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<blockquote data-quote="reanjr" data-source="post: 1696337" data-attributes="member: 20740">Yeah, I agree.&nbsp; Especially after Wizards altering so many 2e system due to the explanation that a class's primary ability should not fail randomly.You either have to do the same for monsters or lower the CR for them by at least 1.My players just roll the dice and take what's coming to them.&nbsp; For 2nd-4th level (or thereabouts) I might let them take a second roll, but they gotta keep the second roll no matter what.&nbsp; I always point out to them before they roll the first time that they can just take average -0.5.&nbsp; That optional rule just doesn't get used enough.&nbsp; I almost always do that for 2nd-5th level for my characters.&nbsp; Rolling a 1 can kill you at those levels.Oh, and when creating characters that start at higher than 1st level, I'll usually allow them to take the overall average (rounded down).&nbsp; This works out a bit better than the optional system in the DMG.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="reanjr, post: 1696337, member: 20740"] Yeah, I agree. Especially after Wizards altering so many 2e system due to the explanation that a class's primary ability should not fail randomly. You either have to do the same for monsters or lower the CR for them by at least 1. My players just roll the dice and take what's coming to them. For 2nd-4th level (or thereabouts) I might let them take a second roll, but they gotta keep the second roll no matter what. I always point out to them before they roll the first time that they can just take average -0.5. That optional rule just doesn't get used enough. I almost always do that for 2nd-5th level for my characters. Rolling a 1 can kill you at those levels. Oh, and when creating characters that start at higher than 1st level, I'll usually allow them to take the overall average (rounded down). This works out a bit better than the optional system in the DMG. [/QUOTE]

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