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Everyone was great both times, I should say. My level of intolerance reaction is quite rare. It took a while between sessions to...
Jan 9, 2026
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Is Point Buy Balanced?
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Ah, its not generic so much as a benefit of some specific feats. Got it.
Jan 9, 2026
Thomas Shey
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Is Point Buy Balanced?
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I think you can argue there usually is a dump stat of some sort; the only exceptions I can see is when, for whatever reason, you're...
Jan 9, 2026
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Okay. That's the sort of thing I was referring to here. It also appeared to be the position @Zardnaar holds, which is why I've been...
Jan 9, 2026
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To a point, I think. How much of it is depends on the difference between what a 13 does for you and a 14 (or even a 15). I'd say in...
Jan 9, 2026
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Good gods, people don't read my posts. I'm not talking about what happens when there's a conflict between what the players want and...
Jan 9, 2026
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Glad to hear this one went well, @Autumnal. I never forget my nephrectomy went significantly worse than it needed to because my doctor...
Jan 9, 2026
Thomas Shey
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The problem is I'm not just interested in the average here, but the variance. That's always where the problems with most systems with...
Jan 9, 2026
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So, just to make sure I get it, rounding up an odd attribute to an even could be occurring every 4 levels if someone wished?
Jan 9, 2026
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Which is why I've not actually directed the questions I've been launching the last few pages at you.
Jan 9, 2026
Thomas Shey
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The idea this has always been true for everyone is pretty wild too.
Jan 9, 2026
Thomas Shey
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I think some have indicated that those lines are pretty wide. And keep in mind I think the idea they should be nonexistant is more than...
Jan 9, 2026
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But to read that one poster literally, not compromise on anything they care about.
Jan 9, 2026
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Whereas I think its a matter of degree. Is it a dealbreaker for me? How many of those do I have? I can have a preference, even a...
Jan 9, 2026
Thomas Shey
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Is Point Buy Balanced?
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Well, to be fair, this was OD&D where the output difference with someone with a lot of 13s and 14s and someone with even a couple 16's...
Jan 9, 2026
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