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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Boarstorm" data-source="post: 6420305" data-attributes="member: 63913">I don't think that is in any way a given for [MENTION=48518]Skyscraper[/MENTION].This feels like a classic case of playstyle difference.  You might not have fun playing the negative-stat-in-all-but-his-primary-ability character, but I've known many who would.  Granted, they're all also proponents of OSR, so maybe it's a case of grognard flu. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":P" title="Stick out tongue    :P"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":P" />So.  For Skyscraper's purposes, I see a few things as being requirements.1) Rolled stats vs. point-buy or arrays. -- Randomness is a feature, not a bug for this playstyle.2) In Order (with some small wiggle room)  -- See above regarding randomness.  But add that by this playstyle, the stats you get provide as much of a hook for roleplaying as the Ideals/Bonds/Flaws system.3) Heroes, not Super Heroes -- I get the impression that he wants characters to have stats slightly below the expected level for 5E.I think it would be most helpful if we focused on ideas that fit the goals.I like arrays.  But suggesting them in this thread isn't very helpful, IMO.All that said, I think the 3d6 in order, sub a single 14 works well.  It maintains the randomness and the range of stats while also giving an "emergency out" if you ended up with something unplayable.I might also allow players to reroll their array if they end up with a character that's just TOO sucky (as judged by the DM).</blockquote>

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