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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Jaelommiss" data-source="post: 6472873" data-attributes="member: 6775925">Allow me to take you through the multiclassing spellcasting rules using an example. All rules written will be followed to the letter. All quotations are taken from page 164 of the PHB.Let me introduce you to George. George is a level seven spellcaster, trained as both a cleric and a wizard. Cleric 3 / Wizard 4Before we get into the rules for preparing spells, I'm going to establish when the multiclassing spellcasting rules take effect."Once you have the spellcasting feature from more than one class, use the rules below. If you multiclass but have the spellcasting feature from only one class, you follow the rules as described in that class."That seems fairly straightforward. George gains spellcasting from both the cleric and wizard classes, so he disregards what is written in his class descriptions and instead follows the multiclassing spellcasting rules. This is an excellent example of a specific rule overriding a general rule. Moving on to preparing spells: "You determine what spells you know and can prepare for each class individually..."For George we will be determining his cleric spells before and entirely separately from his wizard spells, and vice versa."... as if you were a single-classed member of that class."That seems quite simple too. Cleric spells will be prepared as though George is a level 3 cleric. Wizard spells will be prepared as though he is a level 4 wizard. It will be like preparing spells for two separate entities.A level 3 cleric has 4/2 spell slots. A level 4 wizard has 4/3 spell slots. His available spell slots are 4/3/3/1.Because spells are prepared for each class individually, and the available spell slots are only considered when both classes are taken together, the available spell slots has no bearing on what spells can be prepared. Since the combined available slots are not considered when preparing spells, we must use the slots that would be available to each class separately. Therefore, George would prepare his cleric spells up to a maximum spell level of two, and his wizard spells up to the same. He has higher level slots available for casting (three and four), as outlined as a possibility that might happen."If you have more than one spellcasting class, this might give you spell slots that is of a level higher than the spells you know or can prepare."This makes it perfectly clear that the combined spellslots are separate to known and prepared spells. As is says that this MIGHT happen, we can disregard any interpretation that would preclude that possibility.</blockquote>

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