Menu
News
All News
Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
Pathfinder
Starfinder
Warhammer
2d20 System
Year Zero Engine
Industry News
Reviews
Dragon Reflections
Columns
Weekly Digests
Weekly News Digest
Freebies, Sales & Bundles
RPG Print News
RPG Crowdfunding News
Game Content
ENterplanetary DimENsions
Mythological Figures
Opinion
Worlds of Design
Peregrine's Next
RPG Evolution
Other Columns
From the Freelancing Frontline
Monster ENcyclopedia
WotC/TSR Alumni Look Back
4 Hours w/RSD (Ryan Dancey)
The Road to 3E (Jonathan Tweet)
Greenwood's Realms (Ed Greenwood)
Drawmij's TSR (Jim Ward)
Community
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Resources
Wiki
Pages
Latest activity
Media
New media
New comments
Search media
Downloads
Latest reviews
Search resources
EN Publishing
Store
EN5ider
Adventures in ZEITGEIST
Awfully Cheerful Engine
What's OLD is NEW
Judge Dredd & The Worlds Of 2000AD
War of the Burning Sky
Level Up: Advanced 5E
Events & Releases
Upcoming Events
Private Events
Featured Events
Socials!
Twitch
YouTube
Facebook (EN Publishing)
Facebook (EN World)
Twitter
Instagram
TikTok
Podcast
Features
Top 5 RPGs Compiled Charts 2004-Present
Adventure Game Industry Market Research Summary (RPGs) V1.0
Ryan Dancey: Acquiring TSR
Q&A