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<blockquote data-quote="delericho" data-source="post: 5674998" data-attributes="member: 22424"><p>Honestly, while I love random rolls in principle (especially any "roll in order" scheme), I feel that stats in 3e/4e/PF are just too important to leave to chance. I would have to advocate having everyone use 32-point buy.</p><p></p><p>Incidentally, I certainly wouldn't give individual players a choice of generation methods. I might allow a vote between rolls or point buy, but once the decision was made, everyone should use the same IMO.</p><p></p><p>If you <em>do</em> decide to go with random rolls, there really needs to be an understanding around the table that having a character with low stats, and <em>playing</em> those low stats, <em>is part of the fun!</em> If your players are just going to ignore those low stats, or, worse, they're going to <em>hate</em> having a character with those low stats, then you <em>really</em> need to go with point buy.</p><p></p><p>Now, in your situation, I would be inclined to offer the players who chose random rolls the one-off option to re-stat their characters using 32-point buy (or whatever everyone else used). And thereafter, require all new characters to use the point buy.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="delericho, post: 5674998, member: 22424"] Honestly, while I love random rolls in principle (especially any "roll in order" scheme), I feel that stats in 3e/4e/PF are just too important to leave to chance. I would have to advocate having everyone use 32-point buy. Incidentally, I certainly wouldn't give individual players a choice of generation methods. I might allow a vote between rolls or point buy, but once the decision was made, everyone should use the same IMO. If you [i]do[/i] decide to go with random rolls, there really needs to be an understanding around the table that having a character with low stats, and [i]playing[/i] those low stats, [i]is part of the fun![/i] If your players are just going to ignore those low stats, or, worse, they're going to [i]hate[/i] having a character with those low stats, then you [i]really[/i] need to go with point buy. Now, in your situation, I would be inclined to offer the players who chose random rolls the one-off option to re-stat their characters using 32-point buy (or whatever everyone else used). And thereafter, require all new characters to use the point buy. [/QUOTE]
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