What's the difference between Dual Classing and Multiclassing? All I know is playing a straight Thief is suboptimal and I should slap some Fighter levels onto it.No, there isn't a 2e general.
>>92621533>Dual ClassingHuman-only trap option.>MulticlassingDemihuman-only trap option.
https://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Classes#Dual-classhttps://baldursgate.fandom.com/wiki/Classes#Multi-classprinciples are identical with tabletop ruleslist of allowed multi-class combinations for each race may vary by setting
>>92621533>dual classingTwo classes on one character.>multi classing[integer quantity greater than one] classes on one character.You dumb fuck.
>>92621533>No, there isn't a 2e generalMake one or put a filterable subject header on your worthless thread, you worthless faggot.
>>92621860That's wrong. This is dnd lingo.
>>92621898>English doesn't applyThen put a D&D subject header on the thread so I can filter it.
>>92621533One combines multiple classes into one, usually restricted by exp growth and racial restrictionsThe other one is taking different levels of a class when you level up, sometimes restricted by race and exp penalties.
>>92621533Multiclassing you can change your mind from one level to the next, taking a level of this and a level of that, with the cost of possibly getting suboptimal levels that don't stack well.Dual classing is a fixed progression giving you a hybrid class on a rigid progression track, with XP penalties designed to try to keep you more or less balanced with other party members.Dual Classing is closer to a 3e gestalt character with an XP penalty as the attempted balancing mechanism.
>>92621533Also, yes. Just make a 2e thread. They pop up from time to time, there just aren't enough of you to keep it alive consistently.
>>92621533Dual class is>I started as a thief, now I will temporarily forget everything I know as a thief to instead be a level 1 <other class>, if I survive to the point of being the same level I was before, I now keep forever leveling as <other class> but with benefits of my previous class too.Despite the name you can then theoretically add another class but odds are giving up that many class levels that late into the game is ridiculous.Multi class is>I am an elf, so I get to level both fighter and mage simultaneously at a XP penaltyYour combination has to be picked at character generation and each race can only pick specific combinations.
>>92627147>Despite the name you can then theoretically add another class but odds are giving up that many class levels that late into the game is ridiculous.The bigger problem were the stat requirements. You needed like 15 in your current class stat and a 17 in the subsequent class stat to dual class into it.
>>92627147Important note also that multiclassing was in general the superior option for higher-level games because non-human races had a maximum level they could reach in a given class. So if you're going to cap out at level 12 fighter or level 12 cleric, there's literally nothing to lose by being a 12 fighter/12 cleric instead.
>>92627527Certain classes had features that were unavailable for multiclassers, like weapon spec.
