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<blockquote data-quote="Mannahnin" data-source="post: 8186999" data-attributes="member: 7026594">The other easy tweak to 3d6 in order I like is to give the players the option of flipping the set.&nbsp; Subtract every score from 21 to get an exactly &quot;upside-down&quot; mirror of their numbers.&nbsp; This allows just a little bit of customization and turns a bad set of mostly below-average numbers into a good set!&nbsp; But, for example, if you happened to roll a 15 Wisdom and some bad numbers in your first set and really wanted to be a Cleric, maybe you choose to keep that set.The way I've been running my existing game I've just told my players to re-roll if their total modifiers are negative, but this does occasionally result in someone having to re-roll multiple times.&nbsp; The &quot;flip&quot; option ensures that no one has to be stuck with a bad set, but doesn't need any re-rolling.I can definitely see the virtue of the card method though, in terms of giving the players a uniform/even set of total values.&nbsp; Definitely a selling point for players accustomed to point buy.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Mannahnin, post: 8186999, member: 7026594"] The other easy tweak to 3d6 in order I like is to give the players the option of flipping the set. Subtract every score from 21 to get an exactly "upside-down" mirror of their numbers. This allows just a little bit of customization and turns a bad set of mostly below-average numbers into a good set! But, for example, if you happened to roll a 15 Wisdom and some bad numbers in your first set and really wanted to be a Cleric, maybe you choose to keep that set. The way I've been running my existing game I've just told my players to re-roll if their total modifiers are negative, but this does occasionally result in someone having to re-roll multiple times. The "flip" option ensures that no one has to be stuck with a bad set, but doesn't need any re-rolling. I can definitely see the virtue of the card method though, in terms of giving the players a uniform/even set of total values. Definitely a selling point for players accustomed to point buy. [/QUOTE]

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