Can you multiclass within the same class for different archetypes?

[Windrammer]

Specifically, I was considering multiclassing within Fighter.

[pwykersotz]

Specifically, I was considering multiclassing within Fighter.

Not by RAW, but it should be easy enough to do if you wanted. There's been a few threads with suggestions already.

[Windrammer]

Not by RAW, but it should be easy enough to do if you wanted. There's been a few threads with suggestions already.

Ah, thank you. I'll look for them.

[Giant2005]

Even if you could do it, it would be highly inadvisable. Fighter Archetypes only give features on levels 3,7,10,15 and 18. If you were a Fighter/Fighter multi, then those other levels would essentially be dead levels that offer nothing - wasting two levels just for the minor ability of a third level is a horrible idea and if allowed, would be pretty much one of the only ways to build yourself a character that was too weak to compete.

[SpawnOfMorbo]

I would say that the best idea for this would be just porting subclasses to another class, say rogue, and then multiclass with that class.

Say you wanted Champion/Battle Master

Port champion over to the Rogue or maybe Barbarian and take a multiclass with that one.

BM Fighter 3/ Champion Barbarian 3 (or whenever they get their subclass) would work nicely for this effect.

Your critical range increases and eventually your crit die increases and you get some maneuvers.

For EK I would say go rogue with the subclass since arcane trickster already exist and this isn't much different.

[FaerieGodfather]

Every time I see this, it makes me wish I could find a way to get "Building the Perfect Class" to work for 5e, the way 5e classes are designed.

[CapnZapp]

http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?452358-Can-one-multiclass-into-the-same-class
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?486672-Multiclassing-in-the-same-class
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?482358-Multiclassing-into-the-same-class
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?480138-multiclass-within-same-class
http://www.giantitp.com/forums/showthread.php?387596-Can-you-multiclass-within-the-same-class-for-different-archetypes