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<blockquote data-quote="Thanee" data-source="post: 346360" data-attributes="member: 478"><p>My favorite method is this:</p><p></p><p>First, sort the six attributes into a fixed order (i.e. INT, CON, DEX, CHA, STR, WIS for a Wizard).</p><p></p><p>Then roll 9d6 for the first, 8d6 for the second, 7d6 for the third, 6d6 for the fourth, 5d6 for the fifth and 4d6 for the sixth attribute.</p><p></p><p>Keep the three highest dice rolled for each attribute and add them together.</p><p></p><p>The system generates above average characters with usually pretty high values in their primary attributes, but - other than point buy - it does not guarantee a given value for your primary scores and you might end up (happens quite often, actually) with your highest score in a secondary attribute. Obviously you should think about the race and class you want to play before rolling, but you do not need to stick to your decision, when the rolls end up in a way, that you would like to play something else once you know them.</p><p></p><p>We also allowed one complete redo (start from scratch), but only one (you had to keep the second set of attributes)!</p><p></p><p>Bye</p><p>Thanee</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Thanee, post: 346360, member: 478"] My favorite method is this: First, sort the six attributes into a fixed order (i.e. INT, CON, DEX, CHA, STR, WIS for a Wizard). Then roll 9d6 for the first, 8d6 for the second, 7d6 for the third, 6d6 for the fourth, 5d6 for the fifth and 4d6 for the sixth attribute. Keep the three highest dice rolled for each attribute and add them together. The system generates above average characters with usually pretty high values in their primary attributes, but - other than point buy - it does not guarantee a given value for your primary scores and you might end up (happens quite often, actually) with your highest score in a secondary attribute. Obviously you should think about the race and class you want to play before rolling, but you do not need to stick to your decision, when the rolls end up in a way, that you would like to play something else once you know them. We also allowed one complete redo (start from scratch), but only one (you had to keep the second set of attributes)! Bye Thanee [/QUOTE]
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