>be a DM >3.5 edition >those players that create the ultimate build for the best, most awesome characters >complain if they roll bad stats >I'm making a barbarian >why is your character a barbarian? >because it gets rage
What do I do to explain to my players multiclassing/metagaming up the wazoo doesn't create fun characters, it just makes useful ones? Low stats can be hilarious and fun if you role play properly, since every character needs flaws- not to mention the classes never make sense.
Playing with my group has gotten stale because they're not interested in role playing, only the mechanics. I've tried limiting options but they still only see D&D the same way.. Wat do??
Landon Watson
Give 'em a selection of premade characters?
Aiden Bailey
>Low stats can be hilarious and fun if you role play properly When people roleplay they usually want to be characters that are better than them, so they can literally flesh inside them. They don't want to feel retarded.
Ayden Gomez
This was an excuse I was given. "But user we're supposed to be fantasy superhumans"
>what is Achilles >what is kryptonite >what is removing tension from the game
Isaiah Brooks
This is a great idea actually. I might switch to an earlier version they don't know as well, too.
James Reyes
Why are you rolling for stats in 3.5
The system isn't designed for that
John Watson
>what is Achilles Achilles was an extremely able and charismatic warrior. He had pretty much high skills all around. Picking a weakness isn't a character flaw.
>what is kryptonite Superman is unbelievable strong, dexterous, fast (no need to explain), intelligent (his brain is like a hundred super computers), charismatic (he knows his words, everyone loves him, he made villains give up simply by talking), wisdom (he solved almost unsolvable puzzles), etc. Having a weakness flaw is not the same as having a bad stat.
Kevin Flores
How do you generally create stars for a character then? Do you just create a basic build/set of numbers to choose from without rolling?
Joshua Robinson
How to roll flawed but heroic 3.5 characters,
one stat is 18, one stat is 8, the rest are d6+10, boom, one thing they're good at, one thing they're shit at and the rest above average. Heroes with a flaw.
Kayden King
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