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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Herzog" data-source="post: 5674975" data-attributes="member: 25696">Just wants to add my to cents to the discussion: I've been playing D&D for 20 years now, and I've never used point buy.Not as a player, not as a DM. We used to use the standard 3d6 in order, no rerolls when playing Rules Cylopedia D&D.Now, we use the standard 4d6 drop lowest, assign freely, reroll when bonus too low when playing 3.5 The rolling system allows for high rolls, the reroll prevents too low stats. That said, I've played characters with ridiculously high stats, and characters just above the reroll requirements. It creates an imbalance unlike any other roll in the system (except maybe hp rolls per level) because it's a roll that stays with you throughout your entire character's lifespan. If, at any time, my players would argue that the rolling system creates unfair advantages and disadvantages, and they'd like to use a more balanced system, I'd switch to point buy without a thought. Rolling allows for higher stats than point buy, with the included risk of getting low stats. If that's your (and/or your player's) thing, use rolling. If it's not, use point buy. But don't take pity on the rolling players. They know what they're in for choosing rolling, and they should take the bad with the good.</blockquote>