DND_Reborn
The High Aldwin
True, but many weren't. But soldiers become generals become presidents or kings, other leaders rise through the ranks to fill lesser leadership roles. Rebellions happened and their leaders became the new kings as hundreds of nobles were put to death. A lot of these were rulers who rose or took over or whatever and could do it with average scores.most of those were born kings not the I went from a freeman to rulers of nations the latter has to be more exceptional as mobility up was not tolerated like it is today.
Regardless, the point stands. you don't need a special feat or any such thing. just put a better score in something and use the ASI to raise it +2. Most classes only need two scores, and you can have three 14's to start the game with point buy and not have anything else below a 10. with racial bumps, you have a 16 and 15 for your main scores, and put the 14 in a mental score which will help with the skills you want.
All such a feat does is encourage min/maxing of ability scores because now a feat can make up for the negative. I mean, with point buy I can spend 4 points to raise a 13 to 15 or 8 to 12. The +2 ASI can also raise 13 to 15, but an 8 only to a 10. You are better off with good and average scores and raise the goods to greats later than having dump stats if you don't like to have them.