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<blockquote data-quote="Hussar" data-source="post: 8371796" data-attributes="member: 22779">The issue with randomly generated stats isn't with the averages though.&nbsp; There are two main issues here:1.&nbsp; Luck.&nbsp; Whether good or bad.&nbsp; The thing is, the stats you randomly generate will be used for a character that will be played for a long, long time.&nbsp; Which means that a single set of die rolls is going to impact an entire campaign.&nbsp; And, if you get a somewhat out of average result - say two players get really good rolls, one gets average and one gets a bad set, then it can really negatively impact the game.&nbsp; Not that it necessarily must, I'm not saying that.&nbsp; But, it can get rather frustrating when your character is just bad at stuff when you didn't want to play that character.2.&nbsp; Cheating.&nbsp; Let's be honest here.&nbsp; We've all seen it.&nbsp; I've done it.&nbsp; I'm pretty sure at some point in time, most of us have.&nbsp; &quot;Oh, that die is... err... cocked, yeah, look, it's sitting slightly on an angle!&nbsp; It needs to be rerolled!&quot;&nbsp; Oh the far more common, &quot;Gee, I have this pretty good set except for this one number pleading look at the DM&quot; which can result in, &quot;Oops, look at that, I accidentally erased that bad number.&nbsp; Guess you need to reroll that one!&quot;I'm really against random stat generation anymore.&nbsp; I won't stop players who do it, but, I really discourage it.&nbsp; Even down to randomly rolled HP.&nbsp; I'd much rather just not bother.&nbsp; The risk/reward is never worth the randomness.&nbsp; If I have a chance of having a 4 stat, say, then I should have a chance of having a 20 shouldn't I? And my chances of getting that 20 should be much higher than my chances of getting that 4.&nbsp; Or it's a suckers bet.&nbsp; Which, of course, is why you get all these stat gen methods like 4d6 or whatnot.&nbsp; It's just playing into people's gambling fixation and the fact that people are really, really bad at it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hussar, post: 8371796, member: 22779"] The issue with randomly generated stats isn't with the averages though. There are two main issues here: 1. Luck. Whether good or bad. The thing is, the stats you randomly generate will be used for a character that will be played for a long, long time. Which means that a single set of die rolls is going to impact an entire campaign. And, if you get a somewhat out of average result - say two players get really good rolls, one gets average and one gets a bad set, then it can really negatively impact the game. Not that it necessarily must, I'm not saying that. But, it can get rather frustrating when your character is just bad at stuff when you didn't want to play that character. 2. Cheating. Let's be honest here. We've all seen it. I've done it. I'm pretty sure at some point in time, most of us have. "Oh, that die is... err... cocked, yeah, look, it's sitting slightly on an angle! It needs to be rerolled!" Oh the far more common, "Gee, I have this pretty good set except for this one number [I]pleading look at the DM[/I]" which can result in, "Oops, look at that, I accidentally erased that bad number. Guess you need to reroll that one!" I'm really against random stat generation anymore. I won't stop players who do it, but, I really discourage it. Even down to randomly rolled HP. I'd much rather just not bother. The risk/reward is never worth the randomness. If I have a chance of having a 4 stat, say, then I should have a chance of having a 20 shouldn't I? And my chances of getting that 20 should be much higher than my chances of getting that 4. Or it's a suckers bet. Which, of course, is why you get all these stat gen methods like 4d6 or whatnot. It's just playing into people's gambling fixation and the fact that people are really, really bad at it. [/QUOTE]

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