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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 6517046" data-attributes="member: 22779">I think the most telling part for me is that die rolled characters are almost universally higher point buy value than standard.&nbsp; Yes, there are exceptions, but, generally, anything that's really low gets tossed.&nbsp; Several people in this thread said exactly that.&nbsp; So, it's not so much about getting random stats, although that's part of it, but, IMO, it's mostly about getting better starting stats.&nbsp; I mean, heck, even the OP's die rolled character is significantly higher value than standard with four base scores sixteen or higher.&nbsp; I hear all about this or that die roll method, but, again, funnily enough, all of them skew to higher than standard value.&nbsp; Other than the 3d6 in order hardcore version which gets some notoriety, I've yet to see someone start promoting a random chargen system that would baseline at standard point buy or even baseline lower than standard.I'm not really convinced that it's all about playing to weaknesses when the OP's character is basically the equivalent of a level higher because of its stats.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 6517046, member: 22779"] I think the most telling part for me is that die rolled characters are almost universally higher point buy value than standard. Yes, there are exceptions, but, generally, anything that's really low gets tossed. Several people in this thread said exactly that. So, it's not so much about getting [i]random[/i] stats, although that's part of it, but, IMO, it's mostly about getting better starting stats. I mean, heck, even the OP's die rolled character is significantly higher value than standard with four base scores sixteen or higher. I hear all about this or that die roll method, but, again, funnily enough, all of them skew to higher than standard value. Other than the 3d6 in order hardcore version which gets some notoriety, I've yet to see someone start promoting a random chargen system that would baseline at standard point buy or even baseline lower than standard. I'm not really convinced that it's all about playing to weaknesses when the OP's character is basically the equivalent of a level higher because of its stats. [/QUOTE]

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