As far as i know multiclassing is allready confrimmed ...
That's amazing news! My brother is going to be so excited to hear that!
I must admit I have not paid much attention to the multi-class discussions as I ... Well, I usually don't multi-class. My first multi-class character was in PF:WotR.
but how to explain to completely new player that his character is level 5 while he can also be level 2 Cleric and level 3 Druid at same time.
That is probably not very difficult. You can always compare it to each class being a "talent tree" from other games. Imagine that you get to spend one point during a level up in each tree, so you can pick 2 points in Cleric and then 3 in Druid if you're level 5. I mean, I had no issue at all understanding the concept of the mechanic when I first got involved with CRPGs and DnD just a year ago. c: Although I am by no means able to create multi-class builds that are viable and such (like my brother who loves theory crafting multi-class builds), but I understand the concept and I am very happy for those who like that kind of stuff.
Like my brother!
Another question is how present multiclassing so people dont get caught into seemingly OP traps that dont actualy works (like 1 level in Barbarian for Monk, to have double Unarmored Defense)
I personally believe it is a non-issue. :] Learning stuff like that is a part of learning how to use the multi-class. Trying different combos, reading up on it... It would be really sad to dumb it down so that people can make "OP" combos without any prior knowledge or research. I believe they should just leave it like it is - put a warning tag somewhere like PoE does that multi-classing can be difficult for new players and let those who want to try it do so
People should not be scared to make mistakes or fail, that is how we get better! c: Besides, I have a feeling that Larian will have some kind of re-spec mechanic since DOS2 had it, so by all means - let people test ahead!
But how about our Paladin companion? You cant quite create character fiting to Oathbreaker, and then allow it to become Oath of Devotion (and vice versa
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I definitely see your point. I wonder if Larian would simply "skip" sub-classes (out of their original class) that do not match the character's story/personality, OOOOOR, if they decide to actually slightly change the story/behavior on the character depending on which sub-class they chose.
... That said, since we're getting PHB stuff only, Oathbreaker won't be a thing (cause that is DMG, right?). :[ I honestly don't think that there is a lot of variation within the PHB sub-classes, flavor-wise, now that I think of it... *thinking*
