How often do your players multiclass?

[AkaKageWarrior]

Not many in my campaigns I have played and DMed (not damned! ).
Only 2 of 12 PCs I think, one of them really successfully (hexblade 5 / battlemaster 5, in ToA).

I'd like to MC as a player, although in 5e many PC features can be achieved by choosing the right:
- background
- archetype
- feat

I really love the possibilities that 5e offers without multiclassing.
A paladin with theives' tools and stealth? No problem at level 1!

 

[Immortal Sun]

Do you think you'd still do it if your group used the Bonus Feat at Level 1 houserule that many groups use, and could thus take the Skilled feat? If your group is optimised, assume that direct combat feats aren't allowed at level 1.

Hmmm, I dunno. I'd have to sit down and look at my sheet. I really like being a Face or a Skillmonkey, I just don't really like a lot of the classes associated with them. Honestly I usually play Humans anyway in 5E and even then I burn my first-level feat on getting a familiar because I like having one.

 

[Bacon Bits]

Of the roughly three dozen characters I've seen at our tables, I can only think of 1 that was multi-classed: a Fighter (Battlemaster)/Rogue (Swashbuckler).

 

[akr71]

Games I DM - none*, though my son is talking about it for his current character.
* that's a campaign of 5 characters to level 10, another of 3 PCs to level 16, another of 5 PCs who are currently level 5 and a forth of 3 PC currently level 3 (the one with my son)

The game I play in - 3 of 7 have multi-classed.

 

[Mr. Wilson]

I will say that for melee characters in particular, getting your second attack at level 5 means delaying that power bump to multiclass even by 1 or 2 levels is really noticeable.

The two players who multiclassed IMC were both around level 8-10 when they started thinking about it. One went Ranger/Cleric and then the other went Fighter/Paladin.

 

[doctorbadwolf]

Of the roughly three dozen characters I've seen at our tables, I can only think of 1 that was multi-classed: a Fighter (Battlemaster)/Rogue (Swashbuckler).

That is a fun combo

 

[doctorbadwolf]

I will say that for melee characters in particular, getting your second attack at level 5 means delaying that power bump to multiclass even by 1 or 2 levels is really noticeable.

The two players who multiclassed IMC were both around level 8-10 when they started thinking about it. One went Ranger/Cleric and then the other went Fighter/Paladin.

Depends on what you're multiclassing into. IMO, the melee weapon cantrips replace the need for extra attack pretty well, at least well enough to make waiting a few levels longer not hurt that much.

 

[FrogReaver]

Depends on what you're multiclassing into. IMO, the melee weapon cantrips replace the need for extra attack pretty well, at least well enough to make waiting a few levels longer not hurt that much.

I think It depends on if you are comparing to characters with damage feats or without them.

 

[jasper]

Weekly. I have a Jr high schooler, a High schooler, and 3 college students who attend my sessions.
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Lately 2 out 7 players will have a multiple class pc.

 

[lluewhyn]

Here's a question: Do any of you think that you and/or or your players would multi-class more often if the ASI was treated the same way as a Proficiency Bonus? I.E., you'll get them at 4/8/12/etc. regardless of which classes you pick? (assume that Fighters are adjusted to just be given Bonus ASI at certain levels).