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<blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 8191917" data-attributes="member: 6879661">That because at that point, I didn’t think it was a controversial point.Wearing heavy armour comes with a serious aesthetic penalty for many people who don’t want their caster in chainmail. Not everyone wants to play Dwarf or take a level of fighter.Dex is still the super stat, throughout 5e. I’m amazed you’re suggesting otherwise. Even then high Dex is also not a ‘Need’ it’s a ‘Want’.Con + on spending HD is nice, but hardly essential in a system where you get all your hp on a long rest.Con to Concentration is also nice but hardly essential when avoiding getting hit is better than taking a hit... either with protections like shield or better still by staying out of melee. Warcaster also makes a high con less necessary. At the levels where Concentration is a problem it is very rare that I don’t have an alternative concentration spell ready to go.The idea of beefy armoured wizards walking around may suit your style of game. To claim it’s essential is frankly absurd. I remember similar claims on the Paizo boards claiming a wizard couldn’t survive without 16 Con. It was as nonsensical then as it is now.A wizard can function perfectly fine in a party with Con 10 or 12. Anything more is a Want not a Need in anything other than an optimizers party or white room theorycrafting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="TheSword, post: 8191917, member: 6879661"] That because at that point, I didn’t think it was a controversial point. Wearing heavy armour comes with a serious aesthetic penalty for many people who don’t want their caster in chainmail. Not everyone wants to play Dwarf or take a level of fighter. Dex is still the super stat, throughout 5e. I’m amazed you’re suggesting otherwise. Even then high Dex is also not a ‘Need’ it’s a ‘Want’. Con + on spending HD is nice, but hardly essential in a system where you get all your hp on a long rest. Con to Concentration is also nice but hardly essential when avoiding getting hit is better than taking a hit... either with protections like shield or better still by staying out of melee. Warcaster also makes a high con less necessary. At the levels where Concentration is a problem it is very rare that I don’t have an alternative concentration spell ready to go. The idea of beefy armoured wizards walking around may suit your style of game. To claim it’s essential is frankly absurd. I remember similar claims on the Paizo boards claiming a wizard couldn’t survive without 16 Con. It was as nonsensical then as it is now. A wizard can function perfectly fine in a party with Con 10 or 12. Anything more is a Want not a Need in anything other than an optimizers party or white room theorycrafting. [/QUOTE]

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