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<blockquote data-quote="Sacrosanct" data-source="post: 8465815" data-attributes="member: 15700">My initial gut feeling when reading the OP was, &quot;Hey, that's an idea that deserves some deeper thought, because we often do thing we don't realize are ableist, or exclusive to people not like us.&quot;But I also recognize the slippery slope.&nbsp; If you shouldn't play low INT PCs because that's ableist, would that also be true of low STR (weak), DEX (clumsy), or CON (frail or immucompromised) characters too?&nbsp; So we shouldn't ever play a PC with a lower than average stat in any area?And that, I think, is up to each table, and what session zero is for, rather than take an blanket &quot;don't play X because you're doing bad things if you do.&quot;Edit I absolutely believe that if you want a D&amp;D game where no PC has a stat lower than average, that's totally legit and a fine way to play.&nbsp; But it should be done at an individual table.&nbsp; Some of my fondest memories are with a PC with low stats overcoming challenges against the odds.&nbsp; As long as you play them respectfully, I don't see why it should be prohibited.&nbsp; Especially when we then bring up the DM, and how is the DM supposed to play since many monsters have low scores.&nbsp; That opens up an entirely new discussion.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Sacrosanct, post: 8465815, member: 15700"] My initial gut feeling when reading the OP was, "Hey, that's an idea that deserves some deeper thought, because we often do thing we don't realize are ableist, or exclusive to people not like us." But I also recognize the slippery slope. If you shouldn't play low INT PCs because that's ableist, would that also be true of low STR (weak), DEX (clumsy), or CON (frail or immucompromised) characters too? So we shouldn't ever play a PC with a lower than average stat in any area? And that, I think, is up to each table, and what session zero is for, rather than take an blanket "don't play X because you're doing bad things if you do." [I]Edit[/I] I absolutely believe that if you want a D&D game where no PC has a stat lower than average, that's totally legit and a fine way to play. But it should be done at an individual table. Some of my fondest memories are with a PC with low stats overcoming challenges against the odds. As long as you play them respectfully, I don't see why it should be prohibited. Especially when we then bring up the DM, and how is the DM supposed to play since many monsters have low scores. That opens up an entirely new discussion. [/QUOTE]

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