Editing Build

A build is a character's arrangement of statistics, classifications and scores for use with a particular set of [[roleplaying game]] mechanics.  Can also sometimes refer to army composition in [[wargames]].  It is a term coined from a style of playing that emulates [[video game]] style character optimization, which is kind of meaningless when you can just make shit up and write it down anyway.

[[Munchkins]] and [[powergamers]] love to spend all their time on message boards talking about how effective particular builds are.  [[Dungeons & Dragons]] [[3e]] fans are particularly prone to this sort of [[rollplaying]], as characters are highly customizable and there are lots of ways to break the game, especially since there are over 9000 supplements available to pick broken [[feats]] and [[prestige classes]] from.  What every player forgets though is that no one on the internet cares how awesome your character is, and the DM will likely [[rocks fall, everyone dies]] anyway.