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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sunseeker" data-source="post: 5932837">Attempting to not metagame is the height of metagaming.Sometimes I "build" characters with a theme in mind, even if that theme is less effective in the context of the campaign or incredibly effective in one area(combat/exploration/social) and none of the others.Some folks like stat-monsters.  I don't believe that being a stat-monster is what makes them bland.  I believe it is the players failing to add fluff and flavor to them.  Statistically, a high-dex, high-str, high-con fighter is a great build, but saying that he is also Jason the Proud, Captain of the Guard of Rock Ridge, slayer of the mighty wright Headless Lamar makes him into a creative character, even though he is also a stat-monster.I once played a game where we picked our class basically by our dice rolls.  It really wasn't very much fun.  I didn't end up playing a class I enjoyed(I think I ended up as a Wizard), my character as defined by my stats wasn't any more creative when my stats defined my class than when I let my class define my stats.Probability is a fickle minstress.  I've seen folks roll 4 sets of 18's and two 16's and then reroll their lowest into a 17.  I've seen folks purposely kill their character because their five 8's and one 12 made them absolutely useless.I've come to the conclusion that it is simply best if I let my players play what they enjoy, rather then let some random number generation determine it for them.If folks want to be concepts, stat-monsters, power-gamers, role-players, I don't care, that's their choice.  I'm here as DM to make the game fun for everyone, not satisfy my dictatorial desires.</blockquote>

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