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Lakesidefantasy reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with
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Let me put it this way: Would you allow yourself to be "incrementally change[d]" so that you accepted the kind of gameplay 4th edition... -
Lakesidefantasy reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
If 4e was all that was out there and I was brand new to RPGing, I wouldn't have much of a choice. :) Similar to when (with a few niche...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
The question then becomes one of whether they should cater to that player psychology or try to incrementally change it such that a...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
While it is likely that people are assuming that number, I was given to understand that 60% to 65% is the target hit chance WotC has...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Minigiant's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
You get a 15 You get a 8 You get 5d6 points to buy the rest.
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
And IME that guy hiding in the back being ineffective ain't always the one with the bad stats. Quite the opposite, in fact: bad-stats...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
I'm more "what goes around, comes around" when it comes to this. And, IME (even including 3e) I've had great stats on characters who...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Ulorian - Agent of Chaos's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
Sort of. 'Is it balanced?' needs to consider 'Is it fun?'. Fairness in rules, some measure of equality in the ability to affect the...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced?.Merry Christmas! and Happy Hanukkah! 54,264 Ability Score Combinations. The Total Points column was made for Pathfinder 1e Point Buy...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Gorg's post in the thread D&D General NPC help/ question regarding creating characters above 1st level. with Like.
No, not a DM PC. Just an occasional ally they might meet. Perhaps to cast a timely Revivify or Leomunds tiny hut at a crucial time...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to AlViking's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with
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For the whole 3 minutes it take to roll stats? When I hope to play the character for a year or more? I think it's worth skipping the... -
Lakesidefantasy reacted to Cruentus's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
3d6 down the line. That's how I roll. I played in a B/X game recently where my highest ability score was a 12, we reached 5th level, I...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to Lanefan's post in the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats? with Like.
They don't have to be equal IME but they have to have the chance of being equal. If the chance doesn't pay off this time, so be it...
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Lakesidefantasy reacted to EzekielRaiden's post in the thread D&D 5E (2014) Is Point Buy Balanced? with Like.
If you can import it into Google Sheets and DM me a link, there should be an easy way to check for PB validity. I'd just set up...
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Lakesidefantasy replied to the thread D&D General How Did You Generate Your Most Recent Character's Stats?.What about the people who like to roll? Aren't they having less fun?