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<blockquote data-quote="Ourph" data-source="post: 1665186" data-attributes="member: 20239">Yet he can increase his ability in melee to the equivalent of a 35th level Fighter with a simple 1st level spell (that he can cast over and over again) called True Strike; something neither a single classed Sorcerer (who lacks the combat prowess) or a single classed Fighter (who can't cast the spell) is able to do.The trade-off for that power is that the character will NEVER be good at using spells offensively.&nbsp; Offensive use of spells is the single most powerful ability in D&amp;D.&nbsp; The fact that you give that up when multiclassing is (at least in my opinion) inherently necessary to making multiclass spellcasters balanced.There seems to be a general consensus in this thread that multiclass spellcasters are underpowered when using the core rules only.&nbsp; I vehemently disagree with that idea.&nbsp; Spellcasting is the most powerful ability in the game and any option that provides a character with the ability to cast AND perform other class functions SHOULD severely cripple the character's casting ability in order to preserve balance.&nbsp; IMO only single classed spellcasters should be good at casting, period.&nbsp; Any multiclass option should be forced to focus on the non-casting class because the alternative is just too powerful compared to the single classed caster (again, IMO).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Ourph, post: 1665186, member: 20239"] Yet he can increase his ability in melee to the equivalent of a 35th level Fighter with a simple 1st level spell (that he can cast over and over again) called [i]True Strike[/i]; something neither a single classed Sorcerer (who lacks the combat prowess) or a single classed Fighter (who can't cast the spell) is able to do. The trade-off for that power is that the character will NEVER be good at using spells offensively. Offensive use of spells is the single most powerful ability in D&D. The fact that you give that up when multiclassing is (at least in my opinion) inherently necessary to making multiclass spellcasters balanced. There seems to be a general consensus in this thread that multiclass spellcasters are underpowered when using the core rules only. I vehemently disagree with that idea. Spellcasting is the most powerful ability in the game and any option that provides a character with the ability to cast AND perform other class functions SHOULD severely cripple the character's casting ability in order to preserve balance. IMO only single classed spellcasters should be good at casting, period. Any multiclass option should be forced to focus on the non-casting class because the alternative is just too powerful compared to the single classed caster (again, IMO). [/QUOTE]

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