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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 6867542" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I agree. The only justifications that I've seen &nbsp;Justification: People like random characters.&nbsp; They don't want to decide how to spend points.&nbsp; My Response: Use one of the arrays.&nbsp; If you really want to randomize, roll for which array and what order the stats will be applied.Justification: It's not realistic that everybody's low score is an 8.My Response: D&amp;D is not a life simulator.&nbsp; It's not realistic.&nbsp; In addition, if you look at the bell curve for intelligence as a guide, most people would fall into the 8-12 intelligence range.&nbsp; Justification: People like playing flawed charactersMy Response: There's a flaw system already built into the system.&nbsp; In addition, I don't remember anyone ever sitting down at a table proclaiming &quot;I hope I roll up a lousy character!&quot;&nbsp; Rolling doesn't guarantee you get a character that's below average just because someone at the table probably have one.Am I missing something?&nbsp; Because those justifications are pretty weak to me considering the downsides.&nbsp; That's probably why most people don't use the rule as written.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 6867542, member: 6801845"] I agree. The only justifications that I've seen Justification: People like random characters. They don't want to decide how to spend points. My Response: Use one of the arrays. If you really want to randomize, roll for which array and what order the stats will be applied. Justification: It's not realistic that everybody's low score is an 8. My Response: D&D is not a life simulator. It's not realistic. In addition, if you look at the bell curve for intelligence as a guide, most people would fall into the 8-12 intelligence range. Justification: People like playing flawed characters My Response: There's a flaw system already built into the system. In addition, I don't remember anyone ever sitting down at a table proclaiming "I hope I roll up a lousy character!" Rolling doesn't guarantee you get a character that's below average just because someone at the table probably have one. Am I missing something? Because those justifications are pretty weak to me considering the downsides. That's probably why most people don't use the rule as written. [/QUOTE]

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