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Rogue 2 / bladelock 5 seems like a great base even if you cannot use the extra attack for ranged weapons. I think that will give you the flavor you are looking for, and you can push to rogue 15 / bladelock 5 to maximize SA. Or you can split close to AT 10 / bladelock 10 to have more slots and...

At bare minimum you need Str13 Dex13 and Cha13. Pally is hard to MC with non-Cha classes. I think the best is 16 13 14 8 12 14, with Str/Dex swapped as you wish. Going bard is much easier, but pally 6 / bard 6 takes some time to build up. Then you can start 16 10 14 8 12 16.

Might as well go Con16 / Cha16 and use your pally ASI for Cha18.

Yeah, 5 cantrips but 6 spells known.

Nope, p164 pact magic. You are a level 5 sorcerer and know 5 sorcerer spells up to level 3. You are a level 2 warlock, know 3 warlock spells (all level 1) and have 2 level 1 slots every short rest (p107, spells slots). You have 5 levels of multiclass spellcaster and have 4 slot-1, 3 slot-2, 2...

The second 16 has a heavy cost. Would you rather start 16 14 14 12 10 8 or 16 16 14 10 8 8 (after variant human racial)? There is life outside of combat, if you gimp your mental stat you become a 1-dimensional cardboard hero. Don't mind that inconsistent holier-than-thou old geezer, it's not...

And, pray tell, what is the first sentence of this thread? Could it be by any chance "Is playing a fighter with STR as a primary stat and DEX as a secondary stupid?" I think my answer was 100% on topic, 100% on the "Theme and archetype" that you want and I don't see why you would have to...

The point is to bring concrete evidence that you cannot get Str20 and Dex 20 before level 14, and even at level 8 your Dex won't have moved forward. Therefore it is better to refine the goal. It was mostly an answer to someone whining about being unable to hit flyers if you don't cap both. It's...

You utterly missed the point, twice. There's life outside of combat.

So, you are arguing that for most players "the best DPS" is not what is fun. I can conclude that you believe pushing Dex20 to have the best DPS in the rare case where you meet a flyer is rarely fun. Which is the point I'm trying to make here. There's life outside of combat.

The basic fighter should be Str16 Dex14 Con14 Int10 Wis12 Cha 10 (with racials), or something close to it. Your priorities should be GWM, sentinel and Str20. That gets you to level 12 without improving your Dex at all. GWM is 15% extra damage and hard to avoid, but you could replace sentinel by...

Int8 is stupid, Wis8 is unwise, Cha8 is vile. Specializing in combat is the best example of a "narrow niche". Someone suggested some time ago to pick archery style to cover for Dex12-14. I think that's a good compromise.

What the others said, but fey ancestry covers fear/charm Wis saves. I prefer Con save for protection from debilitating poison. Warcaster works well with repelling blast, but I prefer other invocations. Both choices are ok, it depends on how you roleplay and what weaknesses you wish to have...

Sorcerer 1 for Con save. Warlock 2 for invocations. Sorcerer X onward. Delay your 3rd lock until you want to change an invocation. Elemental adept (cold) is only useful if you meet cold-resistant monsters.

That's much stronger that what it says. You have to spend a luck point to roll that extra die.

Let me remind you that d20 has 3-sided faces, just like d4. Coincidence? I think not. Did you know that the d12 as actually a d20 carrying squished d4 to hide its faces? And that the d8 masquarades itself as a d6 a similar way with square pyramids? Only d10 can free you from the Illuminati!

I feel that fighter 5 is worth it. It synergizes well with SS for the ranged rogue. For melee, just twf style gives +5 damage (but losing 1 level = 1/2 1d6 SA), extra attack adds 1d6+5 (losing 4 levels = 2d6 SA), and that'd before the extra chance of landing your SA. If you want crit to happen...

Only with mage armor does it make 18. Which might be what mellored was thinking when he tried to give a clue to the clueless.

With wizard / sorcerer your damage is already well covered, GWM is not a necessity. You want them to splash the monsters before you get into their area effect, alert is counterproductive. Tough gives you 8 more hp but does not help on recovery, I find it best on sorcerer since 7hp/level is much...

Swashbuckler has some neat Cha synergy if you push that up. And I agree DW is strictly worse than Dex+2. I would get bladelock 5 for thirsting blade before pushing swash past 3 if DPR matters to you.