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<blockquote data-quote="CleverNickName" data-source="post: 8496023" data-attributes="member: 50987">I lean toward play optimization...meaning that when I fill out my character sheet, I'm thinking about actually playing the character more than I'm thinking about bonuses and abilities.&nbsp; But that wasn't always the case, I used to go in HARD for optimization when I first started playing 5E.I don't know if everyone has the same problem, but every time I put together a highly-optimized set of stats on a character sheet, the actual character itself ends up feeling really boring to play.&nbsp; The numbers sure look good, but everything else about the character feels forced or contrived (&quot;Why did I choose the Criminal background?&nbsp; Well, I needed Stealth and Thieves Tools for my build.&nbsp; Let's just say I went to prison or whatever&quot;) and I usually end up doing the same three actions over and over (and over, and over) again.Nowadays, I start with a character concept that I think would be fun to play, then write the backstory and do a character sketch.&nbsp; Once those things are done and my DM and I are happy with them, I'll go through the books and choose a race, class, and background to fit the concept.&nbsp; One of the last things I do is roll my stats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CleverNickName, post: 8496023, member: 50987"] I lean toward play optimization...meaning that when I fill out my character sheet, I'm thinking about actually playing the character more than I'm thinking about bonuses and abilities. But that wasn't always the case, I used to go in HARD for optimization when I first started playing 5E. I don't know if everyone has the same problem, but every time I put together a highly-optimized set of stats on a character sheet, the actual character itself ends up feeling really boring to play. The numbers sure look good, but everything else about the character feels forced or contrived ("Why did I choose the Criminal background? Well, I needed Stealth and Thieves Tools for my build. Let's just say I went to prison or whatever") and I usually end up doing the same three actions over and over (and over, and over) again. Nowadays, I start with a character concept that I think would be fun to play, then write the backstory and do a character sketch. Once those things are done and my DM and I are happy with them, I'll go through the books and choose a race, class, and background to fit the concept. One of the last things I do is roll my stats. [/QUOTE]

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