diff --git a/src/features/characters/CharacterSheet.tsx b/src/features/characters/CharacterSheet.tsx
index 35067be..1691354 100644
--- a/src/features/characters/CharacterSheet.tsx
+++ b/src/features/characters/CharacterSheet.tsx
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ import { NumberField } from '@/components/ui/NumberField';
 import { formatModifier } from '@/lib/format';
 import { useCampaigns } from '@/features/campaigns/hooks';
 import { rankLabel } from './sheet/labels';
+import { ClassesEditor } from './sheet/ClassesEditor';
 import { InventorySection } from './sheet/InventorySection';
 import { AttacksSection } from './sheet/AttacksSection';
 import { ResourcesSection } from './sheet/ResourcesSection';
@@ -170,13 +171,18 @@ export function CharacterSheet({ character }: { character: Character }) {
         <Labeled label={c.system === 'pf2e' ? 'Ancestry' : 'Race'}>
           <Input value={c.ancestry} onChange={(e) => update({ ancestry: e.target.value })} />
         </Labeled>
-        <Labeled label="Class">
-          <Input value={c.className} onChange={(e) => update({ className: e.target.value })} />
-        </Labeled>
-        <Labeled label="Level">
-          <NumberField value={c.level} min={1} max={20} onChange={(level) => update({ level })} />
-          <p className="mt-1 text-[10px] leading-tight text-muted">Direct edits update proficiency-based stats only — HP and spell slots aren’t recalculated. Use <span className="text-ink">Level Up</span> to advance a level.</p>
-        </Labeled>
+        {c.system === '5e' ? (
+          <div className="sm:col-span-2"><ClassesEditor c={c} update={update} /></div>
+        ) : (
+          <>
+            <Labeled label="Class">
+              <Input value={c.className} onChange={(e) => update({ className: e.target.value })} />
+            </Labeled>
+            <Labeled label="Level">
+              <NumberField value={c.level} min={1} max={20} onChange={(level) => update({ level })} />
+            </Labeled>
+          </>
+        )}
         <Labeled label="Speed">
           <NumberField value={c.speed} min={0} onChange={(speed) => update({ speed })} />
         </Labeled>
diff --git a/src/features/characters/builder/CreationWizard.tsx b/src/features/characters/builder/CreationWizard.tsx
index 749c6a3..bd7a566 100644
--- a/src/features/characters/builder/CreationWizard.tsx
+++ b/src/features/characters/builder/CreationWizard.tsx
@@ -358,17 +358,15 @@ export function CreationWizard({ campaign, onClose }: { campaign?: Campaign | un
       for (const [k, v] of Object.entries(selectedClass.saveRanks)) saveRanks[k] = v.toLowerCase() as ProficiencyRank;
     }
     const spells: SpellEntry[] = spellPicks.map((s) => newSpellEntry({ id: newId(), name: s.name, level: Math.min(10, Math.max(0, s.level)) }));
-    // Subclass still rides in notes for now (Phase 3 moves it onto classes[]); background is a real field.
-    const notes = subclass ? `Subclass: ${subclass}` : '';
     await charactersRepo.update(created.id, {
       ...built,
       ...(Object.keys(saveRanks).length ? { saveRanks } : {}),
+      classes: [{ className: selectedClass.name, level, ...(subclass ? { subclass } : {}) }],
       spellcasting: { ...built.spellcasting, spells },
       ...(background ? { background } : {}),
       ...(alignment.trim() ? { alignment: alignment.trim() } : {}),
       ...(appearance.trim() ? { appearance: appearance.trim() } : {}),
       ...(personality.trim() ? { personality: personality.trim() } : {}),
-      ...(notes ? { notes } : {}),
       ...(selectedOrigin?.speed ? { speed: selectedOrigin.speed } : {}),
     });
     onClose();
diff --git a/src/features/characters/sheet/ClassesEditor.tsx b/src/features/characters/sheet/ClassesEditor.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1f2d02b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/features/characters/sheet/ClassesEditor.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,90 @@
+import { Plus, X, RefreshCw } from 'lucide-react';
+import type { Character, ClassEntry, Spellcasting } from '@/lib/schemas';
+import { normalizeClassMirror } from '@/lib/schemas';
+import { getClassNames, abilityModifier } from '@/lib/rules';
+import { dnd5eClassesSlots, dnd5eMulticlassHp, DND5E_SUBCLASSES } from '@/lib/rules/dnd5e/progression';
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/Button';
+import { Input, Select } from '@/components/ui/Input';
+import { NumberField } from '@/components/ui/NumberField';
+
+type SlotRow = { level: number; max: number; current: number };
+
+/** Update slot maxes from the derived set while preserving how many are currently spent. */
+function reconcileSlots(prev: Spellcasting, derived: { slots: SlotRow[]; pact?: SlotRow }): { slots: SlotRow[]; pact?: SlotRow } {
+  const slots = derived.slots.map((r) => {
+    const ex = prev.slots.find((s) => s.level === r.level);
+    return { level: r.level, max: r.max, current: ex ? Math.min(r.max, ex.current) : r.max };
+  });
+  const pact = derived.pact
+    ? { ...derived.pact, current: Math.min(derived.pact.max, prev.pact?.current ?? derived.pact.max) }
+    : undefined;
+  return pact ? { slots, pact } : { slots };
+}
+
+/**
+ * 5e multiclass editor: one row per class. Editing classes recomputes the level/class
+ * mirrors and auto-reconciles spell-slot maxes (preserving spent slots). HP is recomputed
+ * only on the explicit button so hand-rolled HP isn't clobbered.
