Discussion:Is there a limit for the number of class/prestige classes a PC can take?

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I have a player that wishes to acquire another class, this one a prestige class, but she already has three classes, so I wasn't sure if there was a set limit or not, any ideas?

Ghostwheel 08:15, 11 August 2009 (MDT)[edit]

No, by the rules there is no limit or prestige classes, or classes you can take for that matter.

Havvy 09:57, 11 August 2009 (MDT)[edit]

There is the experience point cost limit if base classes (not counting favored) are not within 2 levels of each other. For example, say a player chooses a human as his race. He takes 6 levels of wizard, and 4 of bard. Because humans have any class as their favored class, the penalty does not apply, but if the player takes another base class, say ranger, he takes the penalty of 20% experience until bard and ranger are within 2 levels of each other. It is not a hard limit, but it should discourage too much base class mutliclassing, as the effects are cumulative. Another new base class (say monk), and the player is taking a 40% penalty. This doesn't apply for prestige classes though. Players can have any amount of those, as long as they don't have conflicting classes.

Ghostwheel 10:04, 11 August 2009 (MDT)[edit]

And this is why multiclassing shouldn't be punished, and why the XP penalty rules are dumb.


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