Jack of All Trades, Ace of (Almost) All (5e Optimized Character Build)

I reckon many players have tried making characters that have proficiencies in most or every skill. Heck, there's an optimized build on the very subject. However, what about getting expertise? Can you do THAT at a low level? Well, no, but that doesn't mean you still can't get a ton of skill expertise as you grow in levels. Here's how:

Follow this guide All Skill Pro by 6th Level, however, do this instead:

Put 6 levels into Rogue instead of just 1. This will allow you to get Expertise twice (meaning 4 Expertise skills) and choose the Scout archetype. Doing so automatically gives you expertise in Nature and Survival. Put 1 level into Cleric, but choose Arcana (or Religion) instead of Nature. Put 12 levels into Bard. This will allow you to get Expertise twice (again, meaning 4 Expertise skills). Lastly, put your 20th level into Ranger and take Deft Explorer, this allows you to take one skill proficiency and gain expertise in it.

Feats:

Like the aforementioned guide says, go for Skilled to get any remaining skills you need. Since you're a Half-elf, you can take Prodigy which, among other things, allows you to gain 1 Expertise. Once more, thanks to being a Half-elf, you can take Everybody's Friend and get Expertise in both Persuasion and Deception.

You should have 1 ASI to spare, meaning you can take another feat to gain expertise in something you don't already, meaning at level 20 you'll have Expertise in all but 1 skill.

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