+ */
+export function ClassesEditor({ c, update }: { c: Character; update: (p: Partial<Character>) => void }) {
+  // Fall back to the legacy className/level for any character not yet on classes[].
+  const classes: ClassEntry[] = c.classes.length
+    ? c.classes
+    : c.className ? [{ className: c.className, level: c.level }] : [];
+  const names = getClassNames('5e');
+  const total = classes.reduce((n, e) => n + (e.level || 0), 0);
+
+  const commit = (next: ClassEntry[]) => {
+    const mirror = normalizeClassMirror({ classes: next });
+    const { slots, pact } = reconcileSlots(c.spellcasting, dnd5eClassesSlots(next));
+    const spellcasting: Spellcasting = { ...c.spellcasting, slots };
+    if (pact) spellcasting.pact = pact; else delete spellcasting.pact;
+    update({ classes: next, ...mirror, spellcasting });
+  };
+
+  const patchEntry = (i: number, p: Partial<ClassEntry>) => commit(classes.map((e, j) => (j === i ? { ...e, ...p } : e)));
+  const addClass = () => commit([...classes, { className: names.find((n) => !classes.some((e) => e.className === n)) ?? 'Fighter', level: 1 }]);
+  const removeClass = (i: number) => commit(classes.filter((_, j) => j !== i));
+
+  const recalcHp = () => {
+    const max = dnd5eMulticlassHp(classes, abilityModifier(c.abilities.con));
+    update({ hp: { ...c.hp, max, current: Math.min(c.hp.current, max) } });
+  };
+
+  return (
+    <div>
+      <div className="mb-1 flex items-center justify-between">
+        <span className="smallcaps">Classes · level {Math.min(20, total)}</span>
+        <div className="flex gap-1">
+          <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={recalcHp} title="Recompute max HP from these classes"><RefreshCw size={12} aria-hidden /> HP</Button>
+          <Button size="sm" variant="ghost" onClick={addClass}><Plus size={12} aria-hidden /> class</Button>
+        </div>
+      </div>
+      <div className="space-y-1.5">
+        {classes.map((e, i) => {
+          const subs = DND5E_SUBCLASSES[e.className] ?? [];
+          return (
+            <div key={i} className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-1.5 rounded-md border border-line bg-panel px-2 py-1.5">
+              <Input className="h-8 min-w-28 flex-1" list="dnd5e-class-names" value={e.className} onChange={(ev) => patchEntry(i, { className: ev.target.value })} aria-label={`Class ${i + 1}`} placeholder="Class" />
+              {subs.length > 0 ? (
+                <Select className="h-8 w-auto py-0 text-xs" value={e.subclass ?? ''} onChange={(ev) => patchEntry(i, { subclass: ev.target.value || undefined })} aria-label={`Subclass ${i + 1}`}>
+                  <option value="">— subclass —</option>
+                  {subs.some((s) => s.name === e.subclass) ? null : e.subclass ? <option value={e.subclass}>{e.subclass}</option> : null}
+                  {subs.map((s) => <option key={s.name} value={s.name}>{s.name}</option>)}
+                </Select>
+              ) : (
+                <Input className="h-8 w-28 text-xs" value={e.subclass ?? ''} onChange={(ev) => patchEntry(i, { subclass: ev.target.value || undefined })} aria-label={`Subclass ${i + 1}`} placeholder="Subclass" />
+              )}
+              <label className="text-[10px] text-muted">lvl<NumberField className="ml-1 w-12" value={e.level} min={1} max={20} onChange={(v) => patchEntry(i, { level: v })} aria-label={`${e.className} level`} /></label>
+              {classes.length > 1 && (
+                <Button size="icon" variant="ghost" className="h-7 w-7 text-danger" onClick={() => removeClass(i)} aria-label={`Remove ${e.className}`}><X size={13} aria-hidden /></Button>
+              )}
+            </div>
+          );
+        })}
+        {classes.length === 0 && <p className="text-xs text-muted">No class set.</p>}
