This isn’t a rules suggestion – at least not yet. I was just thinking that with a focus on multiple attribute dependency, embracing the strategy that characters will need to have multiple high stats to get the most out of any particular role, you could provide some useful and fun differentiation in . . ….
Here’s the next mundane character in the line, this time the Rogue. The rogue’s signature ability in combat, available to all rogues, is the sneak attack. Balanced against that is that the rogue will only get one attack in combat, ever (without multiclassing). The rogue is fundamentally a skills expert, however. With many allowed skills…
I like it. I like that you need to have lots of different skills and abilities to make a character work. I like that one rolled or chosen high score doesn’t eliminate most of the challenges for a character. I like having to make choices as to what I’m good at (not that I mind…