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Who thought it was a good idea to tell new players about the Sorlock as if it’s a great idea? That crap is banned in my campaigns. Or at least the whole “infinite spell slots” manipulation is.

 You can't get infinite spell slots. As far as I know, there's a hard limit on how many levels your character can gain, even if you multiclass. The worst possibility would be a character gaining more lower-level spell slots. But not enough to never be worn out. Say you have a Sorc 3/Warlock 17. You probably won't be using first- and second-level spells much anyway since you have better, more powerful spells. If you are using them a lot, you will still be able to exhaust your spell slots. If you use them a moderate amount, again, as I said, they're terrible compared to eighth- and ninth-level spells.

 If you can cite book & page for that hard limit on spell slots, the anti-coffeelock crowd will make you their ruler for life.

You only get as many spell slots as a warlock as a DM allows short rests. 

 That requires massive manipulation of the game world, and has corresponding effects on many other aspects of the game.  Not the least of which is, no rests at all.

Plus, it isn't relevant to the original point: is there a hard limit on spell slots?

 I stand by what I said earlier: There is a hard limit on spell slots. Sure, you have some spell-slot-regaining features, such as Sorcery Points for the Sorcerer and Arcane Recovery for the Wizard, but those still won't make your spell slots infinite. You might not run out of them in a regular day before resting to regain them all, but they still aren't infinite. This actually brings me to an idea I had a while ago: Make higher-level spell slots take longer to replenish. If you have, say, a 20th Level Wizard and can cast 1 9th-Level spell a day, that could be a wish a day, for example. That, I think, is just too overpowered, even for a 20th Level character at the height of their power. But, I'm getting off topic. Spell slots are not, and will never be, infinite.

EDIT: Except cantrips.

 A short rest happens whenever you take more than an hour of downtime (though players may need the DM to remind them of this fact). And warlock spell slots (regular ones) regain on a short rest. Sorcery points don't "regain" spell slots, they instead create new ones (that I like to call "temporary spell slots" that last until used or until you take a long rest. Therefore, the formula for infinite spell slots (known as "coffeelocks" because they never sleep) is:

1. Have a DM who accepts RAW as being the most important (I don't, I say that RAF is way more important than RAW or RAI). This is the most important step, because DMs like me would simply make a house rule to make this method impossible (see end of post)
2. Use all your sorcery points to create temporary spell slots
3. Use your warlock slots to regain sorcery points
4. Repeat steps 2 and 3, resting for an hour whenever you have run out of warlock slots
5. Make sure that you NEVER take a long rest, or you'll loose all the spell slots you worked so hard on
6. Have someone cast greater restoration, or another spell that reduces exhaustion, on you every day if you gain a level of exhaustion, since you'll be making a CON save that increases by 5 every 24 hours, and it appears doesn't have any cap, meaning eventually you'll auto-fail.
7. Wait until the DM rules that warlock spell slots can't be converted into sorcery points because this is too annoying.

 

EDIT: The stuff on succeeding on a CON save or gaining a level of exhaustion comes from XGtE for those who aren't aware. If your DM doesn't own that book, then they may use a houserule for the effects of going without sleep. This may be more or less punishing for coffeelocks than RAW.

 Or take Aspect of the Moon as a Tomelock.

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I have a Bardbarian NPC in a campaign I'm doing. They love heavy metal.

 
Ok, that’s their mail, but which music do they like? (I’ll get my coat).

Don't know if its optimized or care but I'm playing a monk cleric

Unarmed defence based on your character's Dexterity and Wisdom since Wisdom is a Cleric attribute of importance you should be able to avoid using any regular armour so shouldn't have disadvantage on stealth checks for one thing.

Depends which class you started off with as a cleric those low level spells are useful, whilst a monk's abilities are potentially useful it really depends on where you start.

Going by your description I assume you went between 2-4 levels as a monk before multi-classing as a cleric or was it vice versa?

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Don't know if its optimized or care but I'm playing a monk cleric

Monk/Cleric is fantastic; they share Wisdom as a key ability score, and you get a lot of cool stuff for just a level or two.

I'm currently playing a Kensei Monk/War Cleric; I've been alternating levels (so currently 3rd level for Kensei, 2nd level for Cleric) in defiance of the usual recommendation to multi-class after 5th level, and been having a lot of fun with the character. While I don't have my extra attack, I have so many ways to do a bonus action attack that it rarely matters; War Priest especially is great as it lets me attack twice with my Longbow without having to spend Ki, and having Divine Favor for boosted damage or Shield of Faith for ridiculous AC are both great. In theory Bless is better, but it requires your Action so you really need a chance to trigger it before a combat.

Light Domain is another good one for a Monk, as it lets you use you reaction to impose disadvantage on enemy attacks, which is great to have on turns when you don't use Patient Defence, plus it combines really well with a Sun Soul or Way of the Four Elements Monk in terms of the spells you can get. Also Guidance is a must-have; huge potential for out of combat bonuses.

