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<blockquote data-quote="Scars Unseen" data-source="post: 5925507" data-attributes="member: 10196">First point:&nbsp; I'm not talking about stat generation itself, I'm talking about the bonuses.&nbsp;&nbsp; I don't want to force &quot;the one true ability generation method&quot; on anyone.&nbsp; The bonuses are most certainly not distributed on a curve in WotC's math.Second point:&nbsp; the difference is in ability checks.&nbsp; Because in 2nd edition, checks were made against ability scores rather than bonuses, having a 1 point difference in 2E was the same as having a 2 point difference in 3E, but only in matters best determined by the ability in question.&nbsp; Essentially, while having truly exception(and I mean mathematically exceptional) ability could influence combat and other specific features, for most people, your ability score was only important when performing actions directly related to that score rather than having a massive effect on all derivative activities like 3E onward does.Effectively, a fighter with a high charisma and average strength is just as competent at his job as a fighter with above average strength and a below average wisdom.&nbsp; And even the brutishly strong have merely a moderate advantage in the area of combat.&nbsp; Boy can he lift a rock, though.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scars Unseen, post: 5925507, member: 10196"] First point: I'm not talking about stat generation itself, I'm talking about the bonuses. I don't want to force "the one true ability generation method" on anyone. The bonuses are most certainly [i]not[/i] distributed on a curve in WotC's math. Second point: the difference is in ability checks. Because in 2nd edition, checks were made against ability scores rather than bonuses, having a 1 point difference in 2E was the same as having a 2 point difference in 3E, but [i]only in matters best determined by the ability in question[/i]. Essentially, while having truly exception(and I mean mathematically exceptional) ability could influence combat and other specific features, for most people, your ability score was only important when performing actions directly related to that score rather than having a massive effect on all derivative activities like 3E onward does. Effectively, a fighter with a high charisma and average strength is just as competent at his job as a fighter with above average strength and a below average wisdom. And even the brutishly strong have merely a moderate advantage in the area of combat. Boy can he lift a rock, though. [/QUOTE]

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