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<blockquote data-quote="dd.stevenson" data-source="post: 6406889" data-attributes="member: 6683099">I don't have an &quot;argument,&quot; since that implies I'm trying to persuade someone of something whereas stat generation is patently a playstyle preference. But I prefer rolling both as a player and as a DM because:<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I like rolling stats, and watching my players roll stats. It feels exciting and stimulating to me.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I like being presented with an array of weird stats, and using that as inspiration to create an interesting, flawed, character.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">I like knowing that other players stats are probably different than mine. As a DM, I like watching players adapt creatively to their weird scores.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Historically, I've found I can catch a lot of playstyle mismatches right out of the gate merely by asking a new player to roll stats and watching how they handle an outlier roll.</li>
</ul>Having said this, I wish that 5E stats mattered less (or at least, differently) than they do--that's a mark against the edition in my opinion, and a clear mechanical mismatch with the random stat generation method. (Though admittedly levels 1-3 do make it easy enough to funnel out weak characters, DCC style. So there's that.)</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dd.stevenson, post: 6406889, member: 6683099"] I don't have an "argument," since that implies I'm trying to persuade someone of something whereas stat generation is patently a playstyle preference. But I [B]prefer [/B]rolling both as a player and as a DM because: [LIST] [*]I like rolling stats, and watching my players roll stats. It feels exciting and stimulating to me. [*]I like being presented with an array of weird stats, and using that as inspiration to create an interesting, flawed, character. [*]I like knowing that other players stats are probably different than mine. As a DM, I like watching players adapt creatively to their weird scores. [*]Historically, I've found I can catch a lot of playstyle mismatches right out of the gate merely by asking a new player to roll stats and watching how they handle an outlier roll. [/LIST] Having said this, I wish that 5E stats mattered less (or at least, differently) than they do--that's a mark against the edition in my opinion, and a clear mechanical mismatch with the random stat generation method. (Though admittedly levels 1-3 do make it easy enough to funnel out weak characters, DCC style. So there's that.) [/QUOTE]

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