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<blockquote data-quote="DM-Frost" data-source="post: 5139707" data-attributes="member: 86392">I think you took my post out of context. The term &quot;good&quot; is variable to what everyone rolls. If you have a group where most roll somewhere around elite stats, then you've got one person who rolls &quot;18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16&quot;, I would have that person re-roll one of their 18's, their 17, and one of their 16's. They still retain their good stats, it's just a bit more fair for the rest of the players.The situation I presented actually happened to me, before. Needless to say, it turned out horribly. We had three guys with interesting characters that all had a niche in the party, and a single mage with the power to raze cities at level 4. I had to beef up the encounters just to give a challenge, and that ended up killing off two of the other players.I stand by my policy.It also works conversely. If you've got a group of elite stats and one guy whose rolls number between six and eleven, you allow him to re-roll.As a GM, you have to make these calls. There are some who just let their players do whatever they want. That leads to ridiculously powerful, machine-like characters. Am I an iron-fisted douche? No. But I do have my own set of laws that must be followed. They're fair, and I've never had complaints.Oh, and regarding the rolls you submitted as an example: no, I would not make you re-roll them. The lower rolls easily balance out the 18's.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DM-Frost, post: 5139707, member: 86392"] I think you took my post out of context. The term "good" is variable to what everyone rolls. If you have a group where most roll somewhere around elite stats, then you've got one person who rolls "18, 18, 17, 16, 16, 16", I would have that person re-roll one of their 18's, their 17, and one of their 16's. They still retain their good stats, it's just a bit more fair for the rest of the players. The situation I presented actually happened to me, before. Needless to say, it turned out horribly. We had three guys with interesting characters that all had a niche in the party, and a single mage with the power to raze cities at level 4. I had to beef up the encounters just to give a challenge, and that ended up killing off two of the other players. I stand by my policy. It also works conversely. If you've got a group of elite stats and one guy whose rolls number between six and eleven, you allow him to re-roll. As a GM, you have to make these calls. There are some who just let their players do whatever they want. That leads to ridiculously powerful, machine-like characters. Am I an iron-fisted douche? No. But I do have my own set of laws that must be followed. They're fair, and I've never had complaints. Oh, and regarding the rolls you submitted as an example: no, I would not make you re-roll them. The lower rolls easily balance out the 18's. [/QUOTE]

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