Re: D20 Featless?

Håvard Faanes wrote:
> Reginald Blue wrote:
>
>> The only way to do it that I can think of is to remove multiclassing
>> as an option and transform the existing feats into fixed class
>> features. Actually, while you're at it, you should make all class
>> features fixed.  No choices for any ability, everything is
>> completely set.  Also you'll need to drop all prestige classes too.
>
> Why would multiclassing have to be removed? OTOH, it is not something
> I would recommend for a newbie anyways, which is what this system
> would be intended for, but is removing that option strictly neccesary?

Yes, because you would incorporate the standard feats that all characters
get (at every 3 levels*) directly in the classes.  If you don't eliminate
multiclassing, you end up handing out those feats at the wrong times.  (i.e.
since you get one at first level, one could easily cherry pick every first
level class to get a ton of extra abilities.)

* I think it's 1 every 3.  It's not in the SRD, and I'm so used to PCGen et.
al. just telling me "you have a feat to spend" I've forgotten.  Ah the
danger of using tools to do your thinking for you.

-- 
Reginald Blue
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