What do you think about this base stat roll option:
Assuming a roll 4 d6 and drop the lowest system...
Characters can either 1. Have 74 points to assign as they wish.
or 2. Roll a set of 7 stats dropping the lowest of the 7. The total bonus of these stats must add up to be between +4 and +8 (prior to adding racial bonus). If you have a lower total bonus than +4 you may reroll your stats. If you have higher than a +8 total bonus you must voluntarily lower your scores until the bonus meets that requirement. This will give you control over how you lower them while still keeping all player scores within a certian range. The lowest total points should be around 66 for a character with only a +4 and the highest should be 82. By taking the option 1 median of 74 you can choose to avoid the chance factor.
Obviously this system has an advantage built in it toward rolling, on the bell curve of possiblities all of the low range (below 66) are rerolls, and all of the high range (above 88) allow the best possible scores.
The goal is to keep all characters in a certian range of starting stats without having grossly advantaged/disadvantaged characters.
If any of what I just said made sense I would love to see what you think!
Assuming a roll 4 d6 and drop the lowest system...
Characters can either 1. Have 74 points to assign as they wish.
or 2. Roll a set of 7 stats dropping the lowest of the 7. The total bonus of these stats must add up to be between +4 and +8 (prior to adding racial bonus). If you have a lower total bonus than +4 you may reroll your stats. If you have higher than a +8 total bonus you must voluntarily lower your scores until the bonus meets that requirement. This will give you control over how you lower them while still keeping all player scores within a certian range. The lowest total points should be around 66 for a character with only a +4 and the highest should be 82. By taking the option 1 median of 74 you can choose to avoid the chance factor.
Obviously this system has an advantage built in it toward rolling, on the bell curve of possiblities all of the low range (below 66) are rerolls, and all of the high range (above 88) allow the best possible scores.
The goal is to keep all characters in a certian range of starting stats without having grossly advantaged/disadvantaged characters.
If any of what I just said made sense I would love to see what you think!