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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lanefan" data-source="post: 9361583" data-attributes="member: 29398">Yes.  And in any case (and in either method) the rolls can be rearranged.  Thus, if I'm after a Cleric but my rolls in order are 12-14-12-10-11-18 I can put the 18 in Wisdom.With his method, the only difference is that instead of being locked in to 5d6drop2 for each roll, I can (and have to) vary it somewhat; 5d6 x 6 stats is 30d6 in total, where his system only allows 27.I'll have to take your word for that - never ran those numbers.  I do know the overall average when using 5d6drop2 is a shade over 13, as opposed to about 12.25 when using 4d6drop1.And if the odds are over 50% of getting at least one 17, the stats for the early characters in my current campaign truly were awful; as 17s (and-or 18s) were about as rare as hens teeth.</blockquote>