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If we all rolled the normal way for stats, how come he has three 18's?
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<blockquote data-quote="Urbannen" data-source="post: 3812148" data-attributes="member: 7643"><p>I myself have rolled up lots of sample characters, and many of those characters had high scores and some 18's. I think the most I've ever seen in one character was two 18's. Certainly some rolled character stats are high.</p><p></p><p>But when you have one chance to roll the stats for a character that will supposedly last a couple of years, and you happen to get an array that you have a 0.1% chance of getting, I think you're cheating. </p><p></p><p>That guy with the 13, 14, 15, 18, 18, 18 (in that order) rolled each of his d6's one at a time. It seems fishy to me.</p><p></p><p>I like point buy, 32-point being a good amount. I think it's good if the campaign centers around a party of equals. It's also good if not everyone in the group knows each other well. If you don't use point buy, and all the characters have the same level of wealth, then those with higher stats will dominate. At least they should if you're roleplaying correctly. </p><p></p><p>I think rolling for stats is good if your group is composed of character actors, ready to take up whatever role befalls them. How many people are really like that? Really, people who have high stats in real life know it. I have rarely seen a player roleplay their stats correctly.</p><p></p><p>Point buy is bad if you want to play the non-core legacy classes from earlier editions: paladin, ranger, and monk. Point buy does not give them the stats they really need, while the standard method on average seems to yield higher point totals. </p><p></p><p>Still when I hear someone say, "Oh I naturally rolled these great stats", I think either, "I'm sure you did, but how many times did you roll?" </p><p></p><p>4d6 drop the lowest seven times is not the standard method, by the way.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Urbannen, post: 3812148, member: 7643"] I myself have rolled up lots of sample characters, and many of those characters had high scores and some 18's. I think the most I've ever seen in one character was two 18's. Certainly some rolled character stats are high. But when you have one chance to roll the stats for a character that will supposedly last a couple of years, and you happen to get an array that you have a 0.1% chance of getting, I think you're cheating. That guy with the 13, 14, 15, 18, 18, 18 (in that order) rolled each of his d6's one at a time. It seems fishy to me. I like point buy, 32-point being a good amount. I think it's good if the campaign centers around a party of equals. It's also good if not everyone in the group knows each other well. If you don't use point buy, and all the characters have the same level of wealth, then those with higher stats will dominate. At least they should if you're roleplaying correctly. I think rolling for stats is good if your group is composed of character actors, ready to take up whatever role befalls them. How many people are really like that? Really, people who have high stats in real life know it. I have rarely seen a player roleplay their stats correctly. Point buy is bad if you want to play the non-core legacy classes from earlier editions: paladin, ranger, and monk. Point buy does not give them the stats they really need, while the standard method on average seems to yield higher point totals. Still when I hear someone say, "Oh I naturally rolled these great stats", I think either, "I'm sure you did, but how many times did you roll?" 4d6 drop the lowest seven times is not the standard method, by the way. [/QUOTE]
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