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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Fanaelialae" data-source="post: 9521864" data-attributes="member: 53980">My objection was to calling permanent attribute loss in 5.0 a house rule. I, myself, said it is rare. That said, it is a core rule. I expect that there are plenty of campaigns that never touch the rules for mounted combat, but that doesn't make them house rules.While I obviously can't speak to the intent of the designers, it stems to reason for me that any rules preventing advancement due to attribute loss weren't seen as necessary, because what purpose would such serve? It doesn't serve verisimilitude or enjoyment or balance to allow a player to create and advance as a 3 Intelligence wizard if that was their first class; yet if they started as a fighter and then multiclassed to wizard, but then drop to a 12 Intelligence, they can't advance as a wizard anymore? Even though the guy with 3 Intelligence still can, just because he started as a wizard? Wouldn't make any sense.By RAW, if your stats drop it can prevent you from being able to take a new multiclass (because you don't meet the prereqs). However, it doesn't impact any class you already have levels in, because as other posters already pointed out, the rules say nothing about that.</blockquote>