So here's the deal. One of the great things about 5th Edition D&D is the ability to select starting gear for your character. Now, with some classes it doesn't matter much, like Wizards. However there are other classes where the starting equipment is very important, such as Fighter. Usually when I play a fighter, I like to play as a fighter with high Dexterity and usually a lower Strength score. But when I create a Fighter in Baldur's Gate, I'm stuck with Scale Mail and a longsword. This handicaps me right out of the gate. Longswords do not have the "finesse" quality, so my damage is impacted by not having a high strength, and I am stuck in Scale Mail, which may give me a higher AC than leather armor (even though it can't take advantage of my higher Dexterity modifier) but causes me to take disadvantage on all stealth rolls. Also, if I take the "Dueling" fighting style, I'm not able to use that with the longsword unless I can find a shield, since versatile weapons automatically go 2 handed if you don't have a shield or something in your off-hand. So ideally, a fighter would be able to choose the armor that they start with, maybe give a choice between Scale Mail and Leather armor, and get the option to choose a weapon and a sheild, or 2 weapons. And maybe make it so that you can choose to use a versatile weapon 1 handed even without something in your off-hand. Perhaps if you're wielding a versatile weapon, the "dual wield" toggle changes to "one-handed" and "two handed".
Just food for thought. There are other classes that could benefit from being able to choose between different options for starting equipment.
Thanks for taking the time to read my ramblings!
