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<blockquote data-quote="ccs" data-source="post: 8319066" data-attributes="member: 6803664">Bull.It depends on 1) the character you're playing, 2) HOW you're playing that character.I have a barbarian character who, for her 2nd feat, I took Linguist.&nbsp; She's now fluent in fantasy pseudo-Egyptian/Arabic - wich was of great help to both her personally &amp; to the party during that campaign/adventure.&nbsp; Far more so than adding another + to hit/damage could ever be.So why'd I choose Linguist vs an ASI?Because this is 5e &amp; I wasn't having any real issues hitting targets.&nbsp; And I was happy with her damage output, AC (even while raging), HP totals, Saves, etc.&nbsp; Another +1 to any of these wouldn't appreciably matter.&nbsp; Certainly wouldn't be interesting either.So why Linguist vs some other feat?&nbsp; Specifically some combat feat?Because of how play was developing.&nbsp; One of this characters ideals/bonds/whatever is that she's a survivor.&nbsp; The character was adapting to the environment/society she found herself forced into. (we were playing Desert of Desolation - to kick things off the PCs are exiled into the desert.&nbsp; It's either go forth into the DoD to track down raiders or be executed....)Hitting things harder? &nbsp; Hitting things more?&nbsp; Doing tricky things in combat?&nbsp; None of that was what was needed.&nbsp; And she wasn't training/studying/practicing any of those things beyond what general leveling up would represent.She was however, since about the 3rd session+, always trying to decipher the ancient scripts/runes/etc the party kept finding &amp; trying learn the native tongue of the region.So I didn't take an 8th lv ASI.&nbsp; Or a combat feat.&nbsp; And as a result my barbarian doesn't hit things quite as often or quite as hard as the next players.&nbsp; Nor does she do tricky things during a fight.Instead?&nbsp; She's fluent in fantasy pseudo-Egyptian/Arabic.Has that crippled her?&nbsp; Nope.&nbsp; Not at all.&nbsp; It has made her a more interesting character than alot of other players barbarians who just hit things more/harder.1st, it's not quite accurate that you get no ASI.&nbsp; You do.&nbsp; +1 Str/Dex several times along that chain.&nbsp; You can (should) plan around that.2nd, unless being human is an important aspect of this hypothetical character, you could probably skip a few steps by making a Dwarf or an Elf, or something.3rd?&nbsp; This seems like a really convoluted method to express this concept.&nbsp;&nbsp; But if that is the route you deem best represents the character you're imagining?&nbsp; Go for it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="ccs, post: 8319066, member: 6803664"] Bull. It depends on 1) the character you're playing, 2) HOW you're playing that character. I have a barbarian character who, for her 2nd feat, I took Linguist. She's now fluent in fantasy pseudo-Egyptian/Arabic - wich was of great help to both her personally & to the party during that campaign/adventure. Far more so than adding another + to hit/damage could ever be. So why'd I choose Linguist vs an ASI? Because this is 5e & I wasn't having any real issues hitting targets. And I was happy with her damage output, AC (even while raging), HP totals, Saves, etc. Another +1 to any of these wouldn't appreciably matter. Certainly wouldn't be interesting either. So why Linguist vs some other feat? Specifically some combat feat? Because of how play was developing. One of this characters ideals/bonds/whatever is that she's a survivor. The character was adapting to the environment/society she found herself forced into. [SIZE=2](we were playing Desert of Desolation - to kick things off the PCs are exiled into the desert. It's either go forth into the DoD to track down raiders or be executed....)[/SIZE] [SIZE=4]Hitting things harder? [/SIZE] Hitting things more? Doing tricky things in combat? None of that was what was needed. And she wasn't training/studying/practicing any of those things beyond what general leveling up would represent. She was however, since about the 3rd session+, always trying to decipher the ancient scripts/runes/etc the party kept finding & trying learn the native tongue of the region. So I didn't take an 8th lv ASI. Or a combat feat. And as a result my barbarian doesn't hit things [I]quite[/I] as often or [I]quite[/I] as hard as the next players. Nor does she do tricky things during a fight. Instead? She's fluent in fantasy pseudo-Egyptian/Arabic. Has that crippled her? Nope. Not at all. It has made her a more interesting [I]character[/I] than alot of other players barbarians who just hit things more/harder. 1st, it's not quite accurate that you get no ASI. You do. +1 Str/Dex several times along that chain. You can (should) plan around that. 2nd, unless being human is an important aspect of this hypothetical character, you could probably skip a few steps by making a Dwarf or an Elf, or something. 3rd? This seems like a [I]really[/I] convoluted method to express this concept. But if that is the route you deem best represents the character you're imagining? Go for it. [/QUOTE]

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