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<blockquote data-quote="niklinna" data-source="post: 9319161" data-attributes="member: 71235"><p>I'm bored so</p><p></p><p>Hm. One dimensional characters with only a single main stat, huh</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strength: Bully. If you can hit first you do a lot of damge. If. Odds are you're gonna get hit and go down crying. Until then, you can move heavy things, which might be useful.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dexterity: You actually have a chance of surviving because you can dodge things and navigate hazardous terrain and I suppose hiding somehow has to do with dexterity. But again if you do get hit, you are gonna go down. If a spellcaster, you specialize in spells with somatic components. Hand gestures are fiddly.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Constitution: Oh hey, you can take a beating, and maybe resist some poison or disease, if those are things. Too bad you can't really do anything.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Intelligence: You are very smart. Or maybe you just know lots of facts? Maybe you can solve puzzles, and maybe survive a hostile glance or even a solid punch. You know what spells use what material components spells need so you do better with those.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wisdom: You are very wise. Whatever that means, in comparison to smart. Wisdom apparently has something to do with gods and nature okay sure. So you can be a cleric or a druid. You don't need components like the others do, you just need to be wise.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Charisma: People just like you. Maybe even monsters too. And maybe you are good at singing, and lying? But not dancing, that is for Dexterity. If your DM is kind enough to use social rules, or cater to people who want to play social characters, you can get by in town adventures, and maybe with sentient NPCs elsewhere too. Spells with a verbal component are your thing. Because you are good at talking and singing and stuff.</li> </ul><p>Let's try two-dimensional characters, sort of</p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strength & Constitution: A proper fighting type, most likely a barbarian, but also a fighter could be.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strength & Dexterity: A regular fighting fighter.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strength & Intelligence: I guess you are Beast from the X-Men. Or Bruce Banner. Oh wait that is not D&D. Oh! Roy from Order of the Stick is strong and smart, and that is D&D. So there you go.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strength & Wisdom: Classic front-line cleric I suppose. Or a paladin. Except we don't want overlap so</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Strength & Charisma: Everybody likes a shining paladin in white armor.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dexterity & Constitution: This could be a certain type of ranger, especially if you don't mind a non-magic ranger.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dexterity & Intelligence: The clever nimble catburglar type maybe.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dexterity & Wisdom: Well I'm not sure what this would be.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dexterity & Charisma: You can pick someone's pocket and then convince them someone else did it? or you are really good at cheating in poker and suchlike. Which comes up all the time in D&D.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Constitution & Intelligence: A wizard who is hard to kill?</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Constitution & Wisdom: You are a survivor. You know the tricks to navigate hostile terrain and societies, and can tough it out when that isn't sufficient. Another good option for a ranger perhaps. Oh no dreaded overlap again. I'm tired, you figure it out.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Constitution & Charisma: Hey! Let's add a warlord class who inspires others by leading from the front.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Intelligence & Wisdom: I am gonna suggest the thaumaturge from Pathfinder 2 just because I love the class concept even if Pathfinder 2 gives me hives worse than D&D does.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Intelligence & Charisma: The mastermind-type rogue who gets others to do your dirty work for you. Not ideal for a PC class. Maybe an investigator type who can find clues and knows facts and can question people? Or I guess bard would be a good fit here.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Wisdom & Charisma: The warlord who leads from the back?</li> </ul><p></p><p>Yeah this works well enough for becmi.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="niklinna, post: 9319161, member: 71235"] I'm bored so Hm. One dimensional characters with only a single main stat, huh [LIST] [*]Strength: Bully. If you can hit first you do a lot of damge. If. Odds are you're gonna get hit and go down crying. Until then, you can move heavy things, which might be useful. [*]Dexterity: You actually have a chance of surviving because you can dodge things and navigate hazardous terrain and I suppose hiding somehow has to do with dexterity. But again if you do get hit, you are gonna go down. If a spellcaster, you specialize in spells with somatic components. Hand gestures are fiddly. [*]Constitution: Oh hey, you can take a beating, and maybe resist some poison or disease, if those are things. Too bad you can't really do anything. [*]Intelligence: You are very smart. Or maybe you just know lots of facts? Maybe you can solve puzzles, and maybe survive a hostile glance or even a solid punch. You know what spells use what material components spells need so you do better with those. [*]Wisdom: You are very wise. Whatever that means, in comparison to smart. Wisdom apparently has something to do with gods and nature okay sure. So you can be a cleric or a druid. You don't need components like the others do, you just need to be wise. [*]Charisma: People just like you. Maybe even monsters too. And maybe you are good at singing, and lying? But not dancing, that is for Dexterity. If your DM is kind enough to use social rules, or cater to people who want to play social characters, you can get by in town adventures, and maybe with sentient NPCs elsewhere too. Spells with a verbal component are your thing. Because you are good at talking and singing and stuff. [/LIST] Let's try two-dimensional characters, sort of [LIST] [*]Strength & Constitution: A proper fighting type, most likely a barbarian, but also a fighter could be. [*]Strength & Dexterity: A regular fighting fighter. [*]Strength & Intelligence: I guess you are Beast from the X-Men. Or Bruce Banner. Oh wait that is not D&D. Oh! Roy from Order of the Stick is strong and smart, and that is D&D. So there you go. [*]Strength & Wisdom: Classic front-line cleric I suppose. Or a paladin. Except we don't want overlap so [*]Strength & Charisma: Everybody likes a shining paladin in white armor. [*]Dexterity & Constitution: This could be a certain type of ranger, especially if you don't mind a non-magic ranger. [*]Dexterity & Intelligence: The clever nimble catburglar type maybe. [*]Dexterity & Wisdom: Well I'm not sure what this would be. [*]Dexterity & Charisma: You can pick someone's pocket and then convince them someone else did it? or you are really good at cheating in poker and suchlike. Which comes up all the time in D&D. [*]Constitution & Intelligence: A wizard who is hard to kill? [*]Constitution & Wisdom: You are a survivor. You know the tricks to navigate hostile terrain and societies, and can tough it out when that isn't sufficient. Another good option for a ranger perhaps. Oh no dreaded overlap again. I'm tired, you figure it out. [*]Constitution & Charisma: Hey! Let's add a warlord class who inspires others by leading from the front. [*]Intelligence & Wisdom: I am gonna suggest the thaumaturge from Pathfinder 2 just because I love the class concept even if Pathfinder 2 gives me hives worse than D&D does. [*]Intelligence & Charisma: The mastermind-type rogue who gets others to do your dirty work for you. Not ideal for a PC class. Maybe an investigator type who can find clues and knows facts and can question people? Or I guess bard would be a good fit here. [*]Wisdom & Charisma: The warlord who leads from the back? [/LIST] Yeah this works well enough for becmi. [/QUOTE]
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