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<blockquote data-quote="Iosue" data-source="post: 6828511" data-attributes="member: 6680772">Sure, there's nothing wrong with a DEX Paladin.&nbsp; One of the features of 5e is that you can have viable characters even if they are so-called &quot;sub-optimal&quot; variations.&nbsp; But look at how you're describing it.&nbsp; &quot;Perfectly fine.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Perfectly cromulent.&quot;&nbsp; &quot;Nothing wrong.&quot;But the fighter excels whether he goes STR or DEX.&nbsp; He doesn't commit to a more purely defensive style if he goes DEX, because he has Two-Weapon Fighting or Archery as options.&nbsp; And with his extra ASIs he can max his DEX early and devote the rest to CON, or WIS, or whatever he wants, without worrying about CHA.&nbsp; Heck, he can max both STR and DEX if he so desires, for maximum damage in both melee and ranged, without sacrificing any defense, or other class abilities.&nbsp; That's Illithidbix's point.&nbsp; The game is set-up so if you go with STR, that's right in the fighter's wheelhouse.&nbsp; If you go with DEX, that's also right in the fighter's wheelhouse.&nbsp; Go with INT and you're still in the Eldritch Knight's wheelhouse.&nbsp; Heck, CON is in the fighter's wheelhouse.&nbsp; Max CON, Protection Fighting Style, plate and shield, and he's hardly ever going to go down.&nbsp; And that's not even including feats like Heavy Armor Master or Tough.&nbsp; It's only when you go with the WIS or CHA fighter that you have to resort to &quot;perfectly fines&quot; and &quot;perfectly cromulents&quot;.&nbsp; Whatever ability score you want to focus on, the fighter's going to fight, and fight well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Iosue, post: 6828511, member: 6680772"] Sure, there's nothing wrong with a DEX Paladin. One of the features of 5e is that you can have viable characters even if they are so-called "sub-optimal" variations. But look at how you're describing it. "Perfectly fine." "Perfectly cromulent." "Nothing wrong." But the fighter [i]excels[/i] whether he goes STR or DEX. He doesn't commit to a more purely defensive style if he goes DEX, because he has Two-Weapon Fighting or Archery as options. And with his extra ASIs he can max his DEX early and devote the rest to CON, or WIS, or whatever he wants, without worrying about CHA. Heck, he can max both STR [i]and[/i] DEX if he so desires, for maximum damage in both melee and ranged, without sacrificing any defense, or other class abilities. That's Illithidbix's point. The game is set-up so if you go with STR, that's right in the fighter's wheelhouse. If you go with DEX, that's also right in the fighter's wheelhouse. Go with INT and you're still in the Eldritch Knight's wheelhouse. Heck, [i]CON[/i] is in the fighter's wheelhouse. Max CON, Protection Fighting Style, plate and shield, and he's hardly ever going to go down. And that's not even including feats like Heavy Armor Master or Tough. It's only when you go with the WIS or CHA fighter that you have to resort to "perfectly fines" and "perfectly cromulents". Whatever ability score you want to focus on, the fighter's going to fight, and fight well. [/QUOTE]

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