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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 6704167" data-attributes="member: 5143">I still maintain that there will ALWAYS be decisions where you need to choose between roleplaying and optimizing.&nbsp; When those decisions come up and you can only choose one or the other, then the decision you make will determine the focus of your character.For instance, if you get a choice of a rules item of some sort and you can either choose &quot;+5 damage on all attacks&quot; and &quot;+5 to checks when dealing with dwarves&quot;, it's almost always a better optimized decision to choose the first one.&nbsp; You make way more attack rolls than you do &quot;checks dealing with Dwarves&quot;.&nbsp; However, your character is a little more rounded in terms of personality if you choose the second one.&nbsp; Instead of just being the guy who does slightly more damage with weapons, you now have a special bond with Dwarves.&nbsp; This makes for a more interesting story.&nbsp; How did you get that bond?&nbsp; Did you live with Dwarves for a while?&nbsp; Is there something about your personality that appeals to Dwarves?The other choice makes you more powerful in combat but it's likely either already explained as part of your character background &quot;I practice a lot with weapons...of course I'm good.&quot; or the story it creates is pretty lame(I trained with a master last week.&nbsp; He taught me to properly twist the blade).I believe there will always be choices like this.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 6704167, member: 5143"] I still maintain that there will ALWAYS be decisions where you need to choose between roleplaying and optimizing. When those decisions come up and you can only choose one or the other, then the decision you make will determine the focus of your character. For instance, if you get a choice of a rules item of some sort and you can either choose "+5 damage on all attacks" and "+5 to checks when dealing with dwarves", it's almost always a better optimized decision to choose the first one. You make way more attack rolls than you do "checks dealing with Dwarves". However, your character is a little more rounded in terms of personality if you choose the second one. Instead of just being the guy who does slightly more damage with weapons, you now have a special bond with Dwarves. This makes for a more interesting story. How did you get that bond? Did you live with Dwarves for a while? Is there something about your personality that appeals to Dwarves? The other choice makes you more powerful in combat but it's likely either already explained as part of your character background "I practice a lot with weapons...of course I'm good." or the story it creates is pretty lame(I trained with a master last week. He taught me to properly twist the blade). I believe there will always be choices like this. [/QUOTE]

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