Hey I had a question about multiclassing please explain like I'm 5. I'm playing rogue (arcane trickster) and want to multiclass into sorcerer (storm sorcerer). Plan is 13 rogue 7 sorcerer can I get some help understanding how many spell slots I have and the like. Thanks!
The multiclassing rules are here. How many spell slots you have at any given time will depend on what order you level up which class, due to rounding. How many spell slots you get from Arcane Trickster will be (Rogue Level/3, round down result). So it only progresses you down the level column in that table on levels that are multiples of three. Sorcerer will progress you every time you level up. So (13/3=4.3333=4), and 4+7=11, so by the time you hit level 20 you'll be a Level 11 spellcaster according to that chart.
So, say you're at Rogue 4 -- you're a level 1 spellcaster (4/3=1.3333=1). If you take your next level in Sorcerer, you'll be a level 2 spellcaster (1+1). If you take your next level in Rogue, you'll still be a level 1 spellcaster (5/3=1.6666666=1). Say you're Rogue 8 / Sorcerer 4 -- that math would be (8/3=2.6666666=2) (2+4=6). You're a level 6 spellcaster. Taking either a level in Rogue or a level in Sorcerer would bump you up to a level 7 spellcaster.
As for what/how many spells you know, that's in some ways simpler -- you ignore the other class and pretend you don't have those levels. So Rogue 4, the rules say you you know 3 cantrips and 4 spells, and that they're all of first level. Sorcerer 1, you know 4 cantrips and 2 spells, both of first level, according to the table. So you pick those spells as you would as if you weren't multiclassed. They just all go on the same character sheet. You've got 7 cantrips and 6 1st-level spells. And, looking at the chart for spell slots (level 2 spellcaster) you've got 3 level 1 spell slots which you can use to cast any of those 6 spells, any way you like (you can cast Spell A, Spell B, and Spell E, or you can cast Spell C twice and Spell A once, etc).
Rogue 8 / Sorcerer 4: Your Rogue self knows 6 spells, and they can be 1st or 2nd level. Your Sorcerer self knows 5 spells, and they can be 1st or 2nd level. You have (level 6 spellcaster) 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level spell slots. Even though you don't know any 3rd level spells! The magic of multiclassing! This is fine -- it's always an option to use a higher-level spell slot to cast a lower level spell. They often do additional damage or have other extra effects. So when you're picking spells it helps to make sure you're picking at least a few that have a note saying what else they'll do when upcast. (For example, Shield does nothing extra when upcast, but it's better to use that 3rd level spell slot for it if it's all you've got left. Charm Person lets you target additional creatures if you upcast it.)
Hey I had a question about multiclassing please explain like I'm 5. I'm playing rogue (arcane trickster) and want to multiclass into sorcerer (storm sorcerer). Plan is 13 rogue 7 sorcerer can I get some help understanding how many spell slots I have and the like. Thanks!
The multiclassing rules are here. How many spell slots you have at any given time will depend on what order you level up which class, due to rounding. How many spell slots you get from Arcane Trickster will be (Rogue Level/3, round down result). So it only progresses you down the level column in that table on levels that are multiples of three. Sorcerer will progress you every time you level up. So (13/3=4.3333=4), and 4+7=11, so by the time you hit level 20 you'll be a Level 11 spellcaster according to that chart.
So, say you're at Rogue 4 -- you're a level 1 spellcaster (4/3=1.3333=1). If you take your next level in Sorcerer, you'll be a level 2 spellcaster (1+1). If you take your next level in Rogue, you'll still be a level 1 spellcaster (5/3=1.6666666=1). Say you're Rogue 8 / Sorcerer 4 -- that math would be (8/3=2.6666666=2) (2+4=6). You're a level 6 spellcaster. Taking either a level in Rogue or a level in Sorcerer would bump you up to a level 7 spellcaster.
As for what/how many spells you know, that's in some ways simpler -- you ignore the other class and pretend you don't have those levels. So Rogue 4, the rules say you you know 3 cantrips and 4 spells, and that they're all of first level. Sorcerer 1, you know 4 cantrips and 2 spells, both of first level, according to the table. So you pick those spells as you would as if you weren't multiclassed. They just all go on the same character sheet. You've got 7 cantrips and 6 1st-level spells. And, looking at the chart for spell slots (level 2 spellcaster) you've got 3 level 1 spell slots which you can use to cast any of those 6 spells, any way you like (you can cast Spell A, Spell B, and Spell E, or you can cast Spell C twice and Spell A once, etc).
Rogue 8 / Sorcerer 4: Your Rogue self knows 6 spells, and they can be 1st or 2nd level. Your Sorcerer self knows 5 spells, and they can be 1st or 2nd level. You have (level 6 spellcaster) 1st, 2nd, and 3rd level spell slots. Even though you don't know any 3rd level spells! The magic of multiclassing! This is fine -- it's always an option to use a higher-level spell slot to cast a lower level spell. They often do additional damage or have other extra effects. So when you're picking spells it helps to make sure you're picking at least a few that have a note saying what else they'll do when upcast. (For example, Shield does nothing extra when upcast, but it's better to use that 3rd level spell slot for it if it's all you've got left. Charm Person lets you target additional creatures if you upcast it.)
That's kind of a lot, but does it help?
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Thank you that helps so much