+      </div>
+      <datalist id="dnd5e-class-names">{names.map((n) => <option key={n} value={n} />)}</datalist>
+    </div>
+  );
+}
diff --git a/src/features/characters/sheet/LevelUpModal.tsx b/src/features/characters/sheet/LevelUpModal.tsx
index 26f0123..0ba47d0 100644
--- a/src/features/characters/sheet/LevelUpModal.tsx
+++ b/src/features/characters/sheet/LevelUpModal.tsx
@@ -1,9 +1,11 @@
 import { useMemo, useState } from 'react';
-import type { Campaign, Character } from '@/lib/schemas';
+import type { Campaign, Character, ClassEntry, Spellcasting } from '@/lib/schemas';
+import { normalizeClassMirror, totalLevel } from '@/lib/schemas';
 import {
-  abilityModifier, getSystem, ABILITY_ABBR, type AbilityKey, type ProficiencyRank,
+  abilityModifier, getSystem, getClassNames, ABILITY_ABBR, type AbilityKey, type ProficiencyRank,
   planLevelUp, applyIncreases, bumpRank, getClassDef,
 } from '@/lib/rules';
+import { dnd5eClassesSlots } from '@/lib/rules/dnd5e/progression';
 import { rollDice } from '@/lib/dice/notation';
 import { createRng } from '@/lib/rng';
 import { Modal } from '@/components/ui/Modal';
@@ -19,12 +21,25 @@ export function LevelUpModal({ character, onApply, onClose }: {
   onClose: () => void;
 }) {
   const conMod = abilityModifier(character.abilities.con);
+  const is5e = character.system === '5e';
+
+  // 5e: level up a SPECIFIC class (or multiclass into a new one). pf2e stays single-class.
+  const classList: ClassEntry[] = character.classes.length
+    ? character.classes
+    : character.className ? [{ className: character.className, level: character.level }] : [];
+  const NEW = '__new__';
+  const [levelClass, setLevelClass] = useState<string>(classList[0]?.className ?? character.className);
+  const [newClassName, setNewClassName] = useState<string>(getClassNames('5e').find((n) => !classList.some((e) => e.className === n)) ?? 'Fighter');
+  const levelingName = is5e ? (levelClass === NEW ? newClassName : levelClass) : character.className;
+  const classCurrentLevel = is5e ? (classList.find((e) => e.className === levelingName)?.level ?? 0) : character.level;
+
   const plan = useMemo(
-    () => planLevelUp(character.system, character.className, character.level, conMod),
-    [character.system, character.className, character.level, conMod],
+    () => planLevelUp(character.system, levelingName, classCurrentLevel, conMod),
+    [character.system, levelingName, classCurrentLevel, conMod],
   );
   const sys = getSystem(character.system);
-  const def = getClassDef(character.system, character.className);
+  const def = getClassDef(character.system, levelingName);
+  const total = totalLevel(character);
 
   const [hpMethod, setHpMethod] = useState<'average' | 'roll'>('average');
   const asi = plan.choices.find((c) => c.kind === 'asi');
@@ -40,7 +55,7 @@ export function LevelUpModal({ character, onApply, onClose }: {
   // Skill increase (pf2e): one skill to bump.
   const [skillKey, setSkillKey] = useState<string>(sys.skills[0]?.key ?? '');
 
-  const atMax = character.level >= 20;
+  const atMax = total >= 20;
   const apply = () => {
     const gain = character.system === 'pf2e'
       ? plan.hpGainAverage
@@ -51,13 +66,31 @@ export function LevelUpModal({ character, onApply, onClose }: {
     if (boosts) abilities = applyIncreases(abilities, boostPicks, 'pf2e');
 
     const patch: Partial<Character> = {
-      level: plan.nextLevel,
       hp: { ...character.hp, max: character.hp.max + gain, current: character.hp.current + gain },
       abilities,
     };
-    if (plan.slots) {
-      patch.spellcasting = { ...character.spellcasting, slots: plan.slots, ...(plan.pact ? { pact: plan.pact } : {}) };
+
+    if (is5e) {
+      // Bump the chosen class (or add a new one), re-derive the mirrors + combined slots.
