Character experiment

[tglassy]

Y'all have made some good points, in that an 18 is fairly common and there's no reason to go as low as a 3. So Let's up the Anti a bit.

If you could get a guaranteed 20 on a stat at lvl 1, and be allowed to raise it up to 30 through ASI's or whatnot, but have to take a 3 in another stat, which stats would you use, what classes could you come up with, remembering what a 3 in a stat means.

For example, a Barbarian or Wizard with a 3 in Wisdom rarely even notices where they are, let alone other people. They have no perception, let alone insight.

 

[shadowoflameth]

Personally, I'd go with the same. RAW you can go beyond 20 eventually, but not with ASI unless you have a special ability that allows that. You could get a Magic Manual as a rare magic item that allows you to get to 22. And at 20th, the barbarian can get to 24, and epic boons can give 2 more. The wish spell could give you an increase too.

 

[FrogReaver]

Y'all have made some good points, in that an 18 is fairly common and there's no reason to go as low as a 3. So Let's up the Anti a bit.

If you could get a guaranteed 20 on a stat at lvl 1, and be allowed to raise it up to 30 through ASI's or whatnot, but have to take a 3 in another stat, which stats would you use, what classes could you come up with, remembering what a 3 in a stat means.

For example, a Barbarian or Wizard with a 3 in Wisdom rarely even notices where they are, let alone other people. They have no perception, let alone insight.

Dex fighter. Dumb as a brick.