost of two skill points each, up to a maximum of [(your Wizard level + 3)/2], or to a maximum of [total ranks = (ECL+3)/2]?
Along the same lines, say you multiclass into Druid instead, which does get Listen as a class skill. You get to purchase ranks in Listen for the cost of one skill point each, up to a maximum of [your Druid level + 3], or is it a maximum of [your ECL + 3]?
So a Barbarian 1 could purchase maximum ranks in Listen, or 4 ranks. When he multiclasses to Barb 1/Druid 1, would he now be able to purchase maximum ranks in Listen as a Druid (which is the class he's buying skills for) to 4 ranks (so he now has 8 ranks total), or does it stop at 5 ranks as [ECL + 3]?
I'm fairly certain it's the latter, but I just want to make sure.