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<blockquote data-quote="BiggusGeekus" data-source="post: 1692198" data-attributes="member: 1014">Sure.Min/Max means emphasizing your strengths at the expense of weakness that don't really matter.&nbsp; Roleplay is never a conideration.Let's say you have a barbarian.&nbsp; Barbrians only use Charisma for the Intimidate skill.&nbsp; So you put your lowest attribute in Charisma and your highest in Strength.&nbsp; That's a very common min/max that isn't a big deal, but some of them can get pretty wild.&nbsp; For example, later on, you decide your barbrian's armor class is too low.&nbsp; So you take a level of fighter for the armor proficiencies and then go back to being a barbarian.&nbsp; I'm sure other people can provide you with other examples.Personally, I don't feel that min/maxing is so bad.&nbsp; These are decisions that the player can make for his character and you want the players making as many decisions as possible.&nbsp; If I found out that my players were pouring over the books for hours on end trying to get the most efficient/powerful/whatever character, I'd be in a pretty good mood.&nbsp; After all, I can always make the encounters a little harder!Happy gaming!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="BiggusGeekus, post: 1692198, member: 1014"] Sure. Min/Max means emphasizing your strengths at the expense of weakness that don't really matter. Roleplay is never a conideration. Let's say you have a barbarian. Barbrians only use Charisma for the Intimidate skill. So you put your lowest attribute in Charisma and your highest in Strength. That's a very common min/max that isn't a big deal, but some of them can get pretty wild. For example, later on, you decide your barbrian's armor class is too low. So you take a level of fighter for the armor proficiencies and then go back to being a barbarian. I'm sure other people can provide you with other examples. Personally, I don't feel that min/maxing is so bad. These are decisions that the player can make for his character and you want the players making as many decisions as possible. If I found out that my players were pouring over the books for hours on end trying to get the most efficient/powerful/whatever character, I'd be in a pretty good mood. After all, I can [i]always[/i] make the encounters a little harder! Happy gaming! [/QUOTE]

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