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    Does 1d12+5 for ability scores work OK?

    To be fair, standard array is only "worse" than points-buy from a min-max perspective. Points-buy is balanced around a mean ability score of 12 with larger deviations resulting in a lower overall mean. It ranges from a min-max build (15,15,15,8,8,8; mean=11.5) to an average build...
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    Does 1d12+5 for ability scores work OK?

    You would have to "remove 2 of them" because if you used every suit for cards 2 through 6 you would have 20 cards (4 times 5 equals 20). To sort into 6 equal stacks of 3 (per his suggestion), you need to have 18 cards. You could remove one of the 6's and one of the 2's, for example, and the...
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    Does 1d12+5 for ability scores work OK?

    In addition to points buy, standard array, and a wide array (18, 13, 10, 9, 8, 5), I let players individually choose a method from a variety of options all balanced around a 12 average. I think you'll recognize one of them. ;) NORMAL METHOD (12 average) Generates ability scores between 6 and...
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