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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Voadam" data-source="post: 9119535" data-attributes="member: 2209">Wow, SA in Dragon 64 gave out some terrible advice.Q When a character has one ability score low enough to be “forced” into a class, what happens if the character’s other ability scores are not high enough to qualify for that class?A Either you’re rolling cursed dice, or the DM is using a strange, special system for generating ability scores. In either case, the most obvious solution is to crumple up the piece of paper with those six terrible numbers on it, take a fresh sheet, and pretend that character never happened.How and why would a player get in this kind of predicament to begin with? The player decides (in most character-generation systems) which ability to assign to which number — so why would anyone knowingly saddle a character with a super-low score (one of those “here or lower” numbers) and thereby commit that character to a class it is not qualified for? If you’re unlucky enough to roll a 3, 4, or 5 for an ability score, your choices become a lot more limited — but there still are choices. Assign the lowest of your six scores after you’ve figured out what to do with the highest rolls, not the other way around.If you assign your lowest scores last you can easily get into the situation the questioner hit. Did you prioritize constitution, dexterity, and wisdom with your highest rolls? Sink your 5 last into charisma as your dump stat? You can only be an assassin who requires a 12 strength, 11 intelligence and 12 dexterity.If you have a 3-5 in one score you should assign that first in RAW 1e because it will determine which single class you can qualify for and all classes have at least a single minimum stat you must hit. Saving it for last after everything else is assigned means you can be tripped up by minimums for your one allowed class.</blockquote>

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