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Because of some comments I got under my last post… (ttrpg.network)
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[–] [S] 2 points 11 months ago (8 children)

I think the last one is not really necessary. Characters having flaws is part of the design philosophy. Martials actually have a small advantage here as it is easier for them to build around their most important abilitiescores.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (7 children)

    Don't knock it till you try it. Making MAD builds more viable is really great for the game. Obviously characters will still have a couple low scores, but it's nice not to suck at everything except one thing.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago (6 children)

    Okay. Giving it a second thought I think specifically giving them the ability to increase one of the mental stats may be a good idea, so long as the philosophy is that they can be as good at it as casters and not just not horrible. Maybe giving them the choice of boosting all ability-Checks and saving throws of one of those by 1 every ASI, but under the premise that this + the stat bonus doesn’t exceed 5.

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  • [–] 2 points 11 months ago (5 children)

    You could just give players multiple ASIs, but they can't be applied to the same stat

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 11 months ago (4 children)

    Or that. I think it stills leaves room for Shenanigans though.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago (3 children)

    Of course, but it favors the RPer who just wants to be decent more than the minmaxer, since it encourages breadth not depth.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 8 months ago (2 children)

    Definetly. Though some role-players might find it annoying that it creates the impression that your character just eventually becomes decent at everything.

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  • [–] 2 points 8 months ago (1 child)

    In 5e, yes. You would eventually become good at everything since DCs aren't all that high. There are things you could do to combat that, but at that point you'd be homebrewing your own rpg system :P

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 8 months ago

    Pretty much, yes. I also think it’s not necessary for characters not to become better in all abilities even as the game goes on, but I generally like that characters typically continue to have weaknesses as they level up. Th unfortunate part is that those weaknesses are a lot less punishing for some classes then for other.

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