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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 8390556" data-attributes="member: 23751">Yep.&nbsp; I messed up on the number thing.&nbsp; That doesn't make it unuseful, let alone a detriment.&nbsp; &nbsp; Once you know what is in the area, you can set about trying avoid it, plan for it, or find it.&nbsp; It's not the best ability, but it is only level 3.Except now you can plan for it, where before you couldn't.Assumed.&nbsp; All that is assumed to be correct.It's arbitrary because they are just picking the number out of the air.&nbsp; They could just as easily have assumed 60% and a 14 in the stat as the expected numbers for the CR armor classes.&nbsp; It's pure guesswork that the particular numbers they selected are what the game has as the baseline.Equal means equal.&nbsp; 72 does not equal 74.&nbsp; 100% average does not equal rarely average due to small sample sizes.The game works at the group level, not the collective level.&nbsp; At the group level is where arrays are going to be compared to rolling, and they are not going to be equal.And you seem to be under the misapprehension that you can tell what it is that I'm saying, even when I clearly say it.&nbsp; I just said to you that it would take 100 years and many campaigns to see the average show up, and yet you(once again) have me saying the opposite of what I actually said.All rules are subject to change.&nbsp; Literally all of them.&nbsp; The PHB directs the players to check with the DM to see what changes he made to the rules.&nbsp; Players are not entitled to the array.&nbsp; They aren't entitled to have any particular race or class in the game.&nbsp; They aren't entitled to feats.&nbsp; They're not entitled to lots of things that affect their characters.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 8390556, member: 23751"] Yep. I messed up on the number thing. That doesn't make it unuseful, let alone a detriment. Once you know what is in the area, you can set about trying avoid it, plan for it, or find it. It's not the best ability, but it is only level 3. Except now you can plan for it, where before you couldn't. Assumed. All that is assumed to be correct. It's arbitrary because they are just picking the number out of the air. They could just as easily have assumed 60% and a 14 in the stat as the expected numbers for the CR armor classes. It's pure guesswork that the particular numbers they selected are what the game has as the baseline. Equal means equal. 72 does not equal 74. 100% average does not equal rarely average due to small sample sizes. The game works at the group level, not the collective level. At the group level is where arrays are going to be compared to rolling, and they are not going to be equal. And you seem to be under the misapprehension that you can tell what it is that I'm saying, even when I clearly say it. I just said to you that it would take 100 years and many campaigns to see the average show up, and yet you(once again) have me saying the opposite of what I actually said. All rules are subject to change. Literally all of them. The PHB directs the players to check with the DM to see what changes he made to the rules. Players are not entitled to the array. They aren't entitled to have any particular race or class in the game. They aren't entitled to feats. They're not entitled to lots of things that affect their characters. [/QUOTE]

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