Pathfinder 1E Variant point buy for 5th ed?

I want to come up with a variant point buy like in 3.5 but for 5th ed? How many points do you think it would cost to raise stats past 15 to 18, following how the chart progresses AND how many points do you think players should get in Low, Standard, High and Epic Fantasy games?

Wouldn't this fit better in the D&D discussion forum? The point buy in D&D works differently than the one in Pathfinder.

Disagree. Its the same stats from 1 to 18 or even 20 with a +2. The points can still be spent the same.

In Type III D&D, the point-buy values are 8 for 0 points, 9 for 1 point, 10 for 2 points, 11 for 3 points, 12 for 4 points, 13 for 5 points, 14 for 6 points, 15 for 8 points, 16 for 10 points, 17 for 13 points, and 18 for 16 points. i.e. each ability score costs a number of points equal to the ability score modifier of the current ability score (min 1).


In Pathfinder, the point-buy values are 10 for 0 points, 11 for 1 point, 12 for 2 points, 13 for 3 points, 14 for 5 points, 15 for 7 points, 16 for 10 points, 17 for 13 points, and 18 for 17 points. i.e. each ability score costs a number of points equal to the ability score modifier of the next ability score (min 1).


Likewise, the number of ability score point buy points that you are allotted for various campaign flavors (low power vs. high power) is different between Type III D&D and Pathfinder.

The method by which you generate ability scores does not matter all that much, as long as the players either all agree to use the same method, or all agree to use different methods, knowing that the power levels of the characters will vary slightly with different ability scores (as well as a number of other factors).