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<blockquote data-quote="KDLadage" data-source="post: 233436" data-attributes="member: 88">I votes &quot;4d6, drop lowest&quot; and &quot;other&quot; -- I would have liked to have had two &quot;other&quot; buttons to vote for.I use:
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">4d6, drop lowest -- this is the most common for me. I have seen people use 4d6, drop lowest, re-roll 1s -- but this, in my opinion, is complete overkill.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Standard Array -- this is my second most common. Assign the numbers 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8 and then go. It has the advantage of giving all players an equal oportunity footing.</li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Cards -- this is one I like, but few of my players do, so we end up using the ones above. Select 16 standard playing cards such that you have two 7s, three 6s, four 5s, three 4s, two 3s, and two 2s. Shuffle the cards and deal them into six piles of three cards each. Turn them over, and assign the resulting numbers to your stats. Maximum roll=20 (7+7+6), Minimum roll=7 (3+2+2), Average roll=12.3 -- and all characters will start with a baseline of having all ability scores total 74.</li>
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[QUOTE="KDLadage, post: 233436, member: 88"] I votes "4d6, drop lowest" and "other" -- I would have liked to have had two "other" buttons to vote for. I use:[list][*][b]4d6, drop lowest[/b] -- this is the most common for me. I have seen people use 4d6, drop lowest, re-roll 1s -- but this, in my opinion, is complete overkill.[*][b]Standard Array[/b] -- this is my second most common. Assign the numbers 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and 8 and then go. It has the advantage of giving all players an equal oportunity footing.[*][b]Cards[/b] -- this is one I like, but few of my players do, so we end up using the ones above. Select 16 standard playing cards such that you have two 7s, three 6s, four 5s, three 4s, two 3s, and two 2s. Shuffle the cards and deal them into six piles of three cards each. Turn them over, and assign the resulting numbers to your stats. Maximum roll=20 (7+7+6), Minimum roll=7 (3+2+2), Average roll=12.3 -- and all characters will start with a baseline of having all ability scores total 74.[/list] [/QUOTE]

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