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Thanks, ogre. I did realize that its an ill-wrought array, but you could certainly get those scores by rolling (or some other technique). Someone could even claim that they got the short stick if he calculated everyone's rolls and discovered that he had only 26 points while you had 36 points...

Every time what? Those ability mods are equal. The gap begins at 4th, but see below. Really? So if you had all odd stats you would raise each of those abilities at your ability increase. Somehow, I disbelieve that is the consensus. Wizard -1st level 17, 15, 15, 11, 11, 9 [36 pt buy] Str 11...

21% thought it was a stupid suggestion, which is not necessarily agreeing or disagreeing. Technik

Fair enough. But you at least rearranged my words to make it seem worse. I tried to go through great pains to point out that I was not in fact saying that. You used my claim to ask your own question; it feels skewed to me. 24% Said yes 13% Said no 42% Said no, and no one else should do this...

And there are definitely a great many people that feel that everyone at the table should always be given the exact same resources as everyone else, in favor of this balance. However, balance is not everything. You seem to be of the opinion that the point-buy system is flawless. Could you...

Great list! I would add Lightning Reflexes and Great Fortitude to the list (on the basis that if you have Iron Will, why not have the others? Although I can see you trying to make a connection towards what charisma represents). Further, I would nominate: Blind-Fight Combat Reflexes (it has no...

Theoretically, psions, wizards, and sorcerers who wanted to wear armor would take the armor proficiencies. In practice, thanks to everyone being able to dual-class (or multiclass), they ended up taking 1 level of fighter, ranger, or barbarian - at least, in every game I've ever played...

I agree, to an extent. However, if the DM is 'trying to teach the party a lesson about preparedness" or "reinforce that he is willing to kill PCs" then it IS the DMs reaction instead of the NPCs reaction, and most people seemed to laud twofalls for those characteristics rather than the...

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Wow. I really like it. First, while it will give sorcerers, paladins, and bards bonus feats, the feats are explicitly usually lower-tier (inborn type feats). Second, many people house-rule sorcerers get bonus feats anyway (as a wizard does) and this mechanic lets them do it without giving it...

Ah, I'm not a big fan of hero/action/force/willpower points (they are optional in AE, from what I've read). Technik

Its similar to anyone being able to use a MW Buckler without Shield Proficiency or Mithril Light Shields, eh Crothian? Technik

Talents, according to AE, are feats that can only be taken at 1st level. Additionally, you may only have 1 (unless you are unbound, in which case you can have 2). I think these work for d&d about as well as AE. Have at them! Spell Prodigy [Talent] You have an innate gift for magic. Benefit...

Light Armor Proficiecny We got the simple weapons, lets get the light armor. Technik

It just seems, to my 2nd party senses, that a merchant willing to: A) Hire an Assasin of 6th level B) Either pay ther Assasin sufficiently to cover the cost of using an extremely expensive (and correspondingly rare I hope) poison or acquire the poison at his own expense C) Order the assasin to...

Eh. Seems kinda harsh to me. How do you do 15 points of Con damage to a dwarf anyway? I'm sure there are some assasins higher level than 6 that would like to know... Technik

A thing I'd like to point out is that point buy, while undoubtedly being the fairest method of character generation, is the least believable. There are many possible permutations, its true, but as I found one day trying to stat 5 of my closest buddies, some people need more, some need less. Now...

That sounds more like your basic opinion of heroes in fiction (which you are certainly entitled to!). Of course, to imply that simply because you are above average in 6 measurable ways that you are somehow 'flawless' is silly. The bulk of the character is not defined by his stats, the stats are...

To an extent. But what if your DM asked everyone if they would rather play a 25 pt buy character or 16,15,14,13,12,11? With the 25 pt buy, you could conceivably start with a 17 or 18. My whole point was that they would not be so radically different. Personally, I wouldn't mind giving it a try...

Why not? As someone said in the other thread, if you create a ceiling while giving a lot of flexibiltity, you keep the power curve down. A lower power curve implies characters balanced without needing to tweak the MM or NPCs in modules (which is what this boils down to, at least in part). Do...