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<blockquote data-quote="Mistwell" data-source="post: 9639328" data-attributes="member: 2525">I make my PCs more powerful than everyone else because everyone else in my group makes their PCs so weak (mechanically and with in-game choices), and our DM uses published adventures, that we'd get absolutely trounced all the time or force the DM to tweak every encounter downward in power if I didn't focus on making up some of that difference. I never hog the spotlight, others probably rarely notice my PC is more powerful, but I am pretty sure the DM notices and is OK with it.This is not me complaining about our other players. Everyone I play with is awesome. It's not a judgement on their choices. I'm merely explaining why I make the choices I make.To demonstrate just how true this is, my rogue in the game I am thinking of is hands down the most powerful PC in a game with a Wizard, a Sorcerer, and a Druid (along with a Monk and Paladin). Which let me tell you, is hard to pull off given how inherently powerful the mechanics of a Wizard, Sorcerer, or Druid happen to be, and how inherently weaker a Rogue framework is relative to those full casters. But it's 100% true. I am not even sure the Sorcerer player is aware she HAS spells to chose from which are not cantrips half the time. But she absolutely shines in social encounters, because of the charisma of the player.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mistwell, post: 9639328, member: 2525"] I make my PCs more powerful than everyone else because everyone else in my group makes their PCs so weak (mechanically and with in-game choices), and our DM uses published adventures, that we'd get absolutely trounced all the time or force the DM to tweak every encounter downward in power if I didn't focus on making up some of that difference. I never hog the spotlight, others probably rarely notice my PC is more powerful, but I am pretty sure the DM notices and is OK with it. This is not me complaining about our other players. Everyone I play with is awesome. It's not a judgement on their choices. I'm merely explaining why I make the choices I make. To demonstrate just how true this is, my rogue in the game I am thinking of is hands down the most powerful PC in a game with a Wizard, a Sorcerer, and a Druid (along with a Monk and Paladin). Which let me tell you, is hard to pull off given how inherently powerful the mechanics of a Wizard, Sorcerer, or Druid happen to be, and how inherently weaker a Rogue framework is relative to those full casters. But it's 100% true. I am not even sure the Sorcerer player is aware she HAS spells to chose from which are not cantrips half the time. But she absolutely shines in social encounters, because of the charisma of the player. [/QUOTE]

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