Partial Multiclassing

[Orzel]

Partial Multiclassting

Here's the idea my friend and 1 are doing for his game.
Normal mutlticlassing is gone. You pick a class and stick with it unless you prestige out.

A character with over 4 HD can partial muticlass by taking the BAB, HD, skill points, and save for 1 level and gain some of the other class features or another class while keeping their old class features.
You are limited to 2 partial classes and they are not required
The first Partial class causes no penalty
The second Partial class must be your favored class if your first partial class isn't.
Partial classing causes a -2 per partial class penalty to the caster level of all main classes and a loss a 1 skill per partial class on every future HD.

Druids, Paladin, and Monks cannot used as partial classes since they require too much devotion to the class. Thay can skill be main classes.

Barbarian
Proficiency with any 3 martial or simple weapons
Proficiency with light armor and shields
Intimidate (Cha), Listen (Wis), and Survival (Wis) are class skills
2 hp per HD (past, current, and furture)
Rage 1/day per 4 character levels
uncanny dodge
Improved uncanny dodge at character level 7


Bard
Diplomacy (Cha), Perform (Cha) Use Magic Device (Cha) are class skills
2 extra skill points per HD (current and furture)
Bardic music 1/day per 2 character levels
Countersong, fascinate, and Inspire Courage +1
Inspire Courage +2 at character level 9
Inspire Courage +3 at character level 15
Inspire Courage +4 at character level 20
Bard spellcasting and spell list at half caster level
1 0th slot and 1 1st level slot
1 2nd slot at character level 5
1 3rd slot at character level 8
1 4th slot at character level 11
1 5th slot at character level 14
1 6th slot at character level 17
2 spells known per spell level

Cleric
Concentration (Con), Knowledge (religion) (Int), and Spellcraft (Int) are class skills
Turn undead 1+ Cha mod per day
Cleric spellcasting and spell list at half caster level
1 0th slot and 1 1st level slot and 1 slot for a domain spell
1 2nd slot at character level 4
1 3rd slot at character level 6
1 4th slot at character level 8
1 5th slot at character level 10
1 6th slot at character level 12
1 7th slot at character level 14
1 8th slot at character level 16
1 9th slot at character level 18
Spontaneous Casting of Cuer or Inflict spells
2 domains

Fighter
Proficiency with all simple and martial weapons and with all armor (heavy, medium, and light) and shields (including tower shields).
Jump (Str), Ride (Dex), and Swim (Str) are class skiils.
1 hp per HD (past, current, and future)
1 bonus fighter feat
1 extra bonus fighter feat per 3 character levels

Rogue
Any 4 rogue calss skills are class skills
3 extra skill points per HD (current and future)
Evasion,Trapfinding, uncanny dodge
Improved uncanny dodge at character level 7
Sneak attack +1d6
Sneak attack +1d6 per 3 character levels

Ranger
Hide (Dex), Knowledge (nature) (Int), and Survival (wis) are class skills
Proficiency with any 3 martial or simple weapons
Proficiency with light armor and shields
2 extra skill points per HD (current and furture)
Animal companion at 1/2 master level
Wild empathy
Combat style
Improved combat style at character level 7
2 Favored enemies
Ranger spellcasting and spell list at half caster level
1 1st level slot
1 2nd slot at character level 9
1 3rd slot at character level 12
1 4th slot at character level 15

Sorcerer
Concentration (Con), Bluf(Cha)and Spellcraft (Int) are class skills
Familiar at 1/2 master level
Sorcerer spellcasting and spell list at half caster level
2 0th slots and 2 1st level slot
2 2nd slots at character level 4
2 3rd slots at character level 6
2 4th slots at character level 8
2 5th slots at character level 10
2 6th slots at character level 12
2 7th slots at character level 14
1 8th slot at character level 16
1 9th slot at character level 18
2 spells known per spell level


Wizard
Concentration (Con), Decipher Script (Int), and Spellcraft (Int) are class skills
Familiar at 1/2 master level
1 bonus wizard feat
Wizard spellcasting and spell list at half caster level
1 0th slots and 1 1st level slot
1 2nd slots at character level 4
1 3rd slots at character level 6
1 4th slots at character level 8
1 5th slots at character level 10
1 6th slots at character level 12
1 7th slots at character level 14
1 8th slot at character level 16
1 9th slot at character level 18
A spellbook

Now tell where it's broken.

[purplearcanist]

This is broken, because you get high level spell slots from multiclassing. So you can have a wizard who has other powerful spells.

Otherwise, looks like a great idea.:smallsmile:

[Orzel]

We are still trying to a find a good penalty for spellcasters who partial class. Originally we imposed a 10% failure chance per partial class and losing the next 5 skill points you gain. We changed it but we might change it back.

[Jack_Simth]

You want to break it? That's not overly difficult - your partial spellcasting classes are basically half the spell slots and a reduced caster level, but are otherwise full casters.

Base Class: Barbarian (or whatever class you want to play as primary; Druid works wonders here)
Partial Class: Cleric
Partial Class: Wizard
Take Practiced Spellcaster(Wizard) and Practiced Spellcaster(Cleric) (also Practiced Spellcaster (Main casting class) if you took another casting class).

What you end up with is basically a one and two-halves character. The Druid taking a partial level of Cleric loses very little, but gains two spell slots per spell level. If the Druid later takes a Partial class in Wizard, too, the Druid also has access to any of those nifty Wizard spells the Druid has the Intelligence for. Practiced Spellcaster quickly becomes a required feat, and it gives the Druid a mild case of MAD, but otherwise? In almost all ways, he's more powerful than a straight-up Druid.