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<blockquote data-quote="pdegan2814" data-source="post: 6728843" data-attributes="member: 6801202">There are two big questions you need to ask yourself when it comes to taking levels in an additional class:1) What am I looking to gain by multiclassing?2) Will it be worth what I'm giving up from the higher levels of my main class that I'll no longer be reaching?So, what is it specifically that you're looking to get from taking levels in Barbarian? And will it be worth what you're giving up? Specifically, it's going to take longer before you get your 2nd attack, and you might never get to your 3rd depending on what level you're at when the campaign ends. As a Battlemaster, you'll be slower to pick up those additional maneuvers, slower to get the Superiority Dice increased in size, and slower to get the ability that lets you scope out an enemy's capabilities by observing them for a minute. Also keep in mind that the Fighter gets Ability Score Improvement/Feat slots more frequently than any other class, so dipping away from them negates some of that benefit as well. I'm not saying don't do it, I happen to be playing a multiclassed fighter myself right now(an archer who's going to be pretty evenly split between Fighter and Rogue). But don't do it just for the sake of doing it. Do it for something specific, or don't do it at all. A straight-up Fighter is no slouch, and being a high-level Battlemaster will definitely give you plenty of options during combat.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="pdegan2814, post: 6728843, member: 6801202"] There are two big questions you need to ask yourself when it comes to taking levels in an additional class: 1) What am I looking to gain by multiclassing? 2) Will it be worth what I'm giving up from the higher levels of my main class that I'll no longer be reaching? So, what is it specifically that you're looking to get from taking levels in Barbarian? And will it be worth what you're giving up? Specifically, it's going to take longer before you get your 2nd attack, and you might never get to your 3rd depending on what level you're at when the campaign ends. As a Battlemaster, you'll be slower to pick up those additional maneuvers, slower to get the Superiority Dice increased in size, and slower to get the ability that lets you scope out an enemy's capabilities by observing them for a minute. Also keep in mind that the Fighter gets Ability Score Improvement/Feat slots more frequently than any other class, so dipping away from them negates some of that benefit as well. I'm not saying don't do it, I happen to be playing a multiclassed fighter myself right now(an archer who's going to be pretty evenly split between Fighter and Rogue). But don't do it just for the sake of doing it. Do it for something specific, or don't do it at all. A straight-up Fighter is no slouch, and being a high-level Battlemaster will definitely give you plenty of options during combat. [/QUOTE]

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