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Multiclassing and ability score drain?
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<blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9609851" data-attributes="member: 2209"><p>I should have looked up the exact wording before writing instead of relying upon rules memoy. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></p><p></p><p>It does have language about your existing class minimum. I was only remembering the new class language. And the narrative emphasis fluff about requiring being a quick study in the new class. "Without the full training that a beginning character receives, you must be a quick study in your new class."</p><p></p><p>MULTICLASSING</p><p>Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple</p><p>classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those</p><p>classes to realize a character concept that might not be</p><p>reflected in one of the standard class options.</p><p>With this rule, you have the option of gaining a level</p><p>in a <strong>new class</strong> whenever you advance in level, instead</p><p>of gaining a level in your <strong>current class</strong>. Your levels in</p><p>all your classes are added together to determine your</p><p>character level. For example, if you have three levels in</p><p>wizard and two in fighter, you're a 5th-level character.</p><p>As you advance in levels, you might primarily remain</p><p>a member of your original class with just a few levels</p><p>in another class, or you might change course entirely,</p><p>never looking back at the class you left behind. You</p><p>might even start progressing in a third or fourth class.</p><p>Compared to a single-class character of the same level,</p><p>you'll sacrifice some focus in exchange for versatility.</p><p>PREREQUISITES</p><p><strong>To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score</strong></p><p><strong>prerequisites for<em> both your current class </em>and your new</strong></p><p><strong>one</strong>, as shown in the Multiclassing Prerequisites table.</p><p>For example, a barbarian who decides to multiclass into</p><p>the druid class must have both Strength and Wisdom</p><p>scores of 13 or higher. Without the full training that</p><p>a beginning character receives, <strong>you must be a quick</strong></p><p><strong>study in your new class</strong>, having a natural aptitude that</p><p>is reflected by higher-than-average ability scores.</p><p>MULTICLASSING PREREQUISITES</p><p>Class Ability Score Minimum</p><p>Barbarian Strength 13</p><p>Bard Charisma 13</p><p>Cleric Wisdom 13</p><p>Druid Wisdom 13</p><p>Fighter Strength 13 or Dexterity 13</p><p>Monk Dexterity 1 3 and Wisdom 13</p><p>Paladin Strength 13 and Charisma 13</p><p>Ranger Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13</p><p>Rogue Dexterity 13</p><p>Sorcerer Charisma 13</p><p>Warlock Charisma 13</p><p>Wizard Intelligence 13</p><p></p><p>So current class is a bit ambiguous but sounds to me like the one you took for your most recent level. If they had meant your original class I think they would have said so.</p><p></p><p>If your last/current class is rogue you can multiclass to monk by my reading RAW because you have the rogue and monk class prereqs.</p><p></p><p>By the same account if your last level was wizard and you can no longer multiclass out of it, the question of whether you can take a level of rogue is interesting. I would not read rogue in these circumstances as a <strong>new</strong> class.</p><p></p><p>It is possible to read current class as all your current classes in which case you can't multiclass into a new one now that you have lost the wizard prereq.</p><p></p><p>A ruling not rules situation to check with how your DM wants to handle it.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Voadam, post: 9609851, member: 2209"] I should have looked up the exact wording before writing instead of relying upon rules memoy. :) It does have language about your existing class minimum. I was only remembering the new class language. And the narrative emphasis fluff about requiring being a quick study in the new class. "Without the full training that a beginning character receives, you must be a quick study in your new class." MULTICLASSING Multiclassing allows you to gain levels in multiple classes. Doing so lets you mix the abilities of those classes to realize a character concept that might not be reflected in one of the standard class options. With this rule, you have the option of gaining a level in a [B]new class[/B] whenever you advance in level, instead of gaining a level in your [B]current class[/B]. Your levels in all your classes are added together to determine your character level. For example, if you have three levels in wizard and two in fighter, you're a 5th-level character. As you advance in levels, you might primarily remain a member of your original class with just a few levels in another class, or you might change course entirely, never looking back at the class you left behind. You might even start progressing in a third or fourth class. Compared to a single-class character of the same level, you'll sacrifice some focus in exchange for versatility. PREREQUISITES [B]To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score prerequisites for[I] both your current class [/I]and your new one[/B], as shown in the Multiclassing Prerequisites table. For example, a barbarian who decides to multiclass into the druid class must have both Strength and Wisdom scores of 13 or higher. Without the full training that a beginning character receives, [B]you must be a quick study in your new class[/B], having a natural aptitude that is reflected by higher-than-average ability scores. MULTICLASSING PREREQUISITES Class Ability Score Minimum Barbarian Strength 13 Bard Charisma 13 Cleric Wisdom 13 Druid Wisdom 13 Fighter Strength 13 or Dexterity 13 Monk Dexterity 1 3 and Wisdom 13 Paladin Strength 13 and Charisma 13 Ranger Dexterity 13 and Wisdom 13 Rogue Dexterity 13 Sorcerer Charisma 13 Warlock Charisma 13 Wizard Intelligence 13 So current class is a bit ambiguous but sounds to me like the one you took for your most recent level. If they had meant your original class I think they would have said so. If your last/current class is rogue you can multiclass to monk by my reading RAW because you have the rogue and monk class prereqs. By the same account if your last level was wizard and you can no longer multiclass out of it, the question of whether you can take a level of rogue is interesting. I would not read rogue in these circumstances as a [B]new[/B] class. It is possible to read current class as all your current classes in which case you can't multiclass into a new one now that you have lost the wizard prereq. A ruling not rules situation to check with how your DM wants to handle it. [/QUOTE]
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