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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 7592227" data-attributes="member: 50987">I think so, too.&nbsp; And I think that many of the complaints about those prerequisites can be boiled down to a desire for said minmaxing.There are countless threads about how &quot;useless&quot; intelligence is, and how it's the default dump-stat for 5E.&nbsp; But when you allow multiclassing, you have to think twice about dumping any ability score (except Constitution), lest you limit your options.&nbsp; I say &quot;limit your options,&quot; but with characters getting a +2 ability score increase every 4 levels (or more, if you are a Fighter), this quickly becomes No Big Deal in my opinion.And meeting the prerequisites for your current class is also a tempest in a teapot, if you ask me.&nbsp; If you're a Barbarian, you probably already have a Strength score of at least 13.&nbsp; Same for Bards, Sorcerers, and Warlocks having a Charisma score of 13, or a Wizard having an Intelligence score of 13, and so on.&nbsp; I haven't seen a character that didn't meet their own class prerequisites at 1st level.&nbsp; I think that unless you have a very unusual character build, this &quot;rule&quot; will just be a formality for you.I think it would be much more interesting if these requirements were something other than ability scores.&nbsp; Imagine if you needed proficiency with the Religion skill in order to multiclass with Cleric, or you needed the Entertainer background in order to multiclass with Bard, or you needed the Magic Initiate feat in order to multiclass with Sorcerer.&nbsp; Certainly better from a roleplaying standpoint, but difficult to balance.But I digress.&nbsp; I don't have a problem with the ability score prerequisites.&nbsp; They're a little bland, but they work for me.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 7592227, member: 50987"] I think so, too. And I think that many of the complaints about those prerequisites can be boiled down to a desire for said minmaxing. There are countless threads about how "useless" intelligence is, and how it's the default dump-stat for 5E. But when you allow multiclassing, you have to think twice about dumping any ability score (except Constitution), lest you limit your options. I say "limit your options," but with characters getting a +2 ability score increase every 4 levels (or more, if you are a Fighter), this quickly becomes No Big Deal in my opinion. And meeting the prerequisites for your [I]current[/I] class is also a tempest in a teapot, if you ask me. If you're a Barbarian, you probably already have a Strength score of at least 13. Same for Bards, Sorcerers, and Warlocks having a Charisma score of 13, or a Wizard having an Intelligence score of 13, and so on. I haven't seen a character that didn't meet their own class prerequisites at 1st level. I think that unless you have a very unusual character build, this "rule" will just be a formality for you. I think it would be much more interesting if these requirements were something other than ability scores. Imagine if you needed proficiency with the Religion skill in order to multiclass with Cleric, or you needed the Entertainer background in order to multiclass with Bard, or you needed the Magic Initiate feat in order to multiclass with Sorcerer. Certainly better from a roleplaying standpoint, but difficult to balance. But I digress. I don't have a problem with the ability score prerequisites. They're a little bland, but they work for me. [/QUOTE]

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