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The ones around bounded accuracy where they say they don't consider PC numbers, but just PC abilities. edit: Dungeons & Dragons...
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great, but you should eliminate all options that waste +1/+2 increase on a stat lower than 13. As an advice at least.
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Thank you this great! So, 45 of the 65 Standard Array combinations fail satisfy the aforementioned criteria. If we were to use those...
Dec 23, 2025
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There are only 65 valid 27-point arrays, so it shouldn't be too difficult to determine which ones match those rules. I'll take a quick...
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More or less, yes. Bonuses in 5e don't mean a whole heck of a lot. You'll see the optimizers talk about how +1 gives you a 32%(or...
Dec 23, 2025
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That is a pretty cool autocorrect/swipe typo. Thanks, and had I read your post earlier I wouldn't have had to talk to Alexa about it.
Dec 23, 2025
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Would you? I might be able to find my old spreadsheets from a decade ago. In there I generated all 54,000+ combinations. Would that...
Dec 23, 2025
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If no one cares, was it really a rule to begin with? If one or more people at the table care, then you roll at the table in front of...
Dec 23, 2025
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You're right, good point.
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Does anybody know how to get the data D&D Beyond released about the frequency of different point buy arrays users are choosing?
Dec 23, 2025
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Our Characters need to live in interesting times, otherwise this game would be more of a farm simulator.° ° Which is a completely...
Dec 23, 2025
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Yes, I agree. Everybody has an equal opportunity. However I'm curious if it really leads to balanced outcomes. I mean will my character...
Dec 22, 2025
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There was a discussion like this about a decade ago on the Paizo fora. It was fun! We collected a maddening array of different ability...
Dec 22, 2025
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Hmmm, maybe we could analyse all the permutations of the Standard Array and see how they effect things. Does anybody know how many...
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