Poll of the Day > What second class should I be... (Multi-classing)

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If you dont remember, in my campaign, Im a Bard pretending to be a wizard I leveled enough to where I can multi-class But Im not sure what I wanted to multi-class into I cant do Barbarian or Paladin due to low strength. And I dont want to do wizard since its better if Im not a wizard. I was think Druid or Rogue But what do you guy think?

Cleric. Spontaneously finding God can be a fun roleplaying experience.

I did think of cleric a little But we also have a robot cleric Plus, I already have cute wounds

Quick question, what are the different roles druids and rogues fulfill?

Bards are charisma based, right? I'd probably multiclass into something that uses charisma as well, like a paladin sorcerer, or warlock.

Has there ever been an RPG with, like, modern classes?

Like you can play as an Accountant/Cop

5e? Subclasses kind of make multi-classing obsolete in my opinion...

hungrymike posted...

Quick question, what are the different roles druids and rogues fulfill?

I have to look up more about druids for their roles. But I do know not deals with nature quite a bit Rogue are usually sneakier. Though, since Im a little squishy, long range weapons would be good And we usually have archer rogues. But Ranger also has long range, I think

supergamer19 posted...

Bards are charisma based, right? I'd probably multiclass into something that uses charisma as well, like a paladin sorcerer, or warlock.

Strength is to low for paladin I was thinking Sorcerer or Warlock, though Wasnt sure, though Ill probably have to do some more research

Lokarin posted...

Has there ever been an RPG with, like, modern classes?

Like you can play as an Accountant/Cop

People make all kinds of home brews So, you could easily do that Technically, ours is in the modern world Or the future, I guess

Zareth posted...

5e? Subclasses kind of make multi-classing obsolete in my opinion...

It does give more choices, though Which can be nice

I mean, there are a few cool choices, but you could always kinda base yourself of Sir Smoofy of Awesometon (unforgotten realms).

Bard works as a base for that, and he liked to run around with nun-chucks even though he had no fighter levels. Toss in either sorcerer levels in that case (playing it more straight), or go with a dex based fighter build and actually use nun-chucks.

Fighters do not have to be strength based and there is no stat requirement in 5e. Many weapons are based on dex, use it to hit and damage.

If you have a low dex as well (and it doesn't have to be THAT high, fighters get bonus stats more often, so you could get dex or str even up over time if needed...just don't start with anything lower than 10 ifyou can help it).

Bard/sorc is actually a pretty powerful combination, but not really that thematic if your role playing a bard that is pretending to be a wizard. It would be more fun if you only had a few bard spells all together but used inventive ways to make it seem like you are a wizard, while actually being a totally different class.

IF you are going for that, and a humor factor as well, I would stick with classes that give you more room for roleplaying. Fighter/Barbarian/Ranger/Monk or especially rogue.

If you have the dex for it, rogue or fighter, combined with bard could really be a fun (and inventive) way to pretend to be a wizard. Rogue and fighter both have sub-classes that actually DO get wizard spells as well, so you could also roleplay into eventually gaining real spells if you wanted.

Rogue has a movement speed boost in combat, which you could "cast a spell" to get for instance. Perhaps you could also use a spell mid-combat to (cause extra wounds) to explain the sneak attack damage.

Anyway tons of options, I love making fun characters like that. I played a pacifist barbarian once that worked out really well.

The thing about Bard is you're basically already multiclassing

wolfy42 posted...

I mean, there are a few cool choices, but you could always kinda base yourself of Sir Smoofy of Awesometon (unforgotten realms).

Bard works as a base for that, and he liked to run around with nun-chucks even though he had no fighter levels. Toss in either sorcerer levels in that case (playing it more straight), or go with a dex based fighter build and actually use nun-chucks.

Fighters do not have to be strength based and there is no stat requirement in 5e. Many weapons are based on dex, use it to hit and damage.

If you have a low dex as well (and it doesn't have to be THAT high, fighters get bonus stats more often, so you could get dex or str even up over time if needed...just don't start with anything lower than 10 ifyou can help it).

Bard/sorc is actually a pretty powerful combination, but not really that thematic if your role playing a bard that is pretending to be a wizard. It would be more fun if you only had a few bard spells all together but used inventive ways to make it seem like you are a wizard, while actually being a totally different class.

IF you are going for that, and a humor factor as well, I would stick with classes that give you more room for roleplaying. Fighter/Barbarian/Ranger/Monk or especially rogue.

If you have the dex for it, rogue or fighter, combined with bard could really be a fun (and inventive) way to pretend to be a wizard. Rogue and fighter both have sub-classes that actually DO get wizard spells as well, so you could also roleplay into eventually gaining real spells if you wanted.

Rogue has a movement speed boost in combat, which you could "cast a spell" to get for instance. Perhaps you could also use a spell mid-combat to (cause extra wounds) to explain the sneak attack damage.

Anyway tons of options, I love making fun characters like that. I played a pacifist barbarian once that worked out really well.

Rogue was definitely one of the ones I thought about And Ranger a little, as well Im too weak for Barbarian, and didnt think much about Monk. Though, they did have a few cool moves I saw Im also trying to based it around my characters backstory, as well Haha. The only one I didnt want was Wizard since in the end, hes going to still pretend to be a Wizard So, Ill probably take a look and see what they all offer to see which ones work well

Zareth posted...

The thing about Bard is you're basically already multiclassing

While this is true, having more skills or abilities locked on other classes is nice to have

be a druid and seduce the countryside as a big flirty bear guitarist.

pretty sure that's a thing.

Nade_Duck posted...

be a druid and seduce the countryside as a big flirty bear guitarist.

pretty sure that's a thing.

This. Continue to do exactly what you're already doing, but as a bear or other suitably comedic animal.

Lokarin posted...

Has there ever been an RPG with, like, modern classes?

Like you can play as an Accountant/Cop

Yes, there are lots of modern games. And most of them tend to have modern classes of one type or another.

Zareth posted...

5e? Subclasses kind of make multi-classing obsolete in my opinion...

Depends on the sub-class and where you want to go with a character. I eventually just went Wizard multiclass on my Eldritch Knight.

Nade_Duck posted...

be a druid and seduce the countryside as a big flirty bear guitarist.

pretty sure that's a thing.

Haha I probably could Though, we havent had much Coontryside yet Were sort of in an apocalyptic future

adjl posted...

This. Continue to do exactly what you're already doing, but as a bear or other suitably comedic animal.

I could do this for a while, though would need to change back during backstory parts Though, turning into an animal is something I kind of want to do

I mean a dancing bear, bard-druid multiclass with high charisma, charm spells, specialized perfomance and persuasion skills, would be freaking Sick/Awesome.

Name your character Baloo.

Wish I had a group I was playing with right now so I could make that character.

Last one that was that fun was my bard/goblin who used to sing songs to boost the parties stealth skills:)

LinkPizza posted...

I did think of cleric a little But we also have a robot cleric Plus, I already have cute wounds

Now I'm imagining a bard covered in Hello Kitty bandaids for minor scrapes and bruises

Krow_Incarnate posted...

Now I'm imagining a bard covered in Hello Kitty bandaids for minor scrapes and bruises

And now, I want Hello Kitty bandaids to put on my companions for when I use cure wounds

LinkPizza posted...

And now, I want Hello Kitty bandaids to put on my companions for when I use cure wounds

If you're playing in person, you could always go buy a box of them and keep them in your pocket to physically hand to players when you heal them.

adjl posted...

If you're playing in person, you could always go buy a box of them and keep them in your pocket to physically hand to players when you heal them.

I was actually thinking of doing this. Haha.