in 5e d&d there is a differece between class levels and character levels
eg Warlock L1 Bard L2 casts eldritch blast at the bad guy another Warlock L3 does as well... the first one hits as L1 and the other guy hits as L3

even if we assume Larian makes their own house rules [a safe bet] to give muliclass extra dice they still are swapping Bard levels every time they take a Warlock one and a Bard wants at least 10 of the avalable 12 levels to get all their goodies
Originally Posted by Sidra
Originally Posted by Ussnorway
As for sword vs lore, I'm going with lore because the current system doesn't really allow for other party members helping you out and it's really only your skills for most of the games checks

Can you explain that a bit. You can choose what character picks a lock, disarms a trap, who starts a conversation, and it seems like everyone in range gets to roll a Perception check. I am a newie learning. But it definitely hasn't felt that way to me and in fact I was trying to plan a party that had all of the bases combined. It didnt seem like having them all on the PC was that important.
the key point is "who starts a conversation" as Larian changed this last major patch to make your character the one talked to even if you are controlling a different character

eg you are playing Tav as a elf druid and currently in combat controlling Wyll... when this combat ends a cut scene kicks in and you druid is auto selected for the talking ... any checks are made using her stats not Wyll

this system was changed untested and is buggy as hell but unless your druid is well back away from the talker at end of combat or somehow still under a spell effect like being asleep or dead she will be the one doing the talking now

a Lore Bard gets more skill points than anyone else in the game so if you want the option to talk bosses out of fighting you, guards into letting see behind that locked door and Orgres into joining you then Lore bard IS the best option... if you are more about climping up on rooftops and zapping people off then a Warlock is prob best and it boils down to how you want to play

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