Paladin Multiclassing


Rules Questions


Hey there, I have a quick question about Paladin multiclassing. I know there's rules about a Paladin falling and no longer being a paladin any more, especially after taking levels in other classes.

If a Paladin were to take a few levels in Fighter, would that cause them to fall?

For instance, I have an idea for the captain of the town guard who was an adventuring Paladin and now that he's settling down in a town he takes a few levels in Fighter to be better suited to the challengers the captain of the guard would face.

Would this be allowable? Or should I stick with a pure Paladin build?

Thank you

Dark Archive

The only thing that can make a Paladin fall is listed in the Paladin class description, which never once mentions taking levels in another class.

Grand Lodge

Paladin can Multiclass without penalty.


Great, thank you for the quick replies! I must have confused this with another rule for falling, perhaps in another game version


In 3.5 once you multiclass away from Paladin you may never again take levels in it (same with monk). This was changed in pathfinder because it was a stupid rule.


DM Bacon wrote:
Great, thank you for the quick replies! I must have confused this with another rule for falling, perhaps in another game version

Early editions of D&D didn't allow characters to multiclass after taking a level of Paladin.


That's what I was confusing.

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