You miss out on all high-level features, all ASIs, and as Derek Strucki’s answer points out, to meet all the other ability score requirements you are forced to have a near-suicidally-low Constitution score. You can do it, but the character would be nearly useless No access for the sub-class of most classes (mostly requires 3 levels in the class) No access to higher levels spells due to low class levels. Since the levels are spent on new classes, no ability score enhancement of feats can be taken.įuthermore, you only get the 1st level skills and bonus of each class: this does not scale very well at higher levels. Proficiencies gained can be redundant since you already have it from a different class. You have lots of utility that can be used in Roleplaying, but in combat you can only pick a limited amount of actions per turn. The disadvantage is that you're an all-round character: you're good (not great) at everything, but you don't excell at anything. Lots of Roleplaying opportunities Disadvantages AdvantagesĪll the 1st-level bonusses of the classes (except all proficiencies, see PHB 164 for specifics)Īll weapons and armor proficiencies (except Heavy armor, you'll only get this if you start with Fighter or Paladin, or pick certain Cleric domains)Ī few more skill proficiencies: single proficiency from the bard, rogue and ranger classes (thank you Theik) Or you can go 13 in all stats, but 10 in CON (or 8 and spend the leftover points elsewhere), and pick a race you want. With point buy, you can easily get all stats on 12, bump 1 stat to 14 or 3 stats to 13, and then pick Human for a +1 in all stats. Since there is no race in the PHB with a +3 to make the 10 a 13, this means we cannot get all stats to 13.įor standard array it is not possible to create a level 12 character with all classes. With standard array, we start with the following possible stats: Races give a way to compensate or raise the stats if needed. In the Multiclassing Prerequisites table. Prerequisites for both your current class and your new one, as shown
To qualify for a new class, you must meet the ability score Let's also take in account that there are restrictions on the first class you pick, according the PHB page 163 (Thank you Theik): So we see that CON is not used, we can keep that low (which also means low HP) Let's first make an overview of the stats needed for multiclassing: Point buy can leave you at 13 in all stats, except CON, regardless of race.
You can be a multiclassed character with all classes at level 12, but only with point buy TL DR