Class Level vs. Character Level


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Alright then, I know the difference between these two, but here's my problem. I was reading up on the Oracle, and was thinking of multiclassing into it, however, several of the 'level' terms are vague. For example, sometimes a revalation will state that it is dependent on your 'oracle level' other revalations simply state 'level'. It looks something like this:

Cinder Dance (Ex): Your base speed increases by 10 feet. At 5th level, you receive Nimble Moves as a bonus feat. At 10th level, you receive Acrobatic Steps as a bonus feat. You do not need to meet the prerequisites to receive these feats. Oracles with the lame oracle curse cannot select this revelation.

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Firestorm (Su): As a standard action, you can cause fire to erupt around you. You can create one 10-foot cube of fire per oracle level. These cubes can be arranged in any pattern you desire, but each cube must be adjacent to another and one must be adjacent to you. Any creature caught in these flames takes 1d6 points of fire damage per oracle level, with a Reflex save resulting in half damage. This fire lasts for a number of rounds equal to your Charisma modifier. You can use this ability once per day. You must be at least 11th level to select this revelation.

Am I to assume that the first means character level, or the oracle level of my character. Is my paladin going to recieve Nimble Moves at Lvl. 4 Paladin, and Lvl. 1 Oracle, or does the Oracle Level need to be 5?


Class abilities that reference "level" refer to your level in that class unless otherwise stated.

Sczarni

It's no different than how other classes label their abilities, really.

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Oladon wrote:

Class abilities that reference "level" refer to your level in that class unless otherwise stated.

Thanks. I was never really interested in multiclassing until recently when I saw my friend have a Bard/Fighter hybrid. I immediatly thought it was worth a try, but wasn't too savvy on the rulesof doing so.

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Nefreet wrote:
It's no different than how other classes label their abilities, really.

Haha, yeah, I realize it was a bit of a newbie question, but I've never multiclassed my characters (for some strange reason). Thought I'd give it a shot.


It's also worth keeping in mind that for some abilities, there are feats that allow you to count more than one class when calculating the relevant "level" of the ability.

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Oladon wrote:

It's also worth keeping in mind that for some abilities, there are feats that allow you to count more than one class when calculating the relevant "level" of the ability.

So, class traits have to do with the level of that class, and feats deal with character level. Brilliant.

Sczarni

Most of the time. There are exceptions, but they'll be spelled out.

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