+      const nextClasses: ClassEntry[] = levelClass === NEW
+        ? [...classList, { className: newClassName, level: 1 }]
+        : classList.map((e) => (e.className === levelingName ? { ...e, level: Math.min(20, e.level + 1) } : e));
+      Object.assign(patch, normalizeClassMirror({ classes: nextClasses }));
+      patch.classes = nextClasses;
+      const derived = dnd5eClassesSlots(nextClasses);
+      const slots = derived.slots.map((r) => {
+        const ex = character.spellcasting.slots.find((s) => s.level === r.level);
+        return { level: r.level, max: r.max, current: ex ? Math.min(r.max, ex.current) : r.max };
+      });
+      const spellcasting: Spellcasting = { ...character.spellcasting, slots };
+      if (derived.pact) spellcasting.pact = { ...derived.pact, current: Math.min(derived.pact.max, character.spellcasting.pact?.current ?? derived.pact.max) };
+      else delete spellcasting.pact;
+      patch.spellcasting = spellcasting;
+    } else {
+      patch.level = plan.nextLevel;
+      if (plan.slots) patch.spellcasting = { ...character.spellcasting, slots: plan.slots, ...(plan.pact ? { pact: plan.pact } : {}) };
     }
+
     if (skillInc && skillKey) {
       const current = (character.skillRanks[skillKey] as ProficiencyRank) ?? 'untrained';
       patch.skillRanks = { ...character.skillRanks, [skillKey]: bumpRank(current) };
@@ -74,12 +107,12 @@ export function LevelUpModal({ character, onApply, onClose }: {
     <Modal
       open
       onClose={onClose}
-      title={`Level up to ${plan.nextLevel}`}
+      title={is5e ? `Level up — total level ${Math.min(20, total + 1)}` : `Level up to ${plan.nextLevel}`}
       className="max-w-xl"
       footer={
         <>
           <Button variant="ghost" onClick={onClose}>Cancel</Button>
-          <Button variant="primary" disabled={atMax} onClick={apply}>Apply level {plan.nextLevel}</Button>
+          <Button variant="primary" disabled={atMax} onClick={apply}>Apply</Button>
         </>
       }
     >
@@ -87,6 +120,24 @@ export function LevelUpModal({ character, onApply, onClose }: {
         <p className="text-sm text-warning">Already at level 20.</p>
       ) : (
         <div className="space-y-4">
+          {/* Which class (5e multiclass) */}
+          {is5e && classList.length > 0 && (
+            <section>
+              <h3 className="mb-1 smallcaps">Class to advance</h3>
+              <div className="flex flex-wrap items-center gap-2">
+                <Select value={levelClass} onChange={(e) => setLevelClass(e.target.value)} aria-label="Class to level up">
+                  {classList.map((e) => <option key={e.className} value={e.className}>{e.className} {e.level} → {Math.min(20, e.level + 1)}</option>)}
+                  <option value={NEW}>+ Multiclass into…</option>
+                </Select>
+                {levelClass === NEW && (
+                  <Select value={newClassName} onChange={(e) => setNewClassName(e.target.value)} aria-label="New class">
+                    {getClassNames('5e').filter((n) => !classList.some((e) => e.className === n)).map((n) => <option key={n} value={n}>{n}</option>)}
+                  </Select>
+                )}
+              </div>
+            </section>
+          )}
+
           {/* HP */}
           <section>
             <h3 className="mb-1 smallcaps">Hit points</h3>
diff --git a/src/lib/db/db.ts b/src/lib/db/db.ts
index 0b54eef..9ac3eb4 100644
--- a/src/lib/db/db.ts
+++ b/src/lib/db/db.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,36 @@ export class TtrpgDatabase extends Dexie {
         if (c.feats === undefined) c.feats = [];
       });
     });
+
+    // v16 — multiclass: characters gain a `classes[]` array (per-class levels) and
+    // promote `background` out of the notes string. The legacy className/level become
+    // mirrors of classes[]. Existing single-class characters become a one-entry list.
