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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 7242902" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I don't think it's a disadvantage that I don't have the "option" of buying bread that is secretly loaded with arsenic at the store either.I can't play all concepts with either rolling or point buy.  With rolling I'm forced to play a concept based on the set of 6 numbers that random rolling gives me.  Assuming standard 4d6 drop lowest I can't keep rolling until I come up with a concept that I want to play.I should correct that: given an infinite number of characters I could play the nearly infinite number of concepts.  Given an infinite number of monkeys, typewriters and bananas we could also generate the works of Shakespeare*.  Back in reality land I have to live in the real world where I play 1 character at a time, and unlike the grindhouse campaign Lanefan plays in (not that there's anything wrong with that), I'm probably going to play that character for a year or 2.My limitation is set by 27 points, yours is limited to a 1 time roll of dice that results in 6 numbers that can't be modified.  I'd rather have more flexibility thank you very much.Which is, of course just my opinion and preference.*and, coincidentally generate an infinite amount of monkey poo, which most people never think about.</blockquote>