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Normally I wouldn't care but there are already two other threads on rolling, can we not derail this one?
Tuesday at 1:56 AM
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What's your goal with the character? What's the campaign like? If I wanted a true jack of all trades bard, it might not be a bad...
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As the GM, I basically dont allow rolling, in D&D anyway. A bigger part of that than policing cheaters is actually I find it a real...
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Exactly. A stat of 3 indicates a character is above the movement-incapable or ventilator-required threshold but only by the slightest...
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You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction?
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I view the range of 3-18 as the spectrum of humanity barring disease or accident. An example that is hopefully not offensive is height...
Monday at 5:19 PM
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Acknowledging that different people have different capabilities is not a judgement of their worth as a person. But I also acknowledge...
Monday at 5:06 PM
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You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction?
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For those who think a 3 doesn't really matter, what do you think it represents? Because to me it represents the spectrum of human...
Monday at 4:52 PM
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Is Point Buy Balanced?
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True but it also assumes one 15 and one 8. I took a 15 and more than one 8 for my barbarian, other times I don't want any 8s and I'm...
Monday at 4:49 PM
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You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction?
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I just rolled double twenties twice in my last session, once when the NPC was making an attack with disadvantage. I've also seen double...
Monday at 1:40 PM
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You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction?
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Why is the intelligence of a mastiff or cat not an appropriate measure? The stats have to mean something - and in the case of a 3 it's...
Monday at 1:37 PM
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Is Point Buy Balanced?
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I don't know how anyone can answer that question because it's too nebulous. What ability score is optimal is dependent on personal...
Monday at 1:19 PM
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Which is fine - even if I don't think it's at all necessary - I'm just saying that comparing standard point buy to rolling stats 3 time...
Monday at 12:37 AM
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Shocking - don't actually follow the 4d6 drop lowest which point buy roughly models or roll 3 times and everybody chose that option...
Dec 21, 2025
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If the dude doesn't want to play 5E24 and wants to remain with 5E14, that's fine. No skin off of anyone else's nose. Same way no one...
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I don’t think it’s trivial at all. One of the major changes of 2024 was to make monsters more powerful because a lot of people were...
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