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<blockquote data-quote="frisbeet" data-source="post: 676065" data-attributes="member: 10287">Yup, that's right.P(18)*P(&gt;8)^5=(1/216)*(160/216)^5160 is the # of ways of rolling 3 dice for a sum greater than or equal to 8.&nbsp; 216 is the # of ways of rolling 3 dice.Every frequency suggests a new method.&nbsp; Are you comfortable with playing a best in 1000 character?&nbsp; Then assign an 18 to one score and roll 3d6 for the other scores, rerolling any results &lt;8.&nbsp; Or, if you really want to get crazy, play a best in 50000 (46656) character: assign two 18s and roll 3d6 for the other scores, keeping low results.This is where I think most people start rolling their eyes.&nbsp; But hey, it's your fantasy world.&nbsp; Put it another way:&nbsp; if you're going to invest over $100 in this game (and then WotC have the frickin audacity to shove 3.5 down our throats, after we've bought all the supplemental stuff), play the game the way you (and your DM) see fit.&nbsp; If you wanna drive the Ferrari in fantasy (two 18s), then you should--even as you stipulate that all the NPCs in your world drive something far less cool (3d6 for all scores).&nbsp; Don't worry about others here and elsewhere who scream about how unbalanced, unfair, blah blah blah it is--that's only true in their fantasy world.&nbsp; It was your money that bought you the game, and your time invested.&nbsp; mmkay, Rant.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="frisbeet, post: 676065, member: 10287"] Yup, that's right. P(18)*P(>8)^5 =(1/216)*(160/216)^5 160 is the # of ways of rolling 3 dice for a sum greater than or equal to 8. 216 is the # of ways of rolling 3 dice. Every frequency suggests a new method. Are you comfortable with playing a best in 1000 character? Then assign an 18 to one score and roll 3d6 for the other scores, rerolling any results <8. Or, if you really want to get crazy, play a best in 50000 (46656) character: assign two 18s and roll 3d6 for the other scores, keeping low results. This is where I think most people start rolling their eyes. But hey, it's your fantasy world. Put it another way: if you're going to invest over $100 in this game (and then WotC have the frickin audacity to shove 3.5 down our throats, after we've bought all the supplemental stuff), play the game the way you (and your DM) see fit. If you wanna drive the Ferrari in fantasy (two 18s), then you should--even as you stipulate that all the NPCs in your world drive something far less cool (3d6 for all scores). Don't worry about others here and elsewhere who scream about how unbalanced, unfair, blah blah blah it is--that's only true in their fantasy world. It was your money that bought you the game, and your time invested. mmkay, Rant. [/QUOTE]

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