My point was more that he should have to deal with stats he doesn't like if the rest of us do. Not that I'd mind being allowed to reroll some of my stats...
Indeed. That's second edition
.
I find it absolute hilarious/slightly disheartening that people are wanting to have such ridiculously high stats. They think that if you have a single stat under 10, you suck and deserve to die.
I have a 5 for strength. I could literally only lift 10 pounds before taking a penalty. Half of my stats are under 10, and I love it. I love having flawed characters because it's more fun.
Losing is fun.
It would be nice if I was flawed in the things that I don't need instead of mildly incompetent in the things I need.
And heck, it's not even like I'm that flawed. I mean, below-average Wisdom and low Charisma, plus above-average physical stats? Alexander is a bit short-sighted*, and sucks at people stuff, and he's kinda mediocre overall, but that's about it. If I'm flawed, can I at least have
interesting flaws? I need to write an inferiority complex into him to be as interesting as some of the more extreme characters can get!
TL;DR: It's not the presence of flaws that bugs me, more their location.
*Ironic, because I named him after one of my dad's characters who was even cleverer than most tended to be.
Strangely, that frees you up quite a bit. Everyone else is pressured to get the most done every round. You can afford to be the guy who opens the door to let everyone in, or closes it to keep the monsters out. There could be a lot of combat opportunities that don't involve making attack rolls. Just being there to stop the monsters from flooding around and surrounding the party is meaningful.
I'm giggling a bit inside just imagining how my
cantrip could help. Especially since it's evidently a hybrid of 1st ed
cantrip and 3.5 ed
prestidigitation...