We attract some character build/optimization questions that are very vague - like this newer ones.

• How can I add more attack to my Wood Bond Oracle?
• A class like the "Action Survivor" trope
• Pathfinder: Arcane Duelist melee build

We've discussed this before in Should we allow "Best Character Design" questions?, but

1. never came to a clear consensus and
2. never came up with guidelines as to what makes a good vs. bad character build question (like our system recommendation question guidance).

Are character optimization/build questions on topic, and if so, how should they be written to be good questions?

We attract some character build/optimization questions that are very vague - like this newer ones.

• How can I add more attack to my Wood Bond Oracle?
• A class like the "Action Survivor" trope
• Pathfinder: Arcane Duelist melee build

We've discussed this before in Should we allow "Best Character Design" questions?, but

1. never came to a clear consensus and
2. never came up with guidelines as to what makes a good vs. bad character build question (like our system recommendation question guidance).

Are character optimization/build questions on topic, and if so, how should they be written to be good questions?

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We attract some character build/optimization questions that are very vague - like this newer ones.

• How can I add more attack to my Wood Bond Oracle?
• A class like the "Action Survivor" trope
• Pathfinder: Arcane Duelist melee build

We've discussed this before in Should we allow "Best Character Design" questions?, but a) never came to a clear consensus and b) never came up with guidelines as to what makes a good vs. bad character build question (like our system recommendation question guidance).

Are character optimization/build questions on topic, and if so, how should they be written to be good questions?

We attract some character build/optimization questions that are very vague - like this newer ones.

• How can I add more attack to my Wood Bond Oracle?
• A class like the "Action Survivor" trope
• Pathfinder: Arcane Duelist melee build

We've discussed this before in Should we allow "Best Character Design" questions?, but

1. never came to a clear consensus and
2. never came up with guidelines as to what makes a good vs. bad character build question (like our system recommendation question guidance).

Are character optimization/build questions on topic, and if so, how should they be written to be good questions?