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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ECMO3" data-source="post: 8914639" data-attributes="member: 7030563">I almost always do 2 classes, but I've only done three classes one time.Arcane Trickster-Arcane Archer-Shadow Sorcerer  At games end I was level 8-6-1This is fairly mad.  I started out V. Human Rogue with S8 D16 C10 I16 W10 CH14  with Fey touched intelligence (with Hex).  I finished with Intelligence 18 - Shadow Touched feat intelligence (with Cause Fear), Martial Adept (Menacing Attack), Telekenetic (Intelligence)Progrssion was Rogue 1, Sorc 1, Rogue 2, Fighter 6, then Rogue 8.I will start with the negative:  The main problem with the build was Strength of Grave triggers on a Charisma save, so it was pretty much worthless near the end since I did not have proficiency.  If I started as sorcerer I would have had Charisma proficiency, but I would have lost a skill and lost the interplay between dexterity proficiency and evasion.  The other negative is I had far more bonus actions then I could use (Telekenetic, Quick Toss, Hex, Cunning Action, Mage Hand Legerdemain, Misty Step, steady aim), although the flip side is I always had a useful bonus action available.Sorc got me awesome darkvision, shield, absorb elements, Booming Blade, Friends, Message and Mending.With Rogue I got expertise in Deception and Persuasion, late in game I added Athletics and Perception.  For AT I picked up Tasha's Laughter, Disguise Self, I initially picked up Find Familiar and summoned a Raven, then level 4 I traded that for Catapult after I got my Raven.  Later I picked up Charm Person for a couple rounds then got rid of it for Shadow Blade and Tasha's Mind Whip.  I also had Cause Fear, Hex, Misty Step and Invisibility from feats.  Cantrips were Green Flame Blade, Minor Illusion and of course Mage Hand.Fighting Style was Superior Technique with Quick Toss and I got the Prestidigitation cantrip from Arcane Archer.  Arcane Shots were grasping arrow and seeking arrow.As far as play, it was a cool build with a crap ton of bonus actions.  A Raven is an awesome familiar if you have a high deception because of its mimicry ability.  I got a ton of use out of this combining mimicry with Hex (Wisdom), Disguise Self, Minor Illusion and the awesome deception I had.As far as combat, with extra attack, 2 battlemaster maneuvers, 2 arcane shots and an action surge per short rest there was a lot I could do.  With quick toss I could cast a spell like cause fear,  tasha's Laughter or mind whip and use quick toss to throw a dagger, dart or shadowblade for a sneak attack.  Or I could use action surge to do the same.  If I was at the top of the order and could not sneak attack, I would catapult a net to cause restrained and then follow with sneak attack either using quick toss or action surge.  Initially she started out melee oriented, but later went to being primarily ranged.I also used mage hand legerdemain a lot, pickpocketing enemies in combat, dropping caltrops, pouring oil or just moving a vial of acid alchemists fire or a net to line it up for catapult.I used Telekenetic with grasping arrow to drive up damage, but not as much as expected when I got the feat.I pretty much ALWAYS had a good use for my bonus action and towards the end of the game I actually got to where it was hard to get in my free cast of Hex and Misty Step in combat because I lacked the spare bonus actions.  I ended up with Hex mostly being used for role play and misty step usually went unused.Overall it was a really fun build.  It was not the most powerful combat build I have ever made, but it was so versatile and that has an effectiveness all its own.  In social situations it was one of the most powerful builds I have ever done.  In exploration - well she had awesome darkvision from shadow sorc and was good with traps and locks but that is about it.</blockquote>

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