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<blockquote data-quote="Hautamaki" data-source="post: 5800979" data-attributes="member: 42219">Racial ability scores: It seems to me obvious that members of different races should have wildly different averages when it comes to their ability scores.&nbsp; In the past, this was often dealt with via a simple +2/-2 modifier to certain ability scores.&nbsp; But with people freely able to arrange ability scores however they liked, these sorts of racial modifiers usually get sort of 'lost in the mix'.Another way to do it may be to not allow players to assign their rolled scores however they like.&nbsp; On the contrary, ability scores must be rolled in order.&nbsp; Of course, this could easily wind up giving you scores that are highly inconvenient for your previously planned out character concept.&nbsp; So you could allow a player to re-roll 1 or 2 scores if they wish (but they must keep the re-rolled scores whether they are higher or lower).If you do this, you wouldn't be constrained by 4d6 drop 1 roll for all scores.&nbsp; 4d6 drop 1 gives you the HUMAN range of scores.&nbsp; However, for a dwarf, you could be rolling say 5d6 drop 2 on constitution, and a straight up 3d6 for charisma.&nbsp; This would give different averages for different ability scores without going above or below the 3-18 standard limits.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hautamaki, post: 5800979, member: 42219"] Racial ability scores: It seems to me obvious that members of different races should have wildly different averages when it comes to their ability scores. In the past, this was often dealt with via a simple +2/-2 modifier to certain ability scores. But with people freely able to arrange ability scores however they liked, these sorts of racial modifiers usually get sort of 'lost in the mix'. Another way to do it may be to not allow players to assign their rolled scores however they like. On the contrary, ability scores must be rolled in order. Of course, this could easily wind up giving you scores that are highly inconvenient for your previously planned out character concept. So you could allow a player to re-roll 1 or 2 scores if they wish (but they must keep the re-rolled scores whether they are higher or lower). If you do this, you wouldn't be constrained by 4d6 drop 1 roll for all scores. 4d6 drop 1 gives you the HUMAN range of scores. However, for a dwarf, you could be rolling say 5d6 drop 2 on constitution, and a straight up 3d6 for charisma. This would give different averages for different ability scores without going above or below the 3-18 standard limits. [/QUOTE]

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