Sorry, it was meant to just be a joke.I often play subpar builds... the name came from a group of players who of the 5 of them only 1 still plays with me who were VERY powergamey...although not always good at it...
Well, this and that are separate issues. A GM who doesn't give a lot of detail in character creation could be doing so because they expect the players to know what they mean. You assume that your GM would allow something. Other players would expect their GM to not allow something.see I think if a DM is really worried about what is and isn't acceptable he should say it, I shouldn't be expected to ask too many questions...
Should all GMs spell out what they want? I think so. Even if its just "all variant rules in the PHB, and only the PHB, are go." GMs should be clear on what they do or do not permit, leaving no ambiguity. But someone that's just going "make a level 5 character" could mean anything. Its a very subjective statement that relies on each individuals interpretation of the rules, and the local metagame.