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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Olgar Shiverstone" data-source="post: 6367402" data-attributes="member: 5868">From the BECMI Elf to the 1E/2E multiclass Fighter/Magic-User to the 3E Eldritch Knight to the 4E Swordmage, and all of the classes in between, D&D has long had the trope of a character who blends swords and sorcery, able to fight on the front line with steel while simultaneously attacking and defending with spells.  Mechanically those characters have varied in viability and ability to execute the concept through the editions, though.One of the things I'm finding intriguing about 5E is the number of ways to approach that particular trope, whether it's mountain dwarf wizards, eldritch knight fighters, war domain clerics, blade pact warlocks, or various multiclass combinations.Assuming you have a basic concept that says you want a character to be able to fight on the front line effectively with a martial weapon (or two) in armor (medium or heavy), and be able to also sling spells that attack and defend, and perhaps boost martial prowess while allowing a little out-of-combat flexibility ... what do you think are the pros and cons, mechanically and flavor-wise, to different approaches?How would you go after this sort of character in 5E?</blockquote>