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<blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5845085" data-attributes="member: 92305">I find that point buy is good for certain types of games.&nbsp; For example, the old Victory Games James Bond RPG from the 80's used point buy.&nbsp; In that genre, that's a good thing, though.&nbsp; Characters in that universe are archetypes.&nbsp; Who wants to play a 00 agent with average or below average stats?&nbsp;But, for most games, I love random roll.&nbsp; I've always found that there's more &quot;character&quot; to be had among random roll characters than with point buy.&nbsp; If you get an odd string of rolls, it's interesting to figure out why?&nbsp; What does it say about the character.&nbsp; Sometimes, entire backgrounds are developed just because of randomly rolled dice resulting in strange stats.&nbsp;Like a character with high STR and high DEX, but low CON.&nbsp; You start to get a real feel for who this guy is.&nbsp;I'm sure the point buy lovers will have their own take on it, but for me, when there is choice, it's usually random roll.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Water Bob, post: 5845085, member: 92305"] I find that point buy is good for certain types of games. For example, the old Victory Games James Bond RPG from the 80's used point buy. In that genre, that's a good thing, though. Characters in that universe are archetypes. Who wants to play a 00 agent with average or below average stats? But, for most games, I love random roll. I've always found that there's more "character" to be had among random roll characters than with point buy. If you get an odd string of rolls, it's interesting to figure out why? What does it say about the character. Sometimes, entire backgrounds are developed just because of randomly rolled dice resulting in strange stats. Like a character with high STR and high DEX, but low CON. You start to get a real feel for who this guy is. I'm sure the point buy lovers will have their own take on it, but for me, when there is choice, it's usually random roll. [/QUOTE]

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