[RPG] Which benefits from Barbarian, Monk, or Rogue multiclassing work in Moon Druid beast form

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I have really poor stats in my next game: 13 12 10 10 10 9. So I decided to play moon druid to compensate for the weak ability scores. I also plan to multiclass into barbarian, monk, or rogue.

So which benefits from this list work in beast form?

  • barbarian's rage
  • monk's martial arts (unarmed strike as a bonus action)
  • rogue's sneak attack

PS: Maybe I missed some valuable options for moon druid in Multiclassing or in feat list. Are there alternatives that will help compensate for the poor ability scores?

Best Answer

The barbarian's rage works, and can be a powerful combination. The monk's martial arts is controversial, depending on whether your DM counts the animal attacks to be "unarmed strikes" or not. For both of those classes, you'll also need to work out with your DM how Armor Class calculates out.

Rogue Sneak Attack will rarely work, if ever, as animal attacks are not finesse weapons. If you choose an animal form that bases its attacks on dexterity, a generous DM might call that a "finesse" attack and let it work, but that's not RAW.

Also note that to multiclass, you must have a 13 in the primary stat of both classes, which you do not have there. To multiclass druid with barbarian will require a 13 Wis and a 13 Str; for monk or rogue, you'll need 13 Wis and 13 Dx. If the numbers you show are before racial bonuses, then you can make it work. Otherwise, you may have to wait until 4th level in your starting class, to get an ASI and raise your stats enough to change to the other class.