I've normally tried to play reasonably balanced characters, but this is just a personal preference. It's lead to me having most of my character not having any crippling flaws, but also not having any over-powered strengths. Exploiting dump stats seems very common for PC gaming, particularly with any D&D setting. I'm curious how common this practice is for actual tabletop players. Is it something that most DMs will allow without question?
I think if you have a good reason and can rp it well then it is probably allowed. Some stats don't actually have to be as high as some people think they do, like Int for Eldritch Knight depending on the spells used.
