Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maraxle" data-source="post: 963084" data-attributes="member: 5538">I'm the one who said "cookie-cutter".  And I HAVE tried point buy.  In all the games I have tried it in, the parties have ended up basically the same.  Big strong boring fighter with low charisma, super smart wizard-type with low charisma, exceptionally wise cleric, etc.  In the games I've tried without it, my players have come up with interesting characters.  Swashbuckler-type speedy fighters, knife-throwing bards, handsome but not super powerful wizards, etc.  I like that kind of stuff.  They seem to as well.Your players may be different.  Maybe your players come up with "concept" characters with point buy.  Mine don't, so I use rolling.</blockquote>