Gestalt Multiclassing

In this multiclass variant every hero levels simultaneously in two classes.

How does this work? With every level you get all features from both classes with a few exceptions.

KEY stats:

• Choose 1 KEY stat from each class. As usual the other 2 stats become your secondary stats.
• Whenever you gain a level with KEY stat increases you gain +1 to both KEY stats.
• Whenever you gain a level with secondary stat increases you gain +1 to both secondary stats.

Action Economy: Gestalt characters have 4 instead of 3 actions and start combat with +1 action.

Encounter Calculations: Gestalt characters count as 2x their level in regular encounter calculations

I still have to make a bit of testing for solo fights. My suggestion for those is

• to test the waters with +1 level to the solo and increase slowly if needed and/or running bosses after other encounters, so the heroes resources are already a bit drained.
• Give solos a double turn after every gestalt hero.

Why use this variant? Gestalt multiclassing works very well for small parties, making it perfect for a duo of heroes to still cover the usual bases of a 4 hero party, without the need to rely on companions. It might also be interesting for bigger parties: Nimble classes are power level wise very frontloaded, so in regular multiclassing low level dips are too impactful in my opinion. Additionally the Nimble classes are very fun and totally worth to take all levels in them.

Weaker variants:

• Only take the higher Hit Dice and HP instead of summing both
• Only count level once for calculating a combined Mana Pool
• Only increase one KEY or secondary stat, whenever you gain a level with the corresponding stat increase.
• Keep the regular 3 actions instead of 4 actions.