Um, I want to do some weird things with my character:
1. Replace rolling with a point buy equivalent.
4d6 is equivalent to basic 4d6dl (drop lowest) because although the 4d6dl averages 30pts, 3 of those points are wasted due to odd stat suboptimization, & 3 points for minimal stability. Yes I know that doesn't add up to to 30 but the 30 is debatable (29-32) & the law of diminishing returns should incrementally reduce the penalty or bonus beyond the first step.
I propose the following 30 point but as an equivalent to the 3 sets of 4d6dl because of the following. First I start at 25 pt buy as my baseline. The 3 sets give effective minimal stability to the rollers, so I increase it by 3. Out of the 3 rolls I would expect 1 to be lower & 1 to be higher than average, & the higher will obviously be taken, so I increase it by 3. Diminshing returns reduces this by 1.
2. Customize my class a bit.
As per usual I am drawing towards choosing another Paladin (or a Necromanctic ray & touch spell specialist) but I am in a variant mood.
I propose the following for the Paladin:
A) Spell-less as per the Complete Warrior (CW), giving up spells for powers at 6th, 11th & 16th level.
B) No mount, & instead receiving bonus divine feats from the CW at levels 5, 10, 15, 20.
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Just like CR, Magic spells, & heaps of others stuff, we need to look at it rather than just rely on some formulae. Unless you definitely disagree, I'll post this on ENworld for some intelligent feedback & then I'll get back to you.
