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<blockquote data-quote="Retreater" data-source="post: 7795955" data-attributes="member: 42040">I rolled a character with this method for a one-shot OSR game using Labyrinth Lord about two months ago. Even though this was the default method for us &quot;back in the day&quot; (2nd ed AD&amp;D), it was one of the worst roleplaying experiences I've had in recent memory. I'm not exactly a power gamer, but the character came out exactly average, and as a result was pretty boring. No bonuses, no penalties. Generic human fighter. Bland and terrible. We also rolled HP for 1st level. I got 2 hp. So my character was worse than any kobold he was likely to fight in the dungeon - with the exception that he got better armor. In this case he should've just bought armor for someone else to go quest in his name. If you're going to be playing a game like D&amp;D, your characters should get to feel heroic. A group using this method would result in my walking away from the table.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Retreater, post: 7795955, member: 42040"] I rolled a character with this method for a one-shot OSR game using Labyrinth Lord about two months ago. Even though this was the default method for us "back in the day" (2nd ed AD&D), it was one of the worst roleplaying experiences I've had in recent memory. I'm not exactly a power gamer, but the character came out exactly average, and as a result was pretty boring. No bonuses, no penalties. Generic human fighter. Bland and terrible. We also rolled HP for 1st level. I got 2 hp. So my character was worse than any kobold he was likely to fight in the dungeon - with the exception that he got better armor. In this case he should've just bought armor for someone else to go quest in his name. If you're going to be playing a game like D&D, your characters should get to feel heroic. A group using this method would result in my walking away from the table. [/QUOTE]

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