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<blockquote data-quote="werecorpse" data-source="post: 6908773" data-attributes="member: 55491">the thing about 5e (as opposed to 1e which is where I started) is that starting with a 18 or 20 in a prime stat (as long as all needed stats aren't great) helps a lot at low level but by 8th level isn't such a big deal as most characters will have added to their prime stat and any gap will have decreased. You don't have to be as nervous about imbalance in 5e as in previous editions.i do recommend limiting arrangement unless you have a player who really wants to play a particular class.I am running a game where a player rolled an 18 strength and a 9 con. He is playing a 20 strength 10 con half orc paladin - a real glass cannon. His fellow front line fighter rolled 12 strength and 16 con and is playing a 14 strength 18 con mountain dwarf bear totem barbarian - a hit point sponge with much less offensive power. They each appreciate the others strength and weaknesses and as such don't step on each other's niche toes.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="werecorpse, post: 6908773, member: 55491"] the thing about 5e (as opposed to 1e which is where I started) is that starting with a 18 or 20 in a prime stat (as long as all needed stats aren't great) helps a lot at low level but by 8th level isn't such a big deal as most characters will have added to their prime stat and any gap will have decreased. You don't have to be as nervous about imbalance in 5e as in previous editions. i do recommend limiting arrangement unless you have a player who really wants to play a particular class. I am running a game where a player rolled an 18 strength and a 9 con. He is playing a 20 strength 10 con half orc paladin - a real glass cannon. His fellow front line fighter rolled 12 strength and 16 con and is playing a 14 strength 18 con mountain dwarf bear totem barbarian - a hit point sponge with much less offensive power. They each appreciate the others strength and weaknesses and as such don't step on each other's niche toes. [/QUOTE]

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