Warpiglet-7
Cry havoc! And let slip the pigs of war!
I am genuinely curious what folks find in their games.
I want to say from the outset that I don’t find any play style “wrong” so long as it promotes fun for the table.
but to my question….
If we avoid hard optimization and follow a more casual approach, how does the game change? In other words, if I take some feats for flavor (perhaps not all top tier “effective” or push my prime score mostly without “dumping” everything to an 8?) how does this change things?
1. How much more likely is the party to die?
2. How much more challenging is the game?
3. How much if any is balance improved?
I ask with genuine curiosity from the standpoint of someone who does not greatly care about balance and is happy to be challenged and to retreat from encounters when necessary.
I look forward to learning what others find! I have essentially one primary group of friends and really am most familiar with what we have done and found over the years…
After writing this it occurs to me that folks will say the DM can always adapt. So let’s say with typical published WOTC adventures!
I want to say from the outset that I don’t find any play style “wrong” so long as it promotes fun for the table.
but to my question….
If we avoid hard optimization and follow a more casual approach, how does the game change? In other words, if I take some feats for flavor (perhaps not all top tier “effective” or push my prime score mostly without “dumping” everything to an 8?) how does this change things?
1. How much more likely is the party to die?
2. How much more challenging is the game?
3. How much if any is balance improved?
I ask with genuine curiosity from the standpoint of someone who does not greatly care about balance and is happy to be challenged and to retreat from encounters when necessary.
I look forward to learning what others find! I have essentially one primary group of friends and really am most familiar with what we have done and found over the years…
After writing this it occurs to me that folks will say the DM can always adapt. So let’s say with typical published WOTC adventures!
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