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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 9190044" data-attributes="member: 23751">I have my players roll stats a bit differently.&nbsp; After they decide what class and concept they want we roll stats.&nbsp; They get to pick two stats to be 5d6-2L, two stats to be 4d6-L and two stats to be 3d6.&nbsp; That lets them give the greatest weight to the stats they feel their class and concept need most, two normal, and two &quot;dump&quot; stats.&nbsp; However, because of the random nature of rolling, sometimes a &quot;dump stat&quot; will be high and sometimes a &quot;main&quot; stat will be low.In order to make sure that they get their concept, I then allow the swapping of one pair of stats.&nbsp; If you look at the array, it adds up to 72 stat points(straight 12's = 72).&nbsp; We like our PCs to be a bit more heroic than that, so we have a minimum of 78.&nbsp; If your rolled stats are below 78, then you roll 1d6 with strength being 1, dex being 2, etc. and assign +1 to that stat.&nbsp; You do this until you are at 78.&nbsp; The only exception is that a stat cannot go above 18 in this manner, so if your d6 roll would result in a stat being 19, you re-roll the d6.An example.&nbsp; I want to create a Battlemaster Fighter who is going to be a great leader when he grows up.&nbsp; So I decide to place my rolls in the following manner.S: 5d6-2LD: 3d6C: 4d6-LI: 4d6-LW: 3d6Ch: 5d6-2LI end up after rolling(and I rolled these just now)S: 18D: 12C: 9I: 12W: 13CH: 12That totals 76 so I rolled two D6 and got 5 and 6 and my wisdom and charisma went up one and now I am at 78.S: 18D: 12C: 9I: 12W: 14CH: 13Now I have the choice to swap two stats and have a bit of a dilema.&nbsp; Do I swap wisdom and charisma to help me with the leadership aspect, or do I do something about that low con.&nbsp; Since I'm going to be in combat a lot most likely and have a bunch of stat raises coming, and I plan on growing into the great leader, I will swap wisdom and con.&nbsp; Then pick race and apply racial bonuses.Edit: Oh, and I clearly voted other.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 9190044, member: 23751"] I have my players roll stats a bit differently. After they decide what class and concept they want we roll stats. They get to pick two stats to be 5d6-2L, two stats to be 4d6-L and two stats to be 3d6. That lets them give the greatest weight to the stats they feel their class and concept need most, two normal, and two "dump" stats. However, because of the random nature of rolling, sometimes a "dump stat" will be high and sometimes a "main" stat will be low. In order to make sure that they get their concept, I then allow the swapping of one pair of stats. If you look at the array, it adds up to 72 stat points(straight 12's = 72). We like our PCs to be a bit more heroic than that, so we have a minimum of 78. If your rolled stats are below 78, then you roll 1d6 with strength being 1, dex being 2, etc. and assign +1 to that stat. You do this until you are at 78. The only exception is that a stat cannot go above 18 in this manner, so if your d6 roll would result in a stat being 19, you re-roll the d6. An example. I want to create a Battlemaster Fighter who is going to be a great leader when he grows up. So I decide to place my rolls in the following manner. S: 5d6-2L D: 3d6 C: 4d6-L I: 4d6-L W: 3d6 Ch: 5d6-2L I end up after rolling(and I rolled these just now) S: 18 D: 12 C: 9 I: 12 W: 13 CH: 12 That totals 76 so I rolled two D6 and got 5 and 6 and my wisdom and charisma went up one and now I am at 78. S: 18 D: 12 C: 9 I: 12 W: 14 CH: 13 Now I have the choice to swap two stats and have a bit of a dilema. Do I swap wisdom and charisma to help me with the leadership aspect, or do I do something about that low con. Since I'm going to be in combat a lot most likely and have a bunch of stat raises coming, and I plan on growing into the great leader, I will swap wisdom and con. Then pick race and apply racial bonuses. Edit: Oh, and I clearly voted other. [/QUOTE]

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