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<blockquote data-quote="CapnZapp" data-source="post: 9264036" data-attributes="member: 12731">It CAN be that way.It definitely doesn't HAVE to be that way.Remember, the point is for your actual &quot;main&quot; character to start the campaign with a bit of a history, some stories to tell, and a connection to the other PCs that's forged in fire.Also, an important objective for the funnel is to be able to use random ability rolls (and not have to use point buy or weighted rolls) without having to suffer the worst consequences, since if all your funnel survivors are hopeless at what they do, you can always recruit a 5th or 6th character.That is, if you can see the allure in using completely unweighted &quot;roll 3d6 in order no bennies&quot;. The DCC funnel is actually an ingenious solution that least you eat the cake and still have it too. Each character IS rolled up using this, the most old school and bad-ass generation method of them all - but you don't have to suffer the consequences for too long and you will likely end up with an average or better character in the end anyway; all while your trials and tribulations is turned into characterization and personality gold.In practice, the funnel experience makes many players bond with at least one character, even if it has a poor Strength or its Intelligence is only average, and they want to keep playing this character instead of taking the risk of rolling up a new one.Remember, in games like 5th Edition (and definitely in games like Pathfinder 2) every point makes a big difference and many player can't imagine playing these games with anything else than point buy / standard array. But DCC is more like older D&amp;D editions, an old school renaissance if you will, where your character will do just fine with a 15 or 12 Dexterity even if you play a class using Dex. Maybe you are instead exceptionally charming, or gifted great Luck. Or maybe you aren't exceptional at all, which makes your heroism all the more impressive!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="CapnZapp, post: 9264036, member: 12731"] It CAN be that way. It definitely doesn't HAVE to be that way. Remember, [B]the point[/B] is for your actual "main" character to start the campaign with a bit of a history, some stories to tell, and a connection to the other PCs that's forged in fire. Also, an important objective for the funnel is to be able to use random ability rolls (and not have to use point buy or weighted rolls) without having to suffer the worst consequences, since if all your funnel survivors are hopeless at what they do, you can always recruit a 5th or 6th character. That is, if you can see the allure in using completely unweighted "roll 3d6 in order no bennies". The DCC funnel is actually an ingenious solution that least you eat the cake and still have it too. Each character IS rolled up using this, the most old school and bad-ass generation method of them all - but you don't have to suffer the consequences for too long and you will likely end up with an average or better character in the end anyway; all while your trials and tribulations is turned into characterization and personality gold. In practice, the funnel experience makes many players bond with at least one character, even if it has a poor Strength or its Intelligence is only average, and they want to keep playing this character instead of taking the risk of rolling up a new one. Remember, in games like 5th Edition (and [I]definitely[/I] in games like Pathfinder 2) every point makes a big difference and many player can't imagine playing these games with anything else than point buy / standard array. But DCC is more like older D&D editions, an old school renaissance if you will, where your character will do just fine with a 15 or 12 Dexterity even if you play a class using Dex. Maybe you are instead exceptionally charming, or gifted great Luck. Or maybe you aren't exceptional at all, which makes your heroism all the more impressive! [/QUOTE]

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