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Message: <blockquote data-quote="On Puget Sound" data-source="post: 5832674" data-attributes="member: 68988">Here is one I've used:roll 4d6 and take the top 3, 6 times.Now count the net "plusses" for your stats (i.e. 14 or 15 = +2, 8 or 9 = -1)If your net plusses do not equal exactly 6, roll 1d6 for each point away from 6 they are; i.e. if your plusses total 4 or 8, roll 2 d6.Each d6 you rolled at this stage tells you which stat (in the order they are currently written) to add 2 to or subtract 2 from, to move your total closer to 6.  If this adjustment would take a stat above 18 or below 6, instead add 2 to your lowest stat or subtract 2 from your highest stat, as appropriate.This should leave you with 6 stats whose totals plusses equal +6, but whose distribution is not min-maxed.  Now arrange those as desired and choose a race and class.That looked a lot more confusing when I typed it than it actually is to do, so here goes:I have +2, 0, +3, -2, +2, +3 for total +8.  I must roll 2 "subtract 2" dice. Results are 1 and 6, so the first and last stat get -2.  final total: 12, 10, 17, 7, 15, 15.For a lower or higher power curve, just change the +6 target. If you don't want low stats, bump anything low to an 8 before doing anything else, and let 8 rather than 6 be the floor for subtract dice.</blockquote>