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We use point buy at our table with 30 points instead of 27. Gives a slight boost without completely messing up the game.
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Same here...personally I'd just let the player reroll if they were unsatisfied with the results, or let them switch to Point Buy. As...
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We are graphing very different things, in very different ways. Your graph is a probability curve, and shows the chances of rolling one...
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I don't love it, but I don't hate it either. This reduces the landscape of possible score arrays from 54,264 to 12,232. A reduction in...
Dec 29, 2025
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More comparisons of the three methods (Standard Array, Point-Buy, and 4d6.) Let's talk about ability score modifiers. With the...
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Specifically, it is balanced with the other two options as presented in the current PHB, and in the sense that all three produce about...
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I mean, people have all sorts of reasons for liking the things they like; I'm not out to change anyone's mind. I was focusing on the...
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No argument here. Rerolling your stats is a house-rule (in 5E, anyway... it might be different in other editions.) The criteria for...
Dec 28, 2025
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That might be why some people feel the 4d6 method generates higher stats than point-buy does. On average the 4d6 method will give you...
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...i've never rolled a three but i've rolled a 4: i put it with the racial plus-two and made a very interesting character who...
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The funny thing about point buy is that, for players who only need/want certain stats to be good, the lower total arrays are better than...
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