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<blockquote data-quote="Tony Vargas" data-source="post: 6880639" data-attributes="member: 996">I assume you've already considered:&nbsp; Playing a Variant Human for a 'free' feat; using random generation &amp; going with feats if you happen to roll well; playing a fighter for the bonus ASIs? According to common wisdom - and reputed WotC market research - yeah.&nbsp; (Of course, some of us have.&nbsp; I had one PC reach 18th in my 10+ year AD&amp;D campaign (most only got to 14th), I was in 3.x campaigns that reached 13th, I've played/ran 4e at Paragon &amp; Epic.&nbsp; But those're always anecdotal.)&nbsp; Besides, 5e's exp chart maximizes the time spent at levels 4-through-10th.I empathize.&nbsp; I quite liked feats and they are a bit marginalized. Starting at 3rd with a 'free' feat right off the bat, for instance, would give more chargen options and more fully-realized starting character concepts.&nbsp; Feats instead of ASIs at specific levels could work, so there's no trade-off, but a formula everyone sticks to.&nbsp; Feats instead of ASIs, and just higher stats (a more generous array) could work.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Tony Vargas, post: 6880639, member: 996"] I assume you've already considered: Playing a Variant Human for a 'free' feat; using random generation & going with feats if you happen to roll well; playing a fighter for the bonus ASIs? According to common wisdom - and reputed WotC market research - yeah. (Of course, some of us have. I had one PC reach 18th in my 10+ year AD&D campaign (most only got to 14th), I was in 3.x campaigns that reached 13th, I've played/ran 4e at Paragon & Epic. But those're always anecdotal.) Besides, 5e's exp chart maximizes the time spent at levels 4-through-10th. I empathize. I quite liked feats and they are a bit marginalized. Starting at 3rd with a 'free' feat right off the bat, for instance, would give more chargen options and more fully-realized starting character concepts. Feats instead of ASIs at specific levels could work, so there's no trade-off, but a formula everyone sticks to. Feats instead of ASIs, and just higher stats (a more generous array) could work. [/QUOTE]

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