D&D 5E It's the Sorcerer!

[jadrax]

It's in the multiclass spellcasting section of the last playtest packet under Spells Known and Prepared. It even gives an example of a Bard 4 / Mage 3 multiclass where the bard only knows two cantrips and three 1st level spells and says the mage can have 2nd level spells.

Ah the example in the leaked Alpha?

Yes, reading that example would seem to back up your interpretation. Although its still not 100% clear cut. If it is the intention that you are capped with low level spells, caster multi-classing is effectively going to be dead in water as an option again.

 

[variant]

Ah the example in the leaked Alpha?

Yes, reading that example would seem to back up your interpretation. Although its still not 100% clear cut. If it is the intention that you are capped with low level spells, caster multi-classing is effectively going to be dead in water as an option again.

Nope, I don't bother with the leaked alpha. It's in the final playtest which had multiclassing and the mage class.

It's not dead in the water. Low level spells are still effective at high level considering they scale based on what level spell slot you use. It's just not something that benefits you a whole lot to take one or two levels in.

 

[jadrax]

Nope, I don't bother with the leaked alpha. It's in the final playtest which had multiclassing and the mage class.

I think its fair to say that the Basic Rules have already shows that a lot of stuff has changed since the final play test packet.

 

[The Black Ranger]

I think its fair to say that the Basic Rules have already shows that a lot of stuff has changed since the final play test packet.

Over 800 things actually.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Me too have never played that high level, but honestly I don't like having the feeling that good design stopped at some point.

I don't necessarily have that feeling yet, because I have no idea what are the special abilities, but it does already feel weird if after level 17th your Sorcerer won't ever be able to learn additional spells...

Oh, I get what you're saying. It was the "only good until" that raised my eyebrows, as if levels 1 to 18 were just a small part of the game.