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As a point of fact that is NOT happening in the game I started this thread about. The PC who started with a 20 who has "overwhelmingly"...

We are just going to have to disagree and the player chose to take a 20 instead of a 19 (or even lower) at 1st level. So the player...

I guess we just have different play experiences. I've been playing D&D since 1981 and I am currently in 4 regular weekly 5E/2024 games...

I don't really see it as punishing the player, especially since he is 3 points above average already. He doesn't have to choose a...

I stand corrected. I guess we saw the table and though "why would anyone ever use that".

It's merely a suggestion, not anything that someone must do...

To be clear I don't use this often any more. I only have one game I am DMing that uses this but that same group used to use it all the...

I think I am just going to go with RAW. He can take the feat but does not get any +1.

Ok, you need to be a bit clearer. If you are referring to my suggestion that the +1 ASI goes to the lowest ability because CHA (in this...

Harm comes to mind

But the reverse is even more true - putting the extra +1 on an ability they rarely use is noticable even less and in some cases not at...

The 20 cap limits this though. It is marginally significant through 8 levels, but not after that when anyone on point buy can have a...

But the power really is often less in the ability score and more in the feature. Option A: +2 ASI Option B: +4d6 damage on every attack...

I think the game is most fun when using the 1E Uneathed Arcana method for rolling. This leads to very high scores overall, but you...

Then they are notably weaker for the first 3 levels, and not a whole lot stronger for the remaining 17.