+    this.version(16).stores({}).upgrade(async (tx) => {
+      await tx.table('characters').toCollection().modify((c: Record<string, unknown>) => {
+        if (!Array.isArray(c.classes) || c.classes.length === 0) {
+          const className = typeof c.className === 'string' && c.className ? c.className : '';
+          const level = typeof c.level === 'number' && c.level > 0 ? c.level : 1;
+          const notes = typeof c.notes === 'string' ? c.notes : '';
+          // Pull "Subclass: X" / "Background: Y" out of the notes free-text (whole-line).
+          const subMatch = /^Subclass:\s*(.+)$/m.exec(notes);
+          const bgMatch = /^Background:\s*(.+)$/m.exec(notes);
+          if (c.background === undefined || c.background === '') c.background = bgMatch ? bgMatch[1]!.trim() : (c.background ?? '');
+          c.classes = className
+            ? [{ className, level, ...(subMatch ? { subclass: subMatch[1]!.trim() } : {}) }]
+            : [];
+          // Strip exactly the two parsed lines from notes, keep the rest of the user's text.
+          c.notes = notes
+            .split('\n')
+            .filter((ln) => !/^Subclass:\s*/.test(ln) && !/^Background:\s*/.test(ln))
+            .join('\n')
+            .trim();
+        }
+        if (c.background === undefined) c.background = '';
+        if (c.alignment === undefined) c.alignment = '';
+        if (c.appearance === undefined) c.appearance = '';
+        if (c.personality === undefined) c.personality = '';
+      });
+    });
   }
 }
 
diff --git a/src/lib/rules/dnd5e/progression.ts b/src/lib/rules/dnd5e/progression.ts
index 9f43cd4..d18a361 100644
--- a/src/lib/rules/dnd5e/progression.ts
+++ b/src/lib/rules/dnd5e/progression.ts
@@ -84,6 +84,66 @@ export function dnd5ePact(level: number): { level: number; max: number; current:
   return p ? { level: p[1], max: p[0], current: p[0] } : undefined;
 }
 
+// ---------------- Multiclass derivation ----------------
+
+type SlotRow = { level: number; max: number; current: number };
+interface ClassPart { className: string; level: number }
+
+function findDef(name: string): ClassDef | undefined {
+  const want = name.trim().toLowerCase();
+  return DND5E_CLASSES.find((c) => c.name.toLowerCase() === want);
+}
+
+/**
+ * Total HP for a (possibly multiclass) character: the very first character level uses
+ * the max of its class's die; every later class level adds that class's average die +
+ * CON. Equivalent to dnd5eHp for a single class.
+ */
+export function dnd5eMulticlassHp(classes: readonly ClassPart[], conMod: number): number {
+  const dice: number[] = [];
+  for (const e of classes) {
+    const die = findDef(e.className)?.hitDie ?? 8;
+    for (let i = 0; i < clamp(e.level); i++) dice.push(die);
+  }
+  if (dice.length === 0) return 1;
+  let hp = dice[0]! + conMod; // first character level: max die + CON
+  for (let i = 1; i < dice.length; i++) hp += Math.ceil(dice[i]! / 2) + 1 + conMod;
+  return Math.max(1, hp);
+}
+
+/** Bucket caster levels (raw) for the PHB multiclass slot formula. Warlock pact is excluded. */
+export function dnd5eMulticlassSpellLevel(classes: readonly ClassPart[]): { full: number; half: number; third: number } {
+  let full = 0, half = 0;
+  for (const e of classes) {
+    const def = findDef(e.className);
+    if (!def) continue;
+    if (def.caster === 'full') full += clamp(e.level);
+    else if (def.caster === 'half') half += clamp(e.level);
+  }
+  return { full, half, third: 0 };
+}
+
+/**
+ * Spell slots for a (possibly multiclass) 5e character, plus warlock pact slots.
+ * One spellcasting class → that class's own table; two or more → the PHB multiclass
+ * table; warlock pact magic is always separate. New `current` defaults to full.
