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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Technik4" data-source="post: 2179394" data-attributes="member: 7211">Standard point buy assumes 25 point buy. Comparing to a 32 point-buy you have 7 more points.So a standard point-buy generic NPC WizardStr  9Dex 14Con 14Int 15Wis 10Cha 10I think we can agree if it isn't the best way to spread 25-points, its a spread that the MM would be used to facing. Raising this to a 32 point buy, the most logical thing for a wizard would be raising his Intelligence to a 18 (and dropping Str to an 8).  I don't necessarily think that would make him act as if he were a level higher (especially at higher levels, where magic items are common enough).Makes sense to me. This is why many monsters have an ECL adjustment in addition to Racial HD. But I don't think this would be an issue until you compare 25 points to 36. In other words, a 25 point buy character could fight alongside a 32 point buy character without much trouble (although I do weep for a 25 point buy monk).TechnikEdited: Didn't mean to have a wizard with higher con than Int (*ducks). 14 to 17 worked out to a 7 point difference, which is what I was trying to high-light. Naturally, I'm sure you could find bigger differences spending the points differently, but for many characters raising their  most necessary score is the best way to go.</blockquote>