06-06-2018, 12:20 PM | #31 |
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Re: D&D5e Characters-What has worked for you?
Take a look at the backgrounds chapter (PHB p121) and if you have XGE roll up your life path
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06-06-2018, 12:25 PM | #32 | |
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Point build is an optional rule though! So clear it with the rest of the table. The default is rolling or standard array. |
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06-06-2018, 12:31 PM | #33 |
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Re: D&D5e Characters-What has worked for you?
Point build is by far the most common, and has been since 3rd edition.
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06-06-2018, 12:48 PM | #34 |
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Re: D&D5e Characters-What has worked for you?
It became a variant rule in 5e. Page 14. (The variant is in use in the Adventurer's League and the default — rolling — is forbidden there.)
2e also had a semi-random point buy as a variant rule, Method VI. Any one table is free to decide that point buy is allowed there! It's a common enough variant especially for those coming from a 3e background. But it's not allowed in our group. |
06-06-2018, 01:11 PM | #35 | |
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It uses your bonus action so you can't two-weapon-fight that round but that's fine And as others pointed out, your off hand attack doesn't add your dex. Your character sounds great! Have fun with it. Elven light clerics are fun, I love the elves since they get weapons and a cantrip, meaning if they go caster (like cleric) they can still weapon fight, and if they go fighter they can still cast spells. Reminds me of the elves from B/X. Different classes are best at different levels of the game. It's great that your build is so good right now. Your barbarian friend can hang in there and remember that next level they'll have access to reckless attack. They also add +2 to their damage rolls when they are enraged. Good luck to them too! As far as sorcerers go, there is a version of the sorcerer in XGE that gets the full cleric list. Twinned Healing Word is pretty awesome. Druids and Bards also have healing word, and Celestial patron Warlocks have Healing Light which is similar. |
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06-06-2018, 01:53 PM | #36 |
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Re: D&D5e Characters-What has worked for you?
It's always been a variant, just a variant that almost everyone used. In any case, when you're looking at balance issues, it's far better to use something other than rolling, because rolling attributes adds noise that swamps the signal. While it's possible clerics are overpowered in 5e (they've been overpowered in most editions, so it would not be a surprise) your example was just demonstrating that high stats are better than low stats.
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06-06-2018, 03:34 PM | #37 |
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Re: D&D5e Characters-What has worked for you?
For what it's worth, in 36 years of playing D&D I have only had one campaign with point buy. Although I have yet to play 4E or 5E.
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06-06-2018, 06:01 PM | #38 | |
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I didn't play 4e but have played 5e.
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06-07-2018, 01:14 AM | #39 | ||
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No note that point buy is "variant" whereas in 5e point buy is listed as variant and something the DM needs to approve. 5e makes it a variant. (Oh I found full point buy it in an old 2e book too, while looking just now. Player's Options. Still a variant rule though.) Quote:
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06-07-2018, 09:10 PM | #40 | |
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Re: D&D5e Characters-What has worked for you?
The only point buy I've ever seen used in a D&D setting is in 3rd/3.5ed organized play games when one was forved to use it. I've never known anyone who wasn't willing to take their chances rolling stats.
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