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<blockquote data-quote="Kzach" data-source="post: 5647978" data-attributes="member: 56189">I concede that I'd definitely draw the line at chimera characters like that, even as a DM I hate seeing poor character histories thinly justifying bizarre min/maxing like that.A lot of the game-breaking charop builds are chimeras. Haphazard combinations that only meld because of mechanical synergies. I'm definitely not a fan of those sorts of characters. I do think there's a line that is crossed in optimisation, I just don't feel that I cross it. What I think is really happening is that people lump me in with people who do break the system, when in reality my characters simply have some nice synergies that suit its personality and backstory.As much as I don't like to play a character that doesn't have some nice synergies going on, I equally dislike playing a character that I just can't gel with on an emotional level. I have a lot of favourite PC's I've built since 1e, but yet don't quite 'work' in other editions either mechanically or thematically, and I don't play them because of that. In fact, until recently one of my favourite characters just didn't work stat-wise with any class. Along came the Essentials Knight and it is such a perfect fit that I now play him whenever possible. Point being is that I wasn't willing to sacrifice the integrity of the character's character just to force him into a min/maxed or powergaming niche.Perhaps there needs to be a new term? Someone who balances between optimisation and personality?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Kzach, post: 5647978, member: 56189"] I concede that I'd definitely draw the line at chimera characters like that, even as a DM I hate seeing poor character histories thinly justifying bizarre min/maxing like that. A lot of the game-breaking charop builds are chimeras. Haphazard combinations that only meld because of mechanical synergies. I'm definitely not a fan of those sorts of characters. I do think there's a line that is crossed in optimisation, I just don't feel that I cross it. What I think is really happening is that people lump me in with people who do break the system, when in reality my characters simply have some nice synergies that suit its personality and backstory. As much as I don't like to play a character that doesn't have some nice synergies going on, I equally dislike playing a character that I just can't gel with on an emotional level. I have a lot of favourite PC's I've built since 1e, but yet don't quite 'work' in other editions either mechanically or thematically, and I don't play them because of that. In fact, until recently one of my favourite characters just didn't work stat-wise with any class. Along came the Essentials Knight and it is such a perfect fit that I now play him whenever possible. Point being is that I wasn't willing to sacrifice the integrity of the character's character just to force him into a min/maxed or powergaming niche. Perhaps there needs to be a new term? Someone who balances between optimisation and personality? [/QUOTE]

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