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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6630491" data-attributes="member: 22779">It's not even about cheating.Player A rolls his character and it's one point better in all stats than standard array - 17, 16, 15, 14, 12, 10 - and no one blinks an eye.&nbsp; I've never seen a DM who would think anything of that array of stats.&nbsp; Even though that character is better in every way than a standard array character, it's considered fine.&nbsp; OTOH, if the player rolled 1 less in every stat - 13, 12, 11, 10, 8, 6 - many DM's would allow a reroll of that character.&nbsp; In 3e, it would be automatic since his total bonus is -1.&nbsp; In 3e, this character was considered unplayable, by the rules.&nbsp; IOW, standard array is largely the minimum for any rolled character and the overwhelming majority will be at least standard array or higher.&nbsp; Even [MENTION=19675]Dannyalcatraz[/MENTION]'s character from a few pages back had higher total bonuses than standard array.&nbsp; So, no, it's not about cheating at all.&nbsp; Rather it's about the entire system from front to back.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6630491, member: 22779"] It's not even about cheating. Player A rolls his character and it's one point better in all stats than standard array - 17, 16, 15, 14, 12, 10 - and no one blinks an eye. I've never seen a DM who would think anything of that array of stats. Even though that character is better in every way than a standard array character, it's considered fine. OTOH, if the player rolled 1 less in every stat - 13, 12, 11, 10, 8, 6 - many DM's would allow a reroll of that character. In 3e, it would be automatic since his total bonus is -1. In 3e, this character was considered unplayable, by the rules. IOW, standard array is largely the minimum for any rolled character and the overwhelming majority will be at least standard array or higher. Even [MENTION=19675]Dannyalcatraz[/MENTION]'s character from a few pages back had higher total bonuses than standard array. So, no, it's not about cheating at all. Rather it's about the entire system from front to back. [/QUOTE]

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