Cleric/Paladin multiclass

[sambojin]

Any chance of him starting as a Paladin, then his dad making a mess of things and him becoming a Cleric (almost as a form of penance)? Because a Pally 5/Cleric 1 works fine as a character, so do more Cleric levels afterwards for more spells and slots and smites.

Then, when he's finally shown the rightousness of his endeavour, regardless of his old man cocking it up for him, he gets aura of protection as his next pally level, to show "he's back, and better than ever!".

Even pally 2, then Cleric X, then gaining his vow on his re-entrance to the class works fine. So, he was one, a junior one, but his dad spoke up about something, or did something, so he went into the priesthood to show his devotion to some concepts/ gods/ goals. But with a bit more divine smackdown'nyness than the average cleric has that was never a Pally. And he *really* thinks he should be one, but has accepted his fate for now, knowing that he *will* prove himself worthy of the honour, in the long run.

Do they have to meet him as a lvl1 NPC? Because lvl3 would work fine, mechanically, story-wise, and in the longer run too.