IвЂ™ve been playing for years, and IвЂ™ve enjoyed making alternative character choices that arenвЂ™t вЂњthe bestвЂќ options. IвЂ™ve never seen a new player get psyched about how much their character fails at their rolls, and their spells donвЂ™t work because theyвЂ™ve chosen save-or-do-nothing spells that all require concentration. Ginny D made a great video about this, but the caveat is that I recommend this for experienced players who know what theyвЂ™re doing. IвЂ™m addressing the nuances and blindspots of their points.Д«efore we get too far into this, I will say that it is also ok to make character choices that are not вЂњoptimalвЂќ for a given game mechanic. Again, these people have heaps of experience, and I believe theyвЂ™re trying to give sound advice. I believe they need to vary the people they play with to mature their opinions. The summation of my concern is that people playing D&D for a living are venturing into the extremes of an individual style of gameplay that doesnвЂ™t apply to everyone. I will outline the assertions that concern me enough to write this article.

I want to clear up half-baked opinions that are miscommunicated or ill-advised. ItвЂ™s born out of popular D&D interviews, videos, and blogs that comment on the meta-game and how powerful characters are bad, donвЂ™t matter, or reflect poorly on their players.

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