+ */
+export function dnd5eClassesSlots(classes: readonly ClassPart[]): { slots: SlotRow[]; pact?: SlotRow } {
+  const casters = classes
+    .map((e) => ({ e, def: findDef(e.className) }))
+    .filter((x): x is { e: ClassPart; def: ClassDef } => !!x.def);
+  const spellClasses = casters.filter((x) => x.def.caster === 'full' || x.def.caster === 'half');
+  const warlock = casters.find((x) => x.def.caster === 'pact');
+  const pact = warlock ? dnd5ePact(warlock.e.level) : undefined;
+  let slots: SlotRow[] = [];
+  if (spellClasses.length === 1) {
+    slots = dnd5eSlots(spellClasses[0]!.def.caster, spellClasses[0]!.e.level);
+  } else if (spellClasses.length >= 2) {
+    slots = multiclassSlots(dnd5eMulticlassSpellLevel(classes));
+  }
+  return { slots, ...(pact ? { pact } : {}) };
+}
+
 /** Average HP at a level: max die at L1, then per-level average + CON each level. */
 export function dnd5eHp(hitDie: number, level: number, conMod: number): number {
   const lvl = clamp(level);
diff --git a/src/lib/rules/multiclass.test.ts b/src/lib/rules/multiclass.test.ts
index cebb7e8..e0e04a8 100644
--- a/src/lib/rules/multiclass.test.ts
+++ b/src/lib/rules/multiclass.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { describe, it, expect } from 'vitest';
-import { multiclassCasterLevel, multiclassSlots } from './dnd5e/progression';
+import { multiclassCasterLevel, multiclassSlots, dnd5eMulticlassHp, dnd5eClassesSlots, dnd5eSlots, dnd5eHp } from './dnd5e/progression';
 
 describe('multiclass spell slots (5e PHB)', () => {
   it('combines caster levels: full ×1, half ÷2, third ÷3 (floored)', () => {
@@ -27,3 +27,40 @@ describe('multiclass spell slots (5e PHB)', () => {
     expect(s.length).toBe(9); // 9 spell levels at the cap
   });
 });
+
+describe('dnd5eMulticlassHp', () => {
+  it('matches single-class HP for one class', () => {
+    // Fighter (d10) level 3, CON +2: 12 (L1) + 8 (L2) + 8 (L3) = 28
+    expect(dnd5eMulticlassHp([{ className: 'Fighter', level: 3 }], 2)).toBe(dnd5eHp(10, 3, 2));
+    expect(dnd5eMulticlassHp([{ className: 'Fighter', level: 3 }], 2)).toBe(28);
+  });
+  it('first overall level uses the primary class die at max', () => {
+    // Wizard 1 (d6) / Fighter 1 (d10), CON +1: 6+1 (wizard L1 max) + (avg d10=6 +1) = 7 + 7 = 14
+    expect(dnd5eMulticlassHp([{ className: 'Wizard', level: 1 }, { className: 'Fighter', level: 1 }], 1)).toBe(14);
+    // Order matters — Fighter first gets the max d10
+    expect(dnd5eMulticlassHp([{ className: 'Fighter', level: 1 }, { className: 'Wizard', level: 1 }], 1)).toBe(10 + 1 + (4 + 1)); // 16
+  });
+});
+
+describe('dnd5eClassesSlots', () => {
+  it('single caster uses its own table (not the multiclass formula)', () => {
+    // Paladin 5 alone → HALF table [4,2], NOT floor(5/2)=2 on the full table
+    expect(dnd5eClassesSlots([{ className: 'Paladin', level: 5 }]).slots).toEqual(dnd5eSlots('half', 5));
+    expect(dnd5eClassesSlots([{ className: 'Wizard', level: 5 }]).slots).toEqual(dnd5eSlots('full', 5));
+  });
+  it('two casters use the PHB multiclass table', () => {
+    // Paladin 6 / Sorcerer 1 → combined level 3+1=4 → [4,3]
+    expect(dnd5eClassesSlots([{ className: 'Paladin', level: 6 }, { className: 'Sorcerer', level: 1 }]).slots).toEqual([
+      { level: 1, max: 4, current: 4 },
+      { level: 2, max: 3, current: 3 },
+    ]);
+  });
+  it('warlock pact magic is separate from regular slots', () => {
+    const r = dnd5eClassesSlots([{ className: 'Warlock', level: 5 }, { className: 'Wizard', level: 3 }]);
+    expect(r.pact).toEqual({ level: 3, max: 2, current: 2 }); // Warlock 5 pact
+    expect(r.slots).toEqual(dnd5eSlots('full', 3)); // only Wizard is a "spell-slot" caster here
+  });
+  it('a non-caster multiclass grants no slots', () => {
+    expect(dnd5eClassesSlots([{ className: 'Fighter', level: 3 }, { className: 'Barbarian', level: 2 }]).slots).toEqual([]);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/lib/schemas/character.ts b/src/lib/schemas/character.ts
