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<blockquote data-quote="Lillika" data-source="post: 7400164" data-attributes="member: 6852869">There is a difference between making a character that works and power gaming.&nbsp; There is also a difference between making the most of a character that they play as well.&nbsp; For example a rogue that works very hard at getting advantage and hiding as much as they can, are getting the most out of their character.&nbsp; This same character might take feats and abilities to help them hide better and do the most damage on a successful sneak attack.&nbsp; In the same tone if the rest of the party is just not making the most of their characters for example a monk thinking they can just tank everything or a wizard who uses fireball when not needed and then doesn't have it when its needed (or takes feign death and uses it alot).&nbsp; Then said character who just plays his character to his or her strengths just looks like a power gamer in comparison.Also while taking paly2 sorcererx and finding a way to abuse booming blade with a lance is far different than trying to make Shadow Blade work on a single class sorcerer.&nbsp; Both look the same but one is about pure power and the other is about making something cool and flavorful and both take about as much work.&nbsp; Sometimes its finding the difference between the two that is all the difference.&nbsp; That said in my home campaign I ran several years ago, I had several very very powerful characters that did what they did very well and liked it.&nbsp; So it was my job to give them a challenge but still let feel good for being badasses.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Lillika, post: 7400164, member: 6852869"] There is a difference between making a character that works and power gaming. There is also a difference between making the most of a character that they play as well. For example a rogue that works very hard at getting advantage and hiding as much as they can, are getting the most out of their character. This same character might take feats and abilities to help them hide better and do the most damage on a successful sneak attack. In the same tone if the rest of the party is just not making the most of their characters for example a monk thinking they can just tank everything or a wizard who uses fireball when not needed and then doesn't have it when its needed (or takes feign death and uses it alot). Then said character who just plays his character to his or her strengths just looks like a power gamer in comparison. Also while taking paly2 sorcererx and finding a way to abuse booming blade with a lance is far different than trying to make Shadow Blade work on a single class sorcerer. Both look the same but one is about pure power and the other is about making something cool and flavorful and both take about as much work. Sometimes its finding the difference between the two that is all the difference. That said in my home campaign I ran several years ago, I had several very very powerful characters that did what they did very well and liked it. So it was my job to give them a challenge but still let feel good for being badasses. [/QUOTE]

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