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<blockquote data-quote="reanjr" data-source="post: 1669535" data-attributes="member: 20740">That's actually intentional due to people taking an odd number that they plan on upping by 1 at 4th level.&nbsp; Due to the numbers used, if you try it out, it's almost impossible to have all even scores and not have points left over.&nbsp; So people are forced to take odd scores; this is by design.That's due to the fact that as you go lower, the problems of that score become worse and worse.&nbsp; For example, having a -1 penalty to your saves is almost insignificant, while having a -4 means that you save is way below what it should be to challenge foes of your level.&nbsp; So you get way more screwed as you go lower.&nbsp; It also allows alot more flexibility in whether you want one high stat or several somewhat high stats.&nbsp; The whole problem with the standard point buy is that you end up with blah characters.&nbsp; By giving them incentive to have low and high stats, they are much more interesting.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="reanjr, post: 1669535, member: 20740"] That's actually intentional due to people taking an odd number that they plan on upping by 1 at 4th level. Due to the numbers used, if you try it out, it's almost impossible to have all even scores and not have points left over. So people are forced to take odd scores; this is by design. That's due to the fact that as you go lower, the problems of that score become worse and worse. For example, having a -1 penalty to your saves is almost insignificant, while having a -4 means that you save is way below what it should be to challenge foes of your level. So you get way more screwed as you go lower. It also allows alot more flexibility in whether you want one high stat or several somewhat high stats. The whole problem with the standard point buy is that you end up with blah characters. By giving them incentive to have low and high stats, they are much more interesting. [/QUOTE]

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