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<blockquote data-quote="Kurotowa" data-source="post: 7346628" data-attributes="member: 27957"><p>I'd say it really depends on the particulars, especially which combination of Oath and Patron the PC has.</p><p></p><p>Does a Paladin with an Oath of the Ancients swear to champion a noble Archfey of the Summer Court? Does a Paladin committed to the Oath of Vengeance bargain with the devils of the Nine Hells for greater power, reasoning that they're the lesser evil because they have to keep their word? Does a Warlock with a Celestial pact find their mentor's ideals so inspiring that they swear an Oath of Devotion? All of those are very complimentary combinations and require little justification.</p><p></p><p>But what about the less obvious combinations? What if you cross the streams, and mix Devotion with Fiend? What if you bring in a more alien Pact like Great Old One or Hexblade? Well, sometimes you can justify the combination with some clever flavor, especially if you go for an atypical pact relationship. Or maybe you'll get some story fodder out of a PC serving two conflicting directives and trying to keep them from fatally colliding.</p><p></p><p>Really, this comes down to one of the core issues of multiclassing. If you're doing it for story reasons, the pairing should make sense from the start. If you're doing it for a minmaxing build with no regard for story... well, IMO you deserve every bit of trouble the DM drops on your head for that.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Kurotowa, post: 7346628, member: 27957"] I'd say it really depends on the particulars, especially which combination of Oath and Patron the PC has. Does a Paladin with an Oath of the Ancients swear to champion a noble Archfey of the Summer Court? Does a Paladin committed to the Oath of Vengeance bargain with the devils of the Nine Hells for greater power, reasoning that they're the lesser evil because they have to keep their word? Does a Warlock with a Celestial pact find their mentor's ideals so inspiring that they swear an Oath of Devotion? All of those are very complimentary combinations and require little justification. But what about the less obvious combinations? What if you cross the streams, and mix Devotion with Fiend? What if you bring in a more alien Pact like Great Old One or Hexblade? Well, sometimes you can justify the combination with some clever flavor, especially if you go for an atypical pact relationship. Or maybe you'll get some story fodder out of a PC serving two conflicting directives and trying to keep them from fatally colliding. Really, this comes down to one of the core issues of multiclassing. If you're doing it for story reasons, the pairing should make sense from the start. If you're doing it for a minmaxing build with no regard for story... well, IMO you deserve every bit of trouble the DM drops on your head for that. [/QUOTE]
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