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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8385632" data-attributes="member: 23751">Yep.&nbsp; I don't repeat monsters very often.&nbsp; PCs are repeated all the time.&nbsp; When one dies.&nbsp; When a new campaign starts. Absolutely.&nbsp; I do have them roll hit points with advantage, though. Hit points are too important in 5e to have someone roll poorly due to bad luck.&nbsp; This is my first campaign with the hit point advantage rule, though.&nbsp; It's an experiment and we will see if hit points swing too far in the other direction or not.As I've pointed out repeatedly, I've only played 5e twice as a player.&nbsp; Since I DM most of the time, I haven't had time to roll poorly yet.Apparently farmers are badass, since that's exactly what the farmer's son gets for just picking up dear old dad's sword.There is a certain amount of unrealistic things that I have to accept for the game to play.&nbsp; That doesn't mean I have to accept them all.&nbsp; I can change things like getting rid of arrays and having players roll for hit points without the game breaking down.&nbsp; I'm not going to make every fighter have to go to fighter training school in order to be a fighter.At some point there's such a thing as too much realism. Where we draw the line differs from person to person.&nbsp; You are apparently okay with far less realism than I am, but that doesn't mean that I am trying to mirror reality.Yes and no.&nbsp; First, Drizzt is not a Lancer.&nbsp; He's not a foil to the hero. He IS the hero.&nbsp; Second, the rebel(or against type) is itself an archetype in a general way, but it's not an archetype for that race.&nbsp; All the Drizzt clones in the world didn't create a new drow archetype.&nbsp; It just takes a feat.&nbsp; And you get +1 strength out of it as well.Sure +1 AC is tempting and some will take it.&nbsp; I'm arguing your claim that most clerics will have a 12 or higher dexterity.&nbsp; We don't know where dex will fall, because there are other temptations as well, such as doing better at an entire pillar by putting it in charisma instead.&nbsp; And then there are RP reasons for putting it elsewhere.In the context of PCs, it just means higher stats in general, not that they are an exception to racial bonus rules&nbsp; So if a commoner has 10, 10, 12, 10, 10, 10.&nbsp; A PC might have 12, 12, 14, 12, 12, 12.With racial bonuses, yes.There have been at least 2-3 others here doing it as well.&nbsp; So that's an incorrect statement.Sure it does.&nbsp; I will bet you very good money that it works out very well for him.&nbsp; If it didn't, he wouldn't continue to play that way. He's been doing it for decades.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8385632, member: 23751"] Yep. I don't repeat monsters very often. PCs are repeated all the time. When one dies. When a new campaign starts. Absolutely. I do have them roll hit points with advantage, though. Hit points are too important in 5e to have someone roll poorly due to bad luck. This is my first campaign with the hit point advantage rule, though. It's an experiment and we will see if hit points swing too far in the other direction or not. As I've pointed out repeatedly, I've only played 5e twice as a player. Since I DM most of the time, I haven't had time to roll poorly yet. Apparently farmers are badass, since that's exactly what the farmer's son gets for just picking up dear old dad's sword. There is a certain amount of unrealistic things that I have to accept for the game to play. That doesn't mean I have to accept them all. I can change things like getting rid of arrays and having players roll for hit points without the game breaking down. I'm not going to make every fighter have to go to fighter training school in order to be a fighter. At some point there's such a thing as too much realism. Where we draw the line differs from person to person. You are apparently okay with far less realism than I am, but that doesn't mean that I am trying to mirror reality. Yes and no. First, Drizzt is not a Lancer. He's not a foil to the hero. He IS the hero. Second, the rebel(or against type) is itself an archetype in a general way, but it's not an archetype for that race. All the Drizzt clones in the world didn't create a new drow archetype. It just takes a feat. And you get +1 strength out of it as well. Sure +1 AC is tempting and some will take it. I'm arguing your claim that most clerics will have a 12 or higher dexterity. We don't know where dex will fall, because there are other temptations as well, such as doing better at an entire pillar by putting it in charisma instead. And then there are RP reasons for putting it elsewhere. In the context of PCs, it just means higher stats in general, not that they are an exception to racial bonus rules So if a commoner has 10, 10, 12, 10, 10, 10. A PC might have 12, 12, 14, 12, 12, 12. With racial bonuses, yes. There have been at least 2-3 others here doing it as well. So that's an incorrect statement. Sure it does. I will bet you very good money that it works out very well for him. If it didn't, he wouldn't continue to play that way. He's been doing it for decades. [/QUOTE]

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