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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Wiseblood" data-source="post: 7393398" data-attributes="member: 42437">I disagree with the assertion that All rules are for powergaming. I might agree that all decision point rules in character creation are for powergaming. ie: put ability scores here or you will suck, pick this xxxx for this ability. Where xxxx can be feat, spell, skill, subclass, race, background is there more? It feels like there are more.....oh yeah ASI and equipment and magic items ...there may be more still and they happen regularly.In older editions powergaming was well....harder.In editions prior to Skills and Powers you could really only powergame with race, class, character kits and equipment. With some DMs allowing you to assign ability scores as you saw fit. If you look at this list four out of five had to be done at character creation.I don't think powergaming is bad. Some choices make sense from a role playing perspective but lets not kid ouselves here. Which came first the idea to use the best weapon in the game or the reason for why your charcter uses it? By the way, "I use it BECAUSE it is the best" is perfectly legit.You don't drive a supercar for the history of automobiles and engineering. You drive it for the charisma bonus and/or the performance.</blockquote>