Istbor
Dances with Gnolls
Really depends on the campaign and the DM. In our group, there are a couple of us who DM. We typically like different ways to generate stats.
However as I stated, more so that differing DM styles, is what do we want to evoke in the particular campaign/adventure? Is this high fantasy? Grim and gritty? Something in between? That is the most determining factor on whether we will roll stats (4d6 drop lowest) or standard array/point buy. And then sometimes something totally different.
Last time I played, I think we did this thing were you get a pool of dice, and you mark down how many dice you are going to bid on a certain stat (minimum of 3), then see what your stats end up being. It was interesting, and it was a little more of a heroic campaign, so it fit I feel.
However as I stated, more so that differing DM styles, is what do we want to evoke in the particular campaign/adventure? Is this high fantasy? Grim and gritty? Something in between? That is the most determining factor on whether we will roll stats (4d6 drop lowest) or standard array/point buy. And then sometimes something totally different.
Last time I played, I think we did this thing were you get a pool of dice, and you mark down how many dice you are going to bid on a certain stat (minimum of 3), then see what your stats end up being. It was interesting, and it was a little more of a heroic campaign, so it fit I feel.