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<blockquote data-quote="James Gasik" data-source="post: 9018052" data-attributes="member: 6877472">I guess I need to clarify.&nbsp; There's min/maxing, such as playing a Dwarf Fighter and putting a low score in Charisma because the ability score almost doesn't matter at some tables (I don't think I've ever seen a DM use the encounter reaction rules, instead they sort of &quot;wing it&quot; when it comes to NPC interactions.&nbsp; I almost always take Etiquette when I make a 2e character, but am rarely asked to roll it).There's just doing what the books tell you: &quot;oh my prime requisite is Strength?&nbsp; And I get a special bonus for really high Strength?&nbsp; Right, I'm putting my best score there!&quot;.There's making the best of a not so great character, like having a Str 9 Crossbow specialist Fighter.What I ran into a lot however, was &quot;ugh, all of the above is so min/maxxed and lame!&nbsp; My character has a 30-page backstory, I'm a Str 11 Peasant Hero specialized in clubs (such versatile weapons, and they're free!), who doesn't wear armor heavier than padded!&quot;And then grumble when somehow (all the sarcasm), this character didn't immediately become a smash hit or the darling of the DM.&nbsp; And if their character died or they got bored of them?They'd go right back to making a new deliberately terrible character, lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="James Gasik, post: 9018052, member: 6877472"] I guess I need to clarify. There's min/maxing, such as playing a Dwarf Fighter and putting a low score in Charisma because the ability score almost doesn't matter at some tables (I don't think I've ever seen a DM use the encounter reaction rules, instead they sort of "wing it" when it comes to NPC interactions. I almost always take Etiquette when I make a 2e character, but am rarely asked to roll it). There's just doing what the books tell you: "oh my prime requisite is Strength? And I get a special bonus for really high Strength? Right, I'm putting my best score there!". There's making the best of a not so great character, like having a Str 9 Crossbow specialist Fighter. What I ran into a lot however, was "ugh, all of the above is so min/maxxed and lame! My character has a 30-page backstory, I'm a Str 11 Peasant Hero specialized in clubs (such versatile weapons, and they're free!), who doesn't wear armor heavier than padded!" And then grumble when somehow (all the sarcasm), this character didn't immediately become a smash hit or the darling of the DM. And if their character died or they got bored of them? They'd go right back to making a new deliberately terrible character, lol. [/QUOTE]

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