Xerlith
2015-07-02, 02:52 PM
Okay. In my ventures above and beyond sanity of multiclassing, I had an idea that builds off JaronK's Quick And Dirty Tier equalizing methods.
Here we go.
Basics
Tier
Level Point Cost
1, 2
5
3
3
4, 5
2
6
1
At every level, a character gains 4 Tier Points.
When not possessing any gestalt levels, the character can disregard the costs wholly. They still calculate the cost (So, a Wizard 1 has -1 Tier Points), but are not limited by it.
The character can choose to spend their points to gestalt two or more classes on any given level, as long as the total cost of their class levels doesn't set their Tier Point total as a negative number.
A 20th level character, for instance, has 80 Tier points. That means they can be a Wizard 20. Or a Bard 20//Paladin 10. Or a Paladin 20//Cavalier 20. But also a Fighter20//Wizard 12.
A 1st level character can be a Wizard 1, but that sets their Tier Points at -1, making them unable to gestalt. If the character gains 2nd level, they have a total of 3 Tier Points. They can either continue to take Wizard levels, or decide to take a Gestalt of two levels that don't take more than three points.
Prestige classes
If a level taken in a prestige class would advance spellcasting of a base class, the cost is equal to that of the base class whose abilities are being progressed.
The levels that do not progress spellcasting cost two Tier Points instead.
Levels that progress a base class entirely (e.g. Evangelist level 2 and above) have a cost of the base class in question +1.
Thoughts? Too convoluted? Too much high-tier freedom? I just threw it together and while the underlying math is rather sound, I think the overall rulings can use some work.
Here we go.
Basics
Tier
Level Point Cost
1, 2
5
3
3
4, 5
2
6
1
At every level, a character gains 4 Tier Points.
When not possessing any gestalt levels, the character can disregard the costs wholly. They still calculate the cost (So, a Wizard 1 has -1 Tier Points), but are not limited by it.
The character can choose to spend their points to gestalt two or more classes on any given level, as long as the total cost of their class levels doesn't set their Tier Point total as a negative number.
A 20th level character, for instance, has 80 Tier points. That means they can be a Wizard 20. Or a Bard 20//Paladin 10. Or a Paladin 20//Cavalier 20. But also a Fighter20//Wizard 12.
A 1st level character can be a Wizard 1, but that sets their Tier Points at -1, making them unable to gestalt. If the character gains 2nd level, they have a total of 3 Tier Points. They can either continue to take Wizard levels, or decide to take a Gestalt of two levels that don't take more than three points.
Prestige classes
If a level taken in a prestige class would advance spellcasting of a base class, the cost is equal to that of the base class whose abilities are being progressed.
The levels that do not progress spellcasting cost two Tier Points instead.
Levels that progress a base class entirely (e.g. Evangelist level 2 and above) have a cost of the base class in question +1.
Thoughts? Too convoluted? Too much high-tier freedom? I just threw it together and while the underlying math is rather sound, I think the overall rulings can use some work.