I was wondering if I start out as a fighter, and multiclass into sorceror, can I wear plate armor?
Fighters get proficency in all armor (including heavy armor) so locigacally, if you multiclass you should still be able to wear the armor.
But I've also heard that you cant cast spells in heavy armor for some reason or another. Is this true, or could my character wear the armor as a sorceror too?
PS. (Unrelated) Is power word kill overpowered in a 1v1 fight with two wizards?
In 5e, armor only prevents spellcasting if you are not proficient. So wont be a problem with your multiclass.
Whether or not power word kill is OP depends on a few factors. You aren't supposed to know the opponent's current HP and it is a 9th level spell that auto fails if you guess wrong, so...
Proficient is the only requirement to cast spells in armor.
The trick to power word kill is to cast it after you have weakened something. Works particularly well on creatures that do not die when brought to 0 hp. (Contigency, Half-orcs, etc.)
In previous editions, it ranged from, you flat out weren’t allowed to cast arcane spells while wearing any kind of armor, to you can but it’s really hard. This edition got rid of that. If you’re proficient in the armor, you can cast while wearing it. It could be whoever told the OP they couldn’t was confusing some rules from old editions.
One addendum - if the multiclass went the other way around (Sorc -> Fighter instead of Fighter -> Sorc), you would not get Heavy armor proficiency, and would therefore not be able to cast spells in heavy armor.
The biggest problem you're going to run into is the fact that most heavy armor has a minimum strength requirement just to wear it, so that gives you another stat you need to focus on that, odds are, you're not going to use much aside from just relying on to keep your armor on.
One addendum - if the multiclass went the other way around (Sorc -> Fighter instead of Fighter -> Sorc), you would not get Heavy armor proficiency, and would therefore not be able to cast spells in heavy armor.
One addendum - if the multiclass went the other way around (Sorc -> Fighter instead of Fighter -> Sorc), you would not get Heavy armor proficiency, and would therefore not be able to cast spells in heavy armor.
Curious on this...did not realize that.
More explanation can be found here. Fighter gives you some weapon and armor proficiencies as a second class, but not heavy armor.
I just realised that the spell wording is literally just: "...compel one creature in range to die instantly". idk why, but I find that mildly funny, just pointing at someone and they're like: "welp, guess I'll die."
Historically, in the eariler versions, yes. The idea of wearing metal screwed with the gathering of arcane energies, and reasons. The meta reason was magic was powerful and needed to be balanced out with being squishy.
These days there's more multiclassing and yeah, you do you.
I was wondering if I start out as a fighter, and multiclass into sorceror, can I wear plate armor?
Fighters get proficency in all armor (including heavy armor) so locigacally, if you multiclass you should still be able to wear the armor.
But I've also heard that you cant cast spells in heavy armor for some reason or another. Is this true, or could my character wear the armor as a sorceror too?
PS. (Unrelated) Is power word kill overpowered in a 1v1 fight with two wizards?
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HERE.In 5e, armor only prevents spellcasting if you are not proficient. So wont be a problem with your multiclass.
Whether or not power word kill is OP depends on a few factors. You aren't supposed to know the opponent's current HP and it is a 9th level spell that auto fails if you guess wrong, so...
Proficient is the only requirement to cast spells in armor.
The trick to power word kill is to cast it after you have weakened something. Works particularly well on creatures that do not die when brought to 0 hp. (Contigency, Half-orcs, etc.)
See "Casting in Armor" box after https://www.dndbeyond.com/sources/basic-rules/spellcasting#CastingaSpellataHigherLevel
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I'm going to answer "No." It is not as simple as just plain no, but it is hardly "complicated."
"Are you proficient with the armor?" Since you are a fighter, you are proficient and the armor won't hinder you.
In previous editions, it ranged from, you flat out weren’t allowed to cast arcane spells while wearing any kind of armor, to you can but it’s really hard. This edition got rid of that. If you’re proficient in the armor, you can cast while wearing it.
It could be whoever told the OP they couldn’t was confusing some rules from old editions.
As others have said, armor does not prevent spellcasting, lack of proficiency does.
One addendum - if the multiclass went the other way around (Sorc -> Fighter instead of Fighter -> Sorc), you would not get Heavy armor proficiency, and would therefore not be able to cast spells in heavy armor.
The biggest problem you're going to run into is the fact that most heavy armor has a minimum strength requirement just to wear it, so that gives you another stat you need to focus on that, odds are, you're not going to use much aside from just relying on to keep your armor on.
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But the minimum strength only affects your speed, not your proficiency or your ability to cast.
If you, for example, are a wood elf with 35’ of movement, then the penalty brings you to the same speed as a dwarf who can ignore that penalty anyway.
Some clerics also get proficiency in heavy armor. You can look to that as a clear example of heavy armor not affecting casting.
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Curious on this...did not realize that.
More explanation can be found here. Fighter gives you some weapon and armor proficiencies as a second class, but not heavy armor.
I just realised that the spell wording is literally just: "...compel one creature in range to die instantly". idk why, but I find that mildly funny, just pointing at someone and they're like: "welp, guess I'll die."
Historically, in the eariler versions, yes. The idea of wearing metal screwed with the gathering of arcane energies, and reasons. The meta reason was magic was powerful and needed to be balanced out with being squishy.
These days there's more multiclassing and yeah, you do you.
In fact, having a variety of classes is not necessarily a good thing. For example, it can bring about different streams of awareness and controversy.
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