Not that I think there are any bad choices for Cleric Domain to pair with a Monk; there are so many choices, and you should always be able to find one to fit a theme.

What is with a Sorcerer + Paladin build.

I've played an arcane trickster rogue 4/bard 2 in a one shot, and found that quite fun. He has the Healer and Spell Sniper feats. I'll be playing him again in an upcoming one shot in the same universe, so I'm looking forward to that. :)

I wanna multiclass Monk and Fighter and take the Gunslinger path. I'm basically making a Matrix character.

My next character will probably be a Dwarven Drunken Master Barbarian. Drunken Rages through every tavern in the land. 

I love a good warlock-paladin/cleric mashup because of all the roleplay of the pact lord and the divine being that are in conflict over the character.

the idea for my monk/cleric was that he's a con man that pretends to be an exorcist then later finds his faith. so i picked drunken master and trickery domain (also took a level dip into rogue for the expertise in performance and deception).his tactics where to cast spirit guardians and chase around smaller threats with unarmored movement and use ki points to stunning strike to trap them in the area of effect. but more so than anything im playing him for the role playing the other players that it was hilarious that im playing this old short fat little drunken coward

actually 5 levels monk  a level dip in rogue for expertise in deception and performance (he's a fake exorcist at first)then so far 5 level cleric but plan to use the remainder in this class

Playing through Waterdeep: Dragon Heist as a Rogue 3/Druid 3 was one of my favorite characters. Spellcasting from the Druid is invaluable to the Rogue's stealth capabilities. A Rogue that can give itself Pass Without Trace? Heck yes!

Currently playing as a barbarian/fighter who has just multiclassed again into a wizard! Fun times

Bardbarian Tiefling, plays heavy metal exclusively, basically Ozzy Osbourne 

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(also took a level dip into rogue for the expertise in performance and deception)

 This is why I like the Initiate feats, and similar options.  They let me buy a slice of expertise instead of the whole rogue pie.

Something to note about the Bardbarian (because I was working on something similar: a wild magic sorcerer/wild magic barbarian), is that a barbarian while raging cannot cast spells. From the player's Handbook "If you are able to cast spells, you can’t cast them or concentrate on them while raging." So you may lose some functionality of the class (either the barbarian's rage or the bard's spells). Granted, you don't have infinite rages, so you can cast spells while not raging or rage while not concentrating on a spell. But it is something to be cognizant of.

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Something to note about the Bardbarian (because I was working on something similar: a wild magic sorcerer/wild magic barbarian), is that a barbarian while raging cannot cast spells. From the player's Handbook "If you are able to cast spells, you can’t cast them or concentrate on them while raging." So you may lose some functionality of the class (either the barbarian's rage or the bard's spells). Granted, you don't have infinite rages, so you can cast spells while not raging or rage while not concentrating on a spell. But it is something to be cognizant of.

There are actually quite a few spells you can cast that don't require concentration, so as long as you do them before going into a rage you can continue to gain the benefit. There aren't a huge number on the Bard list specifically, but Charm spells, Disguise Self (for getting close), Awaken or Raise Dead and others can all be handy, plus you can add in more through your Magical Secrets.

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Something to note about the Bardbarian (because I was working on something similar: a wild magic sorcerer/wild magic barbarian), is that a barbarian while raging cannot cast spells. From the player's Handbook "If you are able to cast spells, you can’t cast them or concentrate on them while raging." So you may lose some functionality of the class (either the barbarian's rage or the bard's spells). Granted, you don't have infinite rages, so you can cast spells while not raging or rage while not concentrating on a spell. But it is something to be cognizant of.

There are actually quite a few spells you can cast that don't require concentration, so as long as you do them before going into a rage you can continue to gain the benefit. There aren't a huge number on the Bard list specifically, but Charm spells, Disguise Self (for getting close), Awaken or Raise Dead and others can all be handy, plus you can add in more through your Magical Secrets.

But it specifically says you can't cast while raging. Repeating from the PHB ""If you are able to cast spells, you can’t cast them or concentrate on them while raging." So it is saying that you can't continue concentrating on a spell you have previously cast, nor can you cast any new spells. But I'm aware that there are some spells that still do work. I was just saying that while raging, you can't cast. I'm aware that you can still gain some benefit, but you do lose some functionality because of it. You just have to be very careful about the spells you choose, or just make sure to use a spell while not planning on raging. It isn't inherently bad. It's just something to keep in mind.

I'm sorry if it feels like I'm arguing or discounting the Bardbarian. Like I said, I was thinking something very similar. There is just one major thing to keep in mind. Otherwise it'll just cause a headache later.

In a CoS campaign, I started with a strong Bard of Valor half-orc, then he found the Bloodspear and became a Hexblade. Fully prepared to go pact of the blade, there was something found later that made him decide on Pact of the Tome instead. Far from an optimized class, the organic RP choices made this one of the more memorable characters I've played.