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<blockquote data-quote="TwoSix" data-source="post: 7884517" data-attributes="member: 205"><p>This might be a new-school versus old-school thing.&nbsp; To me, if a particular character has the characteristics of a high attribute as part of their identity (like King Arthur or Tanis displaying a high Charisma), then the most obvious class to model them is the class that leverages that stat as part of its mechanics, above and beyond the base benefits provided by the system for having a high attribute.&nbsp; (This is why I think it's a new school thing, as old-school classes didn't provide too much specific benefit for high stats outside of prime requisite XP, spellcasting bonuses,&nbsp; and maybe percentile strength.)&nbsp; Giving a&nbsp; fighter a high Charisma is functionally spending character resources to make a narrative declaration about your character, much like spending skill points on Profession(farmer) was back in 3e.&nbsp; I'd rather see a tighter mapping between a character's attributes and their class choice.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="TwoSix, post: 7884517, member: 205"] This might be a new-school versus old-school thing. To me, if a particular character has the characteristics of a high attribute as part of their identity (like King Arthur or Tanis displaying a high Charisma), then the most obvious class to model them is the class that leverages that stat as part of its mechanics, above and beyond the base benefits provided by the system for having a high attribute. (This is why I think it's a new school thing, as old-school classes didn't provide too much specific benefit for high stats outside of prime requisite XP, spellcasting bonuses, and maybe percentile strength.) Giving a fighter a high Charisma is functionally spending character resources to make a narrative declaration about your character, much like spending skill points on Profession(farmer) was back in 3e. I'd rather see a tighter mapping between a character's attributes and their class choice. [/QUOTE]

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