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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Kelleris" data-source="post: 1779832" data-attributes="member: 19130">An alternative which I am using, yes.  And I still don't see why you can't just make exactly the same character stat block you had before, minus a few points.  But whatever.  Or if you like, just roll a block and then buy it with points.  Adjust a bit to bring yourself in line with the power level of the rest of the party, and you're set.Ah, I see.  I'm out to aggrandize the character I'm not playing and screw over you and Trevor.  Right.  I do like to use point buy when I play, because I can't roll a decent stat block to save my life.  But I never force other people to do likewise.  I'm DMing this, though, so my character isn't really an issue, now is it?  Here are the real real reasons why I'm using point buy:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It makes the players even across their characters.  You, Trevor, and Brittany never seem to roll low on stats, while Richard and a few others never roll particularly well.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It means that if I recruit players from the web at large to fill out this game (which I'm probably going to have to do, now) I don't have to either use dfferent rules for them and the "real players" or have to trust them to roll their stats.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">It lets me set the power level of the campaign much more easily than assigning a dice range, and by average probabilities (which, strangely, you guys never seem to obey) 38 points is quite a bit higher than 4d6 take the 3 highest.  I want a pretty wahoo game, so that's the number I picked.  According to the DMG, that's 6 points better than a "high-powered campaign" and 13 points over the NPC elite array.  If you're having problems making a character with that many points, I suggest you go play a supers game.  Or possibly BESM.</li> </ul></blockquote>

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