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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Varianor Abroad" data-source="post: 1171569" data-attributes="member: 12425">Interesting question. Stat generation methods are not a good basis for comparison IMO because that's the DM's choice as to which one to use. As a general rule, a 25 point buy PC will be outclassed by a 32 point buy PC, who may well be outclassed by a best of 4d6 arrange-as-you-like, especially if no one watches the rolls. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />All basic characters from FR, AU, and GH are comparable to each other. Some characters will be more powerful in certain circumstances than others. AU characters will actually be stronger in combat at lower levels, but not as over the top at the upper end of the scale. The FR character will tend to gain an edge over the rest in combat, especially after about L7, due to three factors:additional PrCsnew magic itemsextra spellsAll of those are available in a variety of FR supplements that allow powerful combinations with core equipment. IMO if you just ran an FR game from the FRCS, all three would be relatively close. But even there some PrC and spell options do give an edge. The combination of all three of these in an FR PC allows for a strong combat PC, particularly a spellcaster.AU's setting book The Diamond Throne emphasizes unique items over a huge grab bag, so you might get an interesting combo depending on what the DM allows. But all things being equal with the same amount of gold spent, I still think that the FR character will have a slight edge.</blockquote>

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