D&D 5E MultiClass Question Fighter- Ranger/Paladin

[woodja]

Half-elf; STR: 17, DEX 16, CON 16, INT 12, WIS 12 (I know to multi to Ranger I need 13), CHA 15. I chose the GWF feat, currently carrying a Greatsword and Light Crossbow, wearing Half Plate armor

As a matter of interest, was GWF at 4 or 6? Did you take ASI or another feat for the other slot?

 

[Quartz]

The fighting classes are particularly poorly served by both rolling for HP and using average HP. I use (Max (HD) -n) per level for all classes

 

[fskovach]

GWF was gained at 4th level. Since I had just turned 6 our last encounter; I have not chosen an ASI yet.

 

[TwoSix]

Out of curiosity, how horrible are your Hit Points?

 

[fskovach]

Out of curiosity, how horrible are your Hit Points?

At lvl 6, HP is 44

 

[Iraelaemei]

At lvl 6, HP is 44

So are you rolling for HP? Or are you using standard average if using standard your hp with 16 con would be 58 as stated earlier. if you were rolling that means that you would have rolled an average of a 3 on all of your rolls.

On another note, if you just want more HP then the Tough feat is always a good choice.

 

[TwoSix]

At lvl 6, HP is 44

Yikes...less than 5% chance of that. That's painful.

 

[schnee]

At lvl 6, HP is 44

Man, at 8th I'd consider Toughness. +16hp immediately, plus your rolls.

But living that long will be an issue.

 

[woodja]

Man, at 8th I'd consider Toughness. +16hp immediately, plus your rolls.

But living that long will be an issue.

He has a feat/ASI available at 6 so could chose the Tough feat now. That would give an immediate 12 hp boost and mean all future levels are a minimum of 6 extra hps (2 from feat, 3 from CON and 1 minimum roll on his d10)

Multi-classing into either paladin or ranger at 7 will not make much difference to your squishines unless you take at least two levels in them. They both use d10 for hps (same as fighter) and don't get any real tanky benefit until level 2 (I assume you took GWF as your fighting style?) when you can pick an additional fighting style and gain access to spells. This would delay your 8th level ASI/feat by 2 more levels.

 

[Kalshane]

He has a feat/ASI available at 6 so could chose the Tough feat now. That would give an immediate 12 hp boost and mean all future levels are a minimum of 6 extra hps (2 from feat, 3 from CON and 1 minimum roll on his d10)

Multi-classing into either paladin or ranger at 7 will not make much difference to your squishines unless you take at least two levels in them. They both use d10 for hps (same as fighter) and don't get any real tanky benefit until level 2 (I assume you took GWF as your fighting style?) when you can pick an additional fighting style and gain access to spells. This would delay your 8th level ASI/feat by 2 more levels.

Right. I'm not sure where the idea that multi-classing would solve the HP woes comes from. You only get max HPs at your first character level, not class level. It doesn't sound like a class issue, in any case. It's a rolling for HPs combined with really bad luck issue.