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Message: <blockquote data-quote="77IM" data-source="post: 4738717" data-attributes="member: 12377">A couple more examples(These all use the alternative method.)9d6 = 5 (Wis -2), 3 (Dex +4), 6 (Cha +4), 4 (Int +3), 2 (Con +3), 3 (Dex +2), 2 (Con +2), 2 (Con +1), 3 (Dex +1)Str 10, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 13, Wis 8, Cha 14Looks like an unusually healthy rogue (I think archer ranger is ruled out by the crappy Wis).  Some might see it as a weakness of the system that this produces such "unoptimized" arrays but that's kind of the point.  Few players would willingly put that much Con on a rogue so this gives the group an "excuse" to play a quirky character.9d6 = 1 (Str -2), 2 (Con +4), 3 (Dex +4), 6 (Cha +3), 1 (Str +3), 6 (Cha +2), 3 (Dex +2), 3 (Dex +1), 4 (Int +1)Str 11, Dex 17, Con 14, Int 11, Wis 10, Cha 15Huh, it wound up remarkably similar to the previous one.  (I'm taking these rolls as they come...)  This guy is a better-balanced rogue, or with the right race, he could pull off archer-ranger, MAD-warlock or slightly-sub-optimized chaos sorcerer.9d6 = 6 (Cha -2), 2 (Con +4), 4 (Int +4), 5 (Wis +3), 2 (Con +3), 2 (Con +2), 4 (Int +2), 2 (Con +1), 1 (Str +1)Str 11, Con 20, Dex 10, Int 16, Wis 13, Cha 8.  Since Con can't be 20, we shift those points somewhere else.  (Con -2), 1d6 = 5 (Wis +2)Str 11, Con 18, Dex 10, Int 16, Wis 15, Cha 8Now that's an interesting array.  With that much Con and Int it just shouts hell-lock, which is ironic since his Cha is 8 -- clearly not going for the MAD build!  As an alternative, this would make a great staff-wizard or swordmage on a race that gives +2 Int.9d6 = 3 (Dex -2), 6 (Cha +4), 2 (Con +4), 1 (Str +3), 2 (Con +3), 4 (Int +2), 4 (Int +2), 3 (Dex +1), 5 (Wis +1)Str 13, Con 17, Dex 9, Int 14, Wis 11, Cha 14Again with the warlocks -- only this time he could try for a MAD build.  This could also be used as the basis for a wizard or bard or something (if you don't mind having a secondary stat start higher than a primary stat!).OK one more, and let's hope not to get another Con or Dex build...9d6 = 1 (Str -2), 2 (Con +4), 5 (Wis +4), 5 (Wis +3), 2 (Con +3), 2 (Con +2), 2 (Con +2), 6 (Cha +1), 1 (Str +1)Str 9, Con 21, Dex 10, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 11.  Argh, more Con!  It's over 18 so we shift the excess points:  (Con -3) 1d6 = 6 (Cha +3)Str 9, Con 18, Dex 10, Int 10, Wis 17, Cha 14Well, the whole point of random rolling is that you don't get any control over it.  This is again a high-Con build, but this time, due to the low Int, it's actually not very attractive for a warlock.  But with that Wis, and the right racial bonuses, it could make a pretty good invoker or shaman or druid, or even a good laser cleric. -- 77IM</blockquote>

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