index db5262e..bead4c5 100644
--- a/src/lib/schemas/character.ts
+++ b/src/lib/schemas/character.ts
@@ -39,6 +39,14 @@ export type CharacterResource = z.infer<typeof resourceSchema>;
 
 export const abilityKeySchema = z.enum(['str', 'dex', 'con', 'int', 'wis', 'cha']);
 
+/** One class a character has levels in. `classes[0]` is the primary class. */
+export const classEntrySchema = z.object({
+  className: z.string().min(1).max(80),
+  level: int.min(1).max(20).default(1),
+  subclass: z.string().max(80).optional(),
+});
+export type ClassEntry = z.infer<typeof classEntrySchema>;
+
 /** Worn body armor, snapshotted from the compendium so AC is computed correctly. */
 export const equippedArmorSchema = z.object({
   name: z.string().max(120),
@@ -144,9 +152,12 @@ export const characterSchema = z.object({
   portrait: z.string().optional(),
   /** ancestry (PF2e) / race (5e), free text for MVP */
   ancestry: z.string().max(80).default(''),
-  /** class, free text for MVP */
+  /** Primary class name — a mirror of classes[0].className (kept for display/back-compat). */
   className: z.string().max(80).default(''),
+  /** Total character level — a mirror of sum(classes[].level). */
   level: int.min(1).max(20).default(1),
+  /** Per-class levels for multiclassing. Empty pre-migration → derive from className/level. */
+  classes: z.array(classEntrySchema).default([]),
   /** background / heritage (promoted out of the notes string). */
   background: z.string().max(80).default(''),
   /** alignment, free text (e.g. "Chaotic Good", "Unaligned"). */
@@ -201,6 +212,32 @@ export const characterSchema = z.object({
 
 export type Character = z.infer<typeof characterSchema>;
 
+/** Minimal shape the class helpers operate on (works on Character or a draft). */
+type WithClasses = { classes?: ClassEntry[]; className?: string; level?: number };
+
+/** The primary class name: classes[0] if present, else the legacy className mirror. */
+export function primaryClass(c: WithClasses): string {
+  return c.classes?.[0]?.className ?? c.className ?? '';
+}
+
+/** Total character level: sum of class levels if present, else the legacy level mirror. */
+export function totalLevel(c: WithClasses): number {
+  if (c.classes && c.classes.length > 0) {
+    return Math.min(20, Math.max(1, c.classes.reduce((n, e) => n + (e.level || 0), 0)));
+  }
+  return c.level ?? 1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * Recompute the className/level mirrors from classes[] so consumers that read them
+ * (and the ~30 sites reading c.level as total level) stay correct. No-op when classes
+ * is empty. Returns only the changed mirror fields.
+ */
+export function normalizeClassMirror(c: WithClasses): { className: string; level: number } | Record<string, never> {
+  if (!c.classes || c.classes.length === 0) return {};
+  return { className: primaryClass(c), level: totalLevel(c) };
+}
+
 export const characterDraftSchema = characterSchema.pick({
   name: true,
   kind: true,
@@ -213,9 +250,10 @@ export type CharacterDraft = z.infer<typeof characterDraftSchema>;
 /** Default values for the Phase-1 depth fields. Used by create + DB migration. */
 export function characterDefaults(): Pick<
   Character,
-  'currency' | 'inventory' | 'feats' | 'attacks' | 'resources' | 'spellcasting' | 'concentration' | 'equippedArmor' | 'defenses' | 'conditions' | 'background' | 'alignment' | 'appearance' | 'personality'
+  'currency' | 'inventory' | 'feats' | 'attacks' | 'resources' | 'spellcasting' | 'concentration' | 'equippedArmor' | 'defenses' | 'conditions' | 'background' | 'alignment' | 'appearance' | 'personality' | 'classes'
 > {
   return {
+    classes: [],
     background: '',
     alignment: '',
     appearance: '',
diff --git a/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo b/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
index 17793f3..591668f 100644
--- a/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
+++ b/tsconfig.app.tsbuildinfo
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