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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Mustrum_Ridcully" data-source="post: 2891357" data-attributes="member: 710">I don't see anything wrong with that. I certainly would find a character with a (starting) ability score of 18 okay. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />But to the rest of the original post: I don't think that high ability score is bad or abuse per se. It is, first and foremost, a high ability score. Especially for the Monk, a single high ability score isn't that great. It is expensive (especially if you assume the offical baseline - even if not actual practice, except in groups like mine - of 25 point buy) to get there, and a Monk needs other abilities, too. The Multiple Ability Dependency cannot fully be compensated with single high ability score. Though it certainly helps. But in the specific example, I think a Monk would probably benefit equally if he would focus on another ability, or spread out the ability points. MAD has one "advantage" - next to any improvement to an ability score will make a substantial benefit to the characters effectiveness. A Full Plate Fighter gains little from a bonus to Wisdom or Dexterity, but a Monk will be very happy about it. I think enhancement bonus isn't such a great idea, but increasing the individual bonus to +2 and switching to a lower number of bumps (and not allowing it to stack) might be a good idea. Barbarian Rage is a good comparision, if I think about it. Okay, the proposed benefits are permanent, but in combat, this doesn't make such a big difference (since a mid to high level Barbarian will probably be able to rage in any encounter that requires it)The idea of Warrior Styles is nice. Maybe expanding on the PHB II Combat Form (Focus?) feats could be a good idea (granting them as bonus feats?)</blockquote>

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