D&D 5E How does your group determine ability scores?

[Vaalingrade]

I don't even thing 5 additional feats matter when rolling in order expressly lets the dice dictate what kind of character I can play. I like playing smooth talkers and diplomancers, but 'lol, 3 CHA, no persuasiveness for you'. And 5 feat won't fix that.

 

[payn]

I don't even thing 5 additional feats matter when rolling in order expressly lets the dice dictate what kind of character I can play. I like playing smooth talkers and diplomancers, but 'lol, 3 CHA, no persuasiveness for you'. And 5 feat won't fix that.

This. The best random chargen systems (not many) allow for random generation, but allow you to still focus on what the character is skilled at.

 

[aco175]

I played once with each player having 4d6 of different colors and everyone had to drop the same color. We rolled strength and the fighter player got to choose and picked, say red, and everyone dropped the red d6 for strength. It went on for the other stats with players getting to choose which die to drop. I think we rolled to see who picked if it was a non SAD stat. I remember there was a few non-suspected stats like the mage having a 15 strength and the fighter having a 16 wisdom.

 

[Endroren]

3d6 vs 4d6D1 is about 10,5 pts lower, so it would be 5 bonus feats.

or do you give a bonus feat for each 3d6 taken?

Nope. One bonus feat. We've had amazing characters with a couple 18s and heroes who have everything going against them, but in the end we always end up with a great story. It's not about the best score...it's about the challenge of turning a set of random stats into an amazing hero.

 

[Endroren]

This. The best random chargen systems (not many) allow for random generation, but allow you to still focus on what the character is skilled at.

It's just a different approach. It's a fun challenge to get a completely random set of scores and build a cool story around them. That's why we do both. If you have a concept in mind you build it using 4d6, drop and assign. If you want to see what date throws at you, you can go that route.

 

[jgsugden]

2d6+4 six times. You can either elect to reorder them, or elect to take them in order and get a minor perk as a bonus (a weak feat, a minor magic item, an ally, etc...). You can opt out and take the point buy option if you do not like your result.

 

[Maxperson]

I don't even thing 5 additional feats matter when rolling in order expressly lets the dice dictate what kind of character I can play. I like playing smooth talkers and diplomancers, but 'lol, 3 CHA, no persuasiveness for you'. And 5 feat won't fix that.

This isn't RAW. By RAW you get to roll all 6 stats and then place them where desires, so you will only have a 3 charisma if you roll 6 3's(not gonna happen) or choose to put a 3 into charisma and then complain about not being able to play a persuasive character.

 

[Azzy]

Point-buy for the win. I see no need to go back to rolling.

 

[Vaalingrade]

This isn't RAW. By RAW you get to roll all 6 stats and then place them where desires, so you will only have a 3 charisma if you roll 6 3's(not gonna happen) or choose to put a 3 into charisma and then complain about not being able to play a persuasive character.

I... was talking about someone else's rolling method and never mentioned RAW at all?

There was literally no reason to go off on me about RAW?

 

[Maxperson]

I... was talking about someone else's rolling method and never mentioned RAW at all?

There was literally no reason to go off on me about RAW?

Chalk it up to your refusal to actually quote people you are responding to. No way for me to know that you weren't talking about the standard rolling method.