yeah i agree (bard/)ranger would fit him better. I settled on sword bard just for utility gameplay i think i will enjoy. Still seems fine. The mobility will add a lot i think. Sword bard is a given. Now looking for a way to make him more like Drizzt/me. Dual wield and utility focussed.
Swordbard with lock:
I thought of the pact thing before. 2 lock and old one pact. I dont know much about this all. Mielikki can be the old one. Its probably off, but works for me. Also, the fear on crit can feel Drizzty. And darkness/devilvision. Spells seem drowlike as well.
Swordbard with ranger:
We agree. Feels more Drizzty. Can do 3 ranger, rest bard.Thinking Hunter for adding a bit more melee, proficencies. I really like it for rp/theme!
but...Its wisdom+cha.. Will need to look more into this. Couldnt find much info on this build so far. It doesnt seem to be populair. in contrast to hexblade.
Doing bardranger seems great for the theme, but too gimped..
Bard with dipping into lock just seems a lot better then ranger.
Still dunno what to pick.
U are right, there is probably too much multi-classing for most companions. I will lose a bit of power. Just 1 class or 2/3 dip max is probably a lot stronger. Multiclassing 6/3/3 or something is probably too much.
However.. i prefer options above optimising. So being a bit weaker overall, but having some more options seems like a good trade off. I do feel that the overlap is not that bad for my choices. Most use the same stats. The damage scaling may be the biggest issue.
If a character feels a bit too weak i can respec him anyway.
