[Neo the Warrior Cat]

Multi-classes also benefit from a bit of oversight on the part of the development team.


That is, the HLA pools for both classes are joined. This means that certain feats are cut out, and also, that you can take a FIghter HLA on a Cleric level, etc.


Used this little fact to my advantage to front-load Fighter HLAs up to Smite on my Fighter/Cleric. Getting Smite early just enhanced the deadliness that was Dual Wielding Crom Faeyr + Improved Haste + Nasty Cleric Buffs. (7 APR with ensured crits on the first round of Smite/Use of Critical Strike = devastating.)

In fact, that's how my party WASTED Draconis and Improved Abazigal. Fighter/Cleric used to be second banana in the kill ratio, now he was the undisputed king. (I had a Cleric/Mage in the back for chucking heals)


As for Dual-Classing, I had a Wizard-Slayer -> Thief. Turned out nasty powerful once he got UAI and was able to bypass the Wizard-Slayer item restrictions. (He wore the +MR items, plus dual-wielded Fflar's Foebane and the Holy Avenger Bastard Sword with GM in B Swords, with the GM patch of course) He wasn't able to absorb damage (better than a normal thief), but he was able to dish it out. Kensai probably would have been nastier but Kensai doesn't have defenses vs. magic.