Baldur's Gate 3: The Unwritten Rules of Multiclassing Explained

Multiclassing is incredibly accessible in Baldur's Gate 3. It's not only open to every party member at any time, but it has a low bar of entry, and any combination of classes is allowed at any time. There is even an achievement, Jack-of-All-Trades, for multiclassing a character into every class. However, with twelve classes and multiple subclasses in Baldur's Gate 3, multiclassing can become overwhelming, especially when factoring in mechanics such as spell slots, spellcasting or attack modifiers, and proficiencies. Veteran players who multiclass tend to stick to certain hard rules while multiclassing, while others are more like guidelines that make the process easier. Some experimentation with multiclassing in Baldur's Gate 3 can be great to figure out what works and what doesn't, but that does also mean a lot of scrapped builds and possibly lost time and resources. Baldur's Gate 3 also has certain mechanics that are limited to it, and not Dungeons and Dragons as a whole, so players w...