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Message: <blockquote data-quote="buzzard" data-source="post: 62539" data-attributes="member: 3003">If I'm in life or death situations do I want a well trained professional, or a rank amateur? Does my character want a big strong half-orc barbarian who can hold up his end of a battle, or a mediocre bard who contributes little fighting alongside him?Then again, you appear to still be min-maxing. The highest stat is still the utility stat. Where's the depth of roleplaying in that? Why not have the bard with the 20 str, and the 8 chr, and play that out? Gee, why doesn't the person just ask to make his character with a 10 point buy? He's already discarded a few points on a lark. Why not a 0 point buy? A set of 8's across the board would make for a so much more fulfilling roleplaying experience don't you think?I'm curious, why am I supposed to respect someone for sub-optimal character design? Is there some accepted stimga attached to being good at something, or god forbid, the best even?It is in fact no better, no worse, and equally pointless. It certainly is a choice. It is also obviously a bad choice. As I will state, I am not playing a character who hangs around in bars to drink beer and meet interesting people. I am playing an adventurer. This is someone who goes out and risks his life. He may well decide that the half orc bard is an entertaining person to sit in a bar and swap stories with, but when it comes to his butt on the line, he will find another person to travel with. Mind you, in LG games I will not have that choice, and will likely someday have a half orc bard inflicted on me, but I certainly won't decide that they are optimal companions. Buzzard</blockquote>

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