multi-classing and archtyping how does it work?

[ghostunderasheet]

Do you take the archtype at 2nd level or do you take it at the class's second level that the archtype is attached to? Or does it not matter your currant class just see what you would loss for that level depending on what class is being leveled up to?

[kaid]

That is an interesting question I can't recall reading about that in the book. I guess it would depend if you want to keep the archetype because they are class agnostic I think you would just give up the class features in order like it shows in the book for whatever class you are currently progressing. I think it would only really have a major potential confusion/impact if you had waited till later levels to switch classes. For a one level dip it should be pretty straight forward.

[Dracomicron]

When you hit the required level in a class, you can decide to take the archetype features instead of the designated class features. You are then locked into that class for that archetype.

You could take more than one archetype if you multiclass, but each archetype will only ever apply to the class you took it as.

So a Soldier 2 selects Steward, but then multiclasses to Mechanic and then takes Star Knight at 4th level (or whatever level it is when you get the first thing for Star Knight). From then on, when the character goes up Soldier levels, he or she progresses as a Steward, and when he or she takes Mechanic levels, he or she progresses as a Star Knight.

[Xenocrat]

You take it at the first relevant level (usually 2nd or 4th) of the class you want it to replace. It's then locked to that particular class progression, not overall character level.

So a 4th level character could be a 2nd level Soldier (archetype), 2nd level Envoy (different archetype), and each archetype would progress/trade out abilities as you leveled the relevant individual class.

[Shaudius]

"For example, if a 2nd-level vesk envoy has selected the Starfinder forerunner archetype and later decides to multiclass and gain levels in the soldier class, the character cannot add the Starfinder forerunner archetype to his soldier class. Every time he gains soldier levels, he follows the normal character progression. If the character later gains more levels in envoy, that class continues to have the Starfinder forerunner archetype attached to it.

You also cannot add more than one archetype to a specific class. For example, once you have added the Starfinder forerunner archetype to the envoy class, you cannot add any other archetype to that class. If you multiclass and gain a level in a new class, you can add a new archetype to that class when you reach the appropriate level.

When an archetype refers to class level, it is referring to the number of levels you have in the class associated with the archetype."

[ghostunderasheet]

So General consensus is That it progresses with the class that the archetypes attached to. And not attached to the characters level. That's what I always thought that my GM may think otherwise I think. Since I bought up taking an archtype at third level and his wondering why i did not just take it at second lvl when I took my dip level.