Lvl up question

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 01-03-2006, 07:32 PM

My Human is currently Lvl5 Druid and Lvl2 Rogue. I'm thinking of doing either a lvl of fighter or ranger. I'm thinking of the greater range of weapons I would have access to. Would y'all recommend doing this and if yes, which of the 2?

vesselle · 01-03-2006, 07:59 PM

fighter. if you're doing it just for the weapon variety.

V***V

robertthebard · 01-03-2006, 08:14 PM

If you want greater range of weapons, and that's it, just take the required feat/feats. Weapons like kamas and kukris require the Exotic Weapon feat, and two handed swords require the Martial Weapons feat. Better to do that, than to potentially lose slots in a class. Now, if you wanted to take five lvls of fighter, and take advantage of the extra feats, that would be a different story.

Nightowl2 · 01-03-2006, 08:39 PM

Also, with three regular classes, you will have to be careful to avoid the experience penalty for classes that are more than 1 level apart. Since your guy is human, the highest-level class is ignored, but the other two count. If you took only one level of fighter for the weapons, then continued to advance only Druid and Rogue, you'd run into trouble once you reached Rogue 3. Because then you'd have Rogue 3/Fighter 1, and those are two levels apart. Therefore, you'd take a 20% hit on experience until you brought them within 1 level of each other.

So, if you are only looking for more weapons, get them with a feat.

Nightowl2

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 01-03-2006, 08:52 PM

Ok, thanks everybody. I saved and didn't play 'til I got some suggestions. I just have that +2 longbow and some nice arrows now, so I'm thinking to let my summoned creatures run in and I'll stay back and shoot. Now, do I take the Rogue to lvl3 or the Druid to lvl6...

Nightowl2 · 01-04-2006, 10:43 AM

Rogue 3 would give you another d6 of sneak attack, bringing it to 2d6, plus, of course, you get to increment your Rogue skills.

Druid 6 would give you one extra 3rd level spell to cast per day, plus one extra wild shape per day.

So, you have to decide which of these is more important to you.

Nightowl2

robertthebard · 01-04-2006, 12:52 PM

You should also consider how far you want to go in each class. Some of the rogue skills may come in handy most of the way through the campaign, especially if you are flying solo.

Variol (Farseer) Elmwood · 01-04-2006, 03:37 PM

Ok, I did do the Rogue this time. I'll have to look into both skills.. in my printed manual!!

01-03-2006, 07:32 PM	#1
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 58 Posts: 5,634	My Human is currently Lvl5 Druid and Lvl2 Rogue. I'm thinking of doing either a lvl of fighter or ranger. I'm thinking of the greater range of weapons I would have access to. Would y'all recommend doing this and if yes, which of the 2? __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

01-03-2006, 07:59 PM	#2
vesselle Hathor Join Date: April 6, 2001 Location: the desert Posts: 2,296	fighter. if you're doing it just for the weapon variety. V***V __________________ my best friend is a junkie. what does your best friend do?

01-03-2006, 08:14 PM	#3
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	If you want greater range of weapons, and that's it, just take the required feat/feats. Weapons like kamas and kukris require the Exotic Weapon feat, and two handed swords require the Martial Weapons feat. Better to do that, than to potentially lose slots in a class. Now, if you wanted to take five lvls of fighter, and take advantage of the extra feats, that would be a different story. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

01-03-2006, 08:52 PM	#5
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 58 Posts: 5,634	Ok, thanks everybody. I saved and didn't play 'til I got some suggestions. I just have that +2 longbow and some nice arrows now, so I'm thinking to let my summoned creatures run in and I'll stay back and shoot. Now, do I take the Rogue to lvl3 or the Druid to lvl6... __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

01-04-2006, 12:52 PM	#7
robertthebard Xanathar Thieves Guild Join Date: March 17, 2001 Location: Wichita, KS USA Age: 60 Posts: 4,537	You should also consider how far you want to go in each class. Some of the rogue skills may come in handy most of the way through the campaign, especially if you are flying solo. __________________ To those we have lost; May your spirits fly free. Good Music: Here. Interesting read, one of my blogs.

01-03-2006, 08:39 PM	#4
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 46 Posts: 2,190	Also, with three regular classes, you will have to be careful to avoid the experience penalty for classes that are more than 1 level apart. Since your guy is human, the highest-level class is ignored, but the other two count. If you took only one level of fighter for the weapons, then continued to advance only Druid and Rogue, you'd run into trouble once you reached Rogue 3. Because then you'd have Rogue 3/Fighter 1, and those are two levels apart. Therefore, you'd take a 20% hit on experience until you brought them within 1 level of each other. So, if you are only looking for more weapons, get them with a feat. Nightowl2

01-04-2006, 10:43 AM	#6
Nightowl2 Galvatron Join Date: December 11, 2001 Location: Plateau of Leng Age: 46 Posts: 2,190	Rogue 3 would give you another d6 of sneak attack, bringing it to 2d6, plus, of course, you get to increment your Rogue skills. Druid 6 would give you one extra 3rd level spell to cast per day, plus one extra wild shape per day. So, you have to decide which of these is more important to you. Nightowl2

01-04-2006, 03:37 PM	#8
Variol (Farseer) Elmwood Jack Burton Join Date: May 16, 2003 Location: Dartmouth, NS Canada Age: 58 Posts: 5,634	Ok, I did do the Rogue this time. I'll have to look into both skills.. in my printed manual!! __________________ A MAN WHO WANTS FOR NOTHING HAS INFINITE WEALTH. (me)

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