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Tagged with ability-scores character-creation
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Can I put all points in one ability with customized origins?
I was making a mountain dwarf monk in dnd beyond and was able to get my dex up to 19 at level one, using point buy and customized origins (it allowed me to put both initial ASIs on dex). This seems ...
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How to deal with an overpowered player whose level 1 stats are 18's and 19's, with a 25 in strength
I've recently started a new D&D 5e campaign that is mainly roleplaying focused. One of my players is playing a barbarian gnome, and rolled all of their stats... and got a 25 for strength (and 18's ...
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What kind of disadvantages can I expect while building a supporting Player Character with low Dexterity?
I am building a Duegar Alchemist with a Folk Hero background who's inspired by the support/utility role builds I have been hearing and reading about. In other words, a character who focuses more on ...
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Is it possible to exchange ability scores (i.e. reducing one ability score and increasing another) during character creation?
Looking into some builds online I perceived that some people have two or three ability scores at 8, even if this cannot be explained by the Ancestry Flaw.
Is there any way to exchange Ability Scores (...
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Did I calculate my ability scores correctly? Is it even possible to have 34 charisma at level 1?
My character is a forest gnome and at level 1 I have 34 charisma because I have max charisma stat (25), a +7 modifier, and an enchanted lute that gives me +2 charisma, so 25 + 7 + 2 = 34. Is this ...
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Can I change my choices for racial ability scores after play has started?
I'm still fairly new to the game, and I'm working out the schematics of my character. I play a half-elf character, and I was wondering: can racial bonuses be changed once the characters been made, or ...
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Starting play at higher levels and ability point buy
My players just finished Curse of Strahd and are ready to move on to Rise of Tiamat. I have two players with two characters each, and they left Curse at 10th. One player is happy with his characters ...
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Echo Knight multiclass damage calculations
I am currently working on a new character concept for an upcoming game and was unsure about what damages the Echo Knight's echo would actually be able to do.
For this scenario, the build will be a ...
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Can a changeling increase their Charisma by +3 at character creation?
In Eberron: Rising from the Last War, the changeling race says the following (p. 18):
Ability Score Improvement. Your Charisma score increases by 2. In addition, one ability score of your choice ...
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Do any serious balance issues result from this houserule: Floating Ability Score at Character Creation?
I've recently been considering the phenomenon that "unusual" race-class combinations are often 1 modifier behind on their primary ability score - i.e. that they would start, using point buy ...
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Does a "Thief Racket" Rogue gain an ability score boost to Dexterity at character creation?
At character creation, the rogue class says under Key Ability:
Dexterity or Other
At 1st level, your class gives you an ability boost to Dexterity or an option from rogue’s racket.
Now, the thief ...
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What are the potential pitfalls of using Starfinder's ability score generation and advancement method for Pathfinder?
I'm starting a new campaign as GM. We are in session zero and talking about how to roll/buy ability scores. I'm considering using the Starfinder system with Pathfinder 1e.
Starfinder starts all stats ...
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What is the logical assignment of attribute rolls for a Barbarian?
When rolling a new character for DnD, I roll (SUM 4 * D6) 6 times:
[15, 15, 13, 12, 9, 8]
then throw the lowest one away leaving me with 5 numbers:
[15, 15, 13, 12, 9]
If my class is a Barbarian, ...
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What potential problems are there with dumping Dex in a bard build?
I've recently gotten into a group for D&D 5e, and I'm looking for some advice on my character build. I'm not new to Tabletop RPGs in general, but I don't know the tricks of the trade for 5e.
What ...
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Would this Point Buy method be unbalanced? [closed]
I’m wanting to create a very unique character based around stat creation. The resulting character would be physically and mentally inept at all stats except one. Which stat is not the question but ...
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