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<blockquote data-quote="Orius" data-source="post: 9008487" data-attributes="member: 8863"><p>Ah that explains things. I don't run 5e. I prefer 3e, 2e, or even Classic D&D, and stats are not directly impacting saves. With 3e, only Dex, Con, and Wis affect saves, and then it's only a modifier. And who chooses to dump a lousy stat in Dex or Con? They're pretty much the last two stats used for dumps. In AD&D the stats have an even lower impact, only Dex or Wis affect certain saves, and Con only gives a bonus to saves against poison, and only starting at 19 Con, which only a dwarf can have with standard options. In Classic D&D, only Wis affects saves, and then only saves vs spells. </p><p></p><p>There's been a discussion going on over on Dragonfoot the last week about ability score generation, and there's a much stronger preference for random rolls, including the 3d6 in order method. Meanwhile, there's some disdain over point buy and/or arrays. However, the infamous Method V from 1e UA seems to be the most hated (Method V while available to humans only is <em> ridiculously </em>generous starting with a <em>9d6</em> for your most important score and then going down to 3d6 for the least important, including the Comeliness nonsense). One observation over there is that PCs with high stats sometimes die <em>more often</em> because players take more risks with them.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Orius, post: 9008487, member: 8863"] Ah that explains things. I don't run 5e. I prefer 3e, 2e, or even Classic D&D, and stats are not directly impacting saves. With 3e, only Dex, Con, and Wis affect saves, and then it's only a modifier. And who chooses to dump a lousy stat in Dex or Con? They're pretty much the last two stats used for dumps. In AD&D the stats have an even lower impact, only Dex or Wis affect certain saves, and Con only gives a bonus to saves against poison, and only starting at 19 Con, which only a dwarf can have with standard options. In Classic D&D, only Wis affects saves, and then only saves vs spells. There's been a discussion going on over on Dragonfoot the last week about ability score generation, and there's a much stronger preference for random rolls, including the 3d6 in order method. Meanwhile, there's some disdain over point buy and/or arrays. However, the infamous Method V from 1e UA seems to be the most hated (Method V while available to humans only is [I] ridiculously [/I]generous starting with a [I]9d6[/I] for your most important score and then going down to 3d6 for the least important, including the Comeliness nonsense). One observation over there is that PCs with high stats sometimes die [I]more often[/I] because players take more risks with them. [/QUOTE]
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