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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 6384292" data-attributes="member: 12731">I believe the game is set up for even high level characters to begin without any magic gear. That item-less characters are expected to work &quot;just fine&quot;. They won't shine, but they won't be hosed either. And then a few quick adventures later, they have the two or three items they most need, and everything is back to &quot;normal&quot; again.But still, it's an intriguing thought you bring up. It would definitely open up many more character concepts if you could ensure a 19 in a particular attribute <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />However, do mind this would take up one of your precious three attunement slots. Only when the DMG arrives will we know the true cost of such a thing. Personally, I suspect &quot;losing&quot; one of your three slots just to shore up your bordeline character concept will be a significant cost in itself. Hopefully, it will feel &quot;just right&quot;: neither so cripplingly expensive you can't do it, but sufficiently costly that many people will still go for the streamlined PHB options to conserve that attunement slot. <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&nbsp; &nbsp; :)"&nbsp; data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />Edit: And yes, going for a Str 8 barbarian that simply deflates whenever he loses his Gauntlets is probably a bad idea... <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&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> I prefer to consider builds whose &quot;artificial&quot; stat is a non-essential one. (A Str/Con barbarian with insta-Dex 19 could grudgingly put on armor until he can find his lost &quot;19&quot; item; and will still &quot;work&quot; even without his item)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 6384292, member: 12731"] I believe the game is set up for even high level characters to begin without any magic gear. That item-less characters are expected to work "just fine". They won't shine, but they won't be hosed either. And then a few quick adventures later, they have the two or three items they most need, and everything is back to "normal" again. But still, it's an intriguing thought you bring up. It would definitely open up many more character concepts if you could ensure a 19 in a particular attribute :) However, do mind this would take up one of your precious three attunement slots. Only when the DMG arrives will we know the true cost of such a thing. Personally, I suspect "losing" one of your three slots just to shore up your bordeline character concept will be a significant cost in itself. Hopefully, it will feel "just right": neither so cripplingly expensive you can't do it, but sufficiently costly that many people will still go for the streamlined PHB options to conserve that attunement slot. :) Edit: And yes, going for a Str 8 barbarian that simply deflates whenever he loses his Gauntlets is probably a bad idea... ;) I prefer to consider builds whose "artificial" stat is a non-essential one. (A Str/Con barbarian with insta-Dex 19 could grudgingly put on armor until he can find his lost "19" item; and will still "work" even without his item) [/QUOTE]

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