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How do I balance a party's ability scores?
I'm playing Dungeons & Dragons 5e and while we in the party were rolling dice to determine the ability scores, one of my friends (fighter) rolled really good numbers (like 15, 16, 18, and 13) and ...
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How can you find a balance between effective/optimised characters and creative characters?
When creating characters, I often face a dilemma between making a character. It feels like they can either be optimized so they can "pull their own weight" or having a character I think is ...
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Should I allow a Wondrous Item on level 1 character creation?
I'm starting a new 3.5 campaign, using only the 3 core books for character creation, and starting all my players off at level 1. One of my players has written a (rather good) backstory for his ...
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How can I mechanically balance a PC being permanently blind?
One of my players, playing a Dex/Cha-based bard, wants his character to be completely blind.
I like to let them play whatever they feel enjoyable, even though I'd like to find out how to make it not ...
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How would a 15-point point buy for ability scores affect my game?
In my campaign I have 8 players. I'm thinking of lowering the point buy from 27 to 15 points (I assume it is the equal of rolling 3d6 like in older editions) to both have a session about an average ...
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Are there any overpowered race/class combinations for Curse of Strahd?
Curse of Strahd was released in 2016; since then, there have been many supplement books with extra races and subclasses.
Are there any combinations of races/classes I should advise players to take in ...
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Does an Outsider (Native) player character also get all the Bestiary Outsider features?
This might be a dumb question, but I can't seem to find a solid answer for it anywhere on Google, and I can't help but feel like it makes the Aasimar I'm making stronger than I thought... When a PC is ...
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Is it balanced to replace a musical instrument proficiency from my character's background with an artisan's tool proficiency instead?
I'm designing a Wood Elf Outlander Warlock (in D&D 5E) who only has one hand. This makes my arm near to useless. As an Outlander, I am proficient with a musical instrument, and have skill ...
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How to extend Pathfinder point buy to scores below 7?
In Pathfinder point buy, ability scores of lower than 7 (before adjustments from race) may not be bought with point buy.
What would be a balanced price for such low ability scores?
I am looking for ...
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