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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Larcen" data-source="post: 48993" data-attributes="member: 2406">I respectably disagree.  While creating all the characters around what the party needs makes a lot of tactical sense, it's not too realistic that a band of strangers who just met are all going to meet people who are perfectly compatible with each other.  (Unless of course the campaign or background is built around the fact that this is a well-rounded team created for some purpose.)Also, I would think that the most important criteria for creating a character is what YOU want to roleplay, not what the party needs.  An unbalanced party may even be FUN (since it requires more creative thinking) if they get themselves into situations they can't handle.I think it's harsh to try and persuade someone in the group who wants to play a fighter to take a wizard instead simply because the group needs a wizard.  No one wants to to be stuck with a class they don't want.  Especially for a long running ongoing campaign.You're in luck.  ANY cleric can do all that quite well.  That's what they are designed to do.  Seriously, if that's all you want from the character, he already has it.  So don't worry about min/maxing, just create someone that you think will be fun to play.Holy smokes!  I won't be as harsh as Xahn'Tyr, but those ARE fantastic stats.  Looks like your character is already well on his way to being min/maxed here.  What method does your group use to roll stats??</blockquote>

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