Is there a favored class?

[Martian]

According to a comment made by thainen in https://steamcommunity.com/app/640820/discussions/0/1735462352500070311/ favored class is determined by the highest level class, and you gain 1 hp when you gain a level in a favored class.

Can anyone confirm this? also what if you have two classses at the same level and you gain a level?, say it's 3/3 are both classes considered favored or none?

[Brughe]

I'm going to hazard a guess, but if all levels are equal, then the game will treat your favored class as the one you selected first when intially generating the character.

For what it's worth, I believe this because this is how the game seems to determine your character's base class appearance. By way of example, if you started out Fighter, then as long as Fighter levels are equal to or greater than any other class, then enjoy your backpack.

[Myrryr]

As far as I'm aware, there is no FC bonus. For one, the FC bonus in PnP allows you to gain 1 HP, 1 skill point, or a race/class specific bonus (such as +1 spell known for human sorcerers... which is obviously LUDICROUSLY better than hp or skill points... or any FC bonus for that matter)
I wish FC bonuses were in, even if they'd massively encourage all of your characters to be human even more than they already are. Humans have by far the best FC's.

[JonWoo]

They are in but you don't get a choice, it's just the HP.

[Martian]

I am actually planning a different build now that would make favored class a none issue, but given that everybody is giving a different answer including on reddit, could you provide a source for your answer?

[klaek]

Originally posted by Martian:

I am actually planning a different build now that would make favored class a none issue, but given that everybody is giving a different answer including on reddit, could you provide a source for your answer?

Source is fairly simple. Just look at your characters hit points when making a character. You will have max dice roll for class + con modifier +1. Indicating favoured class is defaulting to hp boost.

[Martian]

Originally posted by klaek:

Originally posted by Martian:

I am actually planning a different build now that would make favored class a none issue, but given that everybody is giving a different answer including on reddit, could you provide a source for your answer?

Source is fairly simple. Just look at your characters hit points when making a character. You will have max dice roll for class + con modifier +1. Indicating favoured class is defaulting to hp boost.

Thanks, doesn't answer whether favored class is your first class or you highest level class though.

[Bariel]

In game, it's pretty easy to confirm that favoured class is implemented as your highest class in a non-prestige class, and that it is 1HP per level.

Just level Octavia in the normal 1 Rogue/3 Wizard/x Arcane Trickster pattern and she will have exactly 3 extra HPs from her wizard class being used as the favoured class. Once you get to AT10 and start levelling wizard again, she will start to get the 1 extra HP per level.

I know I have seen a post somewhere from Owlcat (possibly on the Owlcat forums) that confirms that this is how favoured class is implemented.

[Sieglinde Eilserv]

Originally posted by klaek:

Source is fairly simple. Just look at your characters hit points when making a character. You will have max dice roll for class + con modifier +1. Indicating favoured class is defaulting to hp boost.

It's not max dice roll for class, they use some pathfinder society method, which I believe is half max hp rounded up.

[Sotanaht]

Originally posted by Sieglinde Eilserv:

Originally posted by klaek:

Source is fairly simple. Just look at your characters hit points when making a character. You will have max dice roll for class + con modifier +1. Indicating favoured class is defaulting to hp boost.

It's not max dice roll for class, they use some pathfinder society method, which I believe is half max hp rounded up.

It's max die on level 1, "average" (half rounded up" on all other levels.

Originally posted by Myrryr:

As far as I'm aware, there is no FC bonus. For one, the FC bonus in PnP allows you to gain 1 HP, 1 skill point, or a race/class specific bonus (such as +1 spell known for human sorcerers... which is obviously LUDICROUSLY better than hp or skill points... or any FC bonus for that matter)
I wish FC bonuses were in, even if they'd massively encourage all of your characters to be human even more than they already are. Humans have by far the best FC's.

Ironically, the extra spell per level wouldn't be all that useful in this game. You already get far more spells than you actually need as a sorcerer, maybe one or two spell levels could benefit from a +1, but that's it. Looking at the SRD, Kitsune might actually be my first choice for Sorcerer favored class (+1/4 DC to enchantment spells) in this game, but then, I usually prefer conjuration over enchantment for my save or suck spells (grease, stinking cloud, vinetrap)

[Martian]

Thank you.