JiffyPopTart
Bree-Yark
Ok folks, and more specifially statistics guys and gals, heres the scoop.
I am running a Forgotten Realms campaign in which I want the PC's to be extra heroic with their stat rolls. So, with that idea in mind, I decided to throw them an extra bonus in character creation and roll 5D6 instead of 4, and drop the lowest two dice to determine their stats. I have run this through a giant number mill and determined the average score is 13.4.
I am also offering the option to instead take a base score of 8 in each stat, and add 33 points, which also would give you an average score of a 13.4.
My question to you, the reader, is this...
I know how to find the average stat by brute force, but I have become interested in finding out how to determine the average by an actual formula or proper math, not just repetition. Does anyone know how to figure this out, or else where I could find some information on the web helping me out?
Thanks ahead of time
DS
I am running a Forgotten Realms campaign in which I want the PC's to be extra heroic with their stat rolls. So, with that idea in mind, I decided to throw them an extra bonus in character creation and roll 5D6 instead of 4, and drop the lowest two dice to determine their stats. I have run this through a giant number mill and determined the average score is 13.4.
I am also offering the option to instead take a base score of 8 in each stat, and add 33 points, which also would give you an average score of a 13.4.
My question to you, the reader, is this...
I know how to find the average stat by brute force, but I have become interested in finding out how to determine the average by an actual formula or proper math, not just repetition. Does anyone know how to figure this out, or else where I could find some information on the web helping me out?
Thanks ahead of time
DS