clearstream
(He, Him)
I know several people have used the framing 'isn't required' but I still don't fully understand that idea. Nothing is 'required,' right? It's just a game. Only some things are more fun, more satisfying, preferred, likeable, enjoyable etc.It isn't required. However after level 6 and 7, you might really feel the need to buff your primary if you didn't start with a 16 nor buff it by then.
It's not required to have a 16 instead of 14, 14 instead of 12, 12 instead of 10, and so on. I suppose I would ask - where are you drawing the line, and why? And if - as it seems here - the 'required' line is being drawn between 14 and 16, what is significant about that point? And why is it significant at 1st level but not say after 4th when every character has a chance to jump over it? Why don't we draw the line between 10 and 12? If the consequences in play are really so insignificant?
For clarity, that is three questions. How is required defined? Why is the line drawn where it is? Why is it okay for that change within tier 1?