Point Buy calculator

[TheYeti1775]

I doubt there's one sitting online, since the point buy rules aren't part of the SRD.

That one is funny.


Honestly there are plenty of Point Buy Calculators out there, I'll have to check which one it is when I get home. I forgot my portable drive today, but there is one that is a stand alone app, that allows you to customize each amount for what you wish for any type of house ruling. I like that.

 

[BryonD]

If you have excel, you can just write your own real quick.

I use this code.

=IF(A1<=14,A1-8,INT(((A1-8)^2)/6))

Where A1 is the stat value 8-18, it returns the point buy cost. Copy it six times, throw in a sum at the bottom, label to suit, and voila.

=max(0,IF(A1<=14,A1-8,INT(((A1-8)^2)/6)))

 

[hafrogman]

=max(0,IF(A1<=14,A1-8,INT(((A1-8)^2)/6)))

You don't need the max if you're using values from 8 to 18, as specified by the book.

 

[Flynn]

A bit off-topic, but if you just want random character stats that equal to a certain Point Buy total, you might want to check this out:
http://www.geocities.com/flynnwd/downloads/Random_Stats_By_Point_Buy_Value.htm

As it says, you can randomly generate stats that add up to 32 Points, 28 Points, etc., just by clicking on a button.

Hope This Helps,
Flynn

 

[Sqwonk]

Eek, math!

Worse than math - its Excel language.

 

[Sqwonk]

A bit off-topic, but if you just want random character stats that equal to a certain Point Buy total, you might want to check this out:
http://www.geocities.com/flynnwd/downloads/Random_Stats_By_Point_Buy_Value.htm

As it says, you can randomly generate stats that add up to 32 Points, 28 Points, etc., just by clicking on a button.

Hope This Helps,
Flynn

That is pretty nifty.

 

[maggot]

I use =MAX(A1-8,0)+MAX(A1-14,0)+MAX(A1-16,0)