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Message: <blockquote data-quote="TheSword" data-source="post: 9893788" data-attributes="member: 6879661">I agree to an extent and obviously play that way in my regular D&D games up to this point. However in some games that can become an unsatisfying arms race. Regular horrors become irrelevant  or insignificant. Sure I can fine tune enemies to a 110% to match the PCs. But you could also dial back the PCsSurely ability points are a scalable resource by design otherwise there would be an expectation that every PC starts with max primary stat. That might be how a lot of people play but I don’t think it’s a given. If it’s possible for the max stat to be lower and the game still work then why can’t secondary stats also be lower.A game where players get +2 to their hp at every level will play differently to a game where most PCs get their base roll or, god forbid, -1 to a roll.I guess I’d refer back to my original question, what is this meddling with and what unintentional consequences are there? Or maybe there is a more fundamental question - does a PC have to have 18 to 20 in a primary stat to feel fun?</blockquote>