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Legend
Something seems off with the way that every fighter ends up with 20 Str, every wizard has 20 Int, every cleric has 20 Wis, and every warlock 20 Cha.
Why not intelligent fighters? Charismatic clerics? Strong wizards? Or preceptive Warlocks?
Not to mention all the races. How many people avoid making a Dragonborn rogue just because they don't have +2 Dex?
So let's remove the biggest mechanical pressures that force certain ability score, and give everyone a flat 4 instead.
To-hit = 4+proficency bonus
Damage = Weapon Dice + 4
DC = 12+proficency bonus
Casting modifier = 4
HP = Max Roll
No armor = 14 AC
Light armor = 16 AC
Medium Armor/Barbarian = 17 AC
Heavy Armor/Monk = 18 AC
Bardic Insperation = 4 dice
Now to adjust the feats.
Level 1: ABI or non-combat feat.
Level 4: Combat Feat
Level 8: ABI or non-combat feat.
Level 12: Combat Feat
Level 16 ABI or non-combat feat.
Level 19: Combat Feat
(Fighter/Rogue bonus feats are combat feats).
Smaller things, like the number of spells known, can stay based on the ability score. So it's still desirable to have a smart gnome wizard, but a 20 Str half-orc wizard is now mechanically competitive.
Why not intelligent fighters? Charismatic clerics? Strong wizards? Or preceptive Warlocks?
Not to mention all the races. How many people avoid making a Dragonborn rogue just because they don't have +2 Dex?
So let's remove the biggest mechanical pressures that force certain ability score, and give everyone a flat 4 instead.
To-hit = 4+proficency bonus
Damage = Weapon Dice + 4
DC = 12+proficency bonus
Casting modifier = 4
HP = Max Roll
No armor = 14 AC
Light armor = 16 AC
Medium Armor/Barbarian = 17 AC
Heavy Armor/Monk = 18 AC
Bardic Insperation = 4 dice
Now to adjust the feats.
Level 1: ABI or non-combat feat.
Level 4: Combat Feat
Level 8: ABI or non-combat feat.
Level 12: Combat Feat
Level 16 ABI or non-combat feat.
Level 19: Combat Feat
(Fighter/Rogue bonus feats are combat feats).
Smaller things, like the number of spells known, can stay based on the ability score. So it's still desirable to have a smart gnome wizard, but a 20 Str half-orc wizard is now mechanically competitive.
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