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We can agree to disagree here (y)

Not too often now. I used to go to Gen Con and run games so I've GMed for dozens of strangers over the years. Con games are great as...

Duskblade/Magus/Swordmage is by far my favorite, especially when given an elemental theme. Likewise, I just love the kineticist.

I've both allowed it as a Ritual when running a game and convinced a DM to let me have it as a ritual when playing, but never saw...

Yeah, only Conan and Fafhrd are allowed to do that!

I run tough games, pretty much entirely D&D or D&D-derivative (such as DCC, which has been my go-to for a few years now). I think PCs...

Yeah but Tolkien's Dwarves could cast spells :unsure:

I did. My question stands. I don't want to get told off for answering wrong. Although in doing so, I got told off for asking how to...

I'm going to define exceptional as being atypical, or outside the norm, so in that sense the PCs in most every game are exceptional...

It depends on the individual campaign, but I like PCs to be exceptional – not necessarily The Chosen Ones, but highly competent people...

I think the PCs should be poised to become exceptional. Where I'm not sure how to answer is in defining the gap between normal and...

Somebody has to be the highest, I guess.

Define "typical"? Would that be a character with all 10s for stats?

I've always said Barbarian makes a far better species than it does a class.

Most of us deal in stats and scores. What's exceptional? 12+? 16+? 18+? If I roll really well for stats, is the character exceptional...