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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Tessarael" data-source="post: 9797319" data-attributes="member: 12909">Given the variety of classes, their different powers and ability dependencies, many of the combinations do not pair particularly well together and the trade-off can be subtle. For example, it is not that obvious to a newbie to D&D that taking a level of Fighter is quite detrimental to a spell caster's damage progression. Casual players should in many cases be encouraged by their DM to stick with a simpler single-classed build, or at least follow one of the many build guides if they do want to multi-class.What multi-classing does almost always provide is increased versatility. This is not necessarily a good thing, as it can be overwhelming to a new player, cause indecision and slower play, simply forgetting some powers, etc. So again, for casual players, often best to stick to single-classed characters. As an example from a V5 Vampire the Masquerade campaign that I ran, I was advising less mechanically minded players what their characters could do, due to their lack of familiar with the system. By the same token, some of those less mech oriented players roleplayed very well and engaged more socially (highly beneficial in a VtM game). So, it is doable with help from a DM who knows the system well.</blockquote>