Storm Raven
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Raven Crowking said:Excepting, of course, that if you were a cavalier, you couldn't gain double specialization (or even specialization). One requirement is that you are a single-class fighter or ranger.
Cavaliers (and paladins) had their own set of bonuses for attacking with various weapons - which were almost as powerful and far more versatile than the fighter's specialization.
And, Shadeydm, you can gain double specialization at 1st level.
Which makes getting the +3 to attacks and damage a much more reliable character element for a 1e character than the bonuses from high strength for a 3e character.
However, there is only one new method of rolling ability scores in the UA; it is not 9d6 for every ability score. It is intended to ensure that you can make the minimum requirements for any class, though, so close enough.
Sure, it varies by class, so fighters roll 9d6 for Strength, and 7d6 for Dexterity and so on. To munckin out a double weapon using fighter using UA, one only needs high Strength and high Dexterity, so the fact that you "only" roll 3d6 for Charisma is of almost no consequence.