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<blockquote data-quote="Garthanos" data-source="post: 4689992" data-attributes="member: 82504">I have said it before but I think it deserves re-presented... In real life there are more than one way to skin a cat... accomplishing the same goals by maximizing ones own best capabilities is how very successful people operate. It's not some wishy-washy the game cant decide thing, it's actually a better simulation ;-), the desperate circumstance of being attacked in a deadly way really is the time this seems most appropriate. As an example, I could easily argue using wisdom for a reflex defense (you notice the attackers most likely goal and adjust your defense to accommodate before it can be done).Melding or blending the attributes which might contribute would be too bland in its own way allowing that the other attributes are in there but de-emphasized by the individual character because that would be the losers method... playing to ones strengths is the winners technique and heroes are nothing if not winners. Elric of Melnibone be damned ;-)I guess what I am saying is that don't break the cool parts with your fix...Cool fixes which encourage diverse attribute selection seem possible.. but they I think they can be found at a different level.&nbsp;I do agree we might need more reasons to pick constitution over strength (In PHB2 their is a flood gate of primal characters coming and high constitution in a battlerager is already very nice). I dislike &quot;easy&quot; mono-attribute characters, I want some fighter at wills that exploit INT and WIZ and Encounters and Dailies that even more emphasize CON, I want more Wizard, class features (builds) which bring Wisdom better in to the picture.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Garthanos, post: 4689992, member: 82504"] I have said it before but I think it deserves re-presented... In real life there are more than one way to skin a cat... accomplishing the same goals by maximizing ones own best capabilities is how very successful people operate. It's not some wishy-washy the game cant decide thing, it's actually a better simulation ;-), the desperate circumstance of being attacked in a deadly way really is the time this seems most appropriate. As an example, I could easily argue using wisdom for a reflex defense (you notice the attackers most likely goal and adjust your defense to accommodate before it can be done). Melding or blending the attributes which might contribute would be too bland in its own way allowing that the other attributes are in there but de-emphasized by the individual character because that would be the losers method... playing to ones strengths is the winners technique and heroes are nothing if not winners. Elric of Melnibone be damned ;-) I guess what I am saying is that don't break the cool parts with your fix...Cool fixes which encourage diverse attribute selection seem possible.. but they I think they can be found at a different level. I do agree we might need more reasons to pick constitution over strength (In PHB2 their is a flood gate of primal characters coming and high constitution in a battlerager is already very nice). I dislike "easy" mono-attribute characters, I want some fighter at wills that exploit INT and WIZ and Encounters and Dailies that even more emphasize CON, I want more Wizard, class features (builds) which bring Wisdom better in to the picture. [/QUOTE]

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