Editing Multiclassing (section)

==4th Edition==
Quit your whining son.  It was a thing.

Characters could take a feat at any level to multiclass in another class.  Doing so was more akin to dipping or selecting an archetype than anything else: while their primary class would still be dominant, multiclassing allowed the player to select powers, skill training, and features from the off-class, and counting ''as'' it for the purposes of unlocking [[Paragon Path]]s and [[Epic Destiny|Epic Destinies]]. This was inevitably played with by granting unique weapon proficiencies or powers.  Only a [[bard]] could do it more than once, but it could still be fun under the right circumstances and enough feats.

Multiclassing in this way also granted a variant PP called ''Paragon Multiclassing'', which essentially let the player swap out an at-will power for one from their second class and learn powers at level 11 (encounter), 12 (utility), and 20 (daily). Unfortunately, this was far less than ideal for practically anyone, as the powers you got didn't really stack up to what you could get from a proper path and you also got no special features, which was how players got both new bonuses (including training in skills or special situational benefits) and an extra feature to spending an Action Point.

There were also '''hybrid classes''' that were (ironically) essentially the model that '''Pathfinder''' would pick for its own "blended" classes.  A hybrid picks two classes to hybridize.  He or she receives only the armor proficiencies that both classes have, but gets all the weapon and implement proficiencies and trained skill choices from both classes, hit points and healing surges equal to the average of the two classes (rounded down and before adding Constitution bonuses), and their choice of traits, abilities, and powers from both of the two classes they hybridize.  It's labor-intensive, but interesting, to say the least.

Ironically, this hybrid classing system is actually closer in nature to the ''actual'' multiclassing system of AD&D, as it ensures both of your "constituent" classes grow at roughly the same pace and your overall ability level is identical to the rest of the party.