Wow, I was testing out a FMT in a party that also has a Bard in it.
The Bard was 4th level before the FMT hit 2nd as a Mage. I wonder if and when the Mage will cast higher level spells than the Bard, assuming they earn roughly the same amount of XP.
Wow, triple classers advance S L O W L Y
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Wow, triple classers advance S L O W L Y
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Higher lvl spells? You will probably have to wait until the bard maxes out its XP. 
Bards can only cast spells up to lvl 8 (lvl 9 is not a big loss, as you only lose PW:Kill and a Monster Summoning), and mages have to wait until lvl 16 for 8th lvl spells, lvl 18 for lvl 9 spells.
The supremacy of a mage over a bard is in the number of spells per level it can cast - because of the bard's low XP requirements it will often rival a mage in spell level, and it will leave a F/M/T far behind in the dust.
Bards can only cast spells up to lvl 8 (lvl 9 is not a big loss, as you only lose PW:Kill and a Monster Summoning), and mages have to wait until lvl 16 for 8th lvl spells, lvl 18 for lvl 9 spells.The supremacy of a mage over a bard is in the number of spells per level it can cast - because of the bard's low XP requirements it will often rival a mage in spell level, and it will leave a F/M/T far behind in the dust.
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They do advance slowly. Which, strangely enough, is the major reason why I like to have one in my party, and why he/she will ALWAYS have thief as one of their classes.
I find thieves useful for opening locks and finding-disarming traps only. I do find that having one is handy, but I don't like to have a single-class or even a double-class thief in my group, as it takes away XPs from the more useful classes. Nor do I personally like to dual-class from or to a thief.
So I figured, "Well, what if I put together a character who is a 'secondary' fighter/mage with a little bit of thief to handle the traps and locks? I already have a 'primary' mage to do most of my magic, and having a fighter in the back to fire arrows is always handy. So having a triple-class F/M/T would make a nice supplement to my group as a backup. Having a 'jack-of-all-trades-but-master-of-none' would be good for my group, and I don't need to have the thief class go up that fast since around level 7 or 8 his Open Locks and Find Traps skills will be as high as I need them."
I have always had a F/M/T in all the groups I have played, and they have always worked out exactly the way I wanted them to work. If you plan their role for the group properly, they are great to have, IMO. But I do understand the line of reasoning you have when comparing them to other classes like the Bard.
The7thStooge...
I find thieves useful for opening locks and finding-disarming traps only. I do find that having one is handy, but I don't like to have a single-class or even a double-class thief in my group, as it takes away XPs from the more useful classes. Nor do I personally like to dual-class from or to a thief.
So I figured, "Well, what if I put together a character who is a 'secondary' fighter/mage with a little bit of thief to handle the traps and locks? I already have a 'primary' mage to do most of my magic, and having a fighter in the back to fire arrows is always handy. So having a triple-class F/M/T would make a nice supplement to my group as a backup. Having a 'jack-of-all-trades-but-master-of-none' would be good for my group, and I don't need to have the thief class go up that fast since around level 7 or 8 his Open Locks and Find Traps skills will be as high as I need them."
I have always had a F/M/T in all the groups I have played, and they have always worked out exactly the way I wanted them to work. If you plan their role for the group properly, they are great to have, IMO. But I do understand the line of reasoning you have when comparing them to other classes like the Bard.
The7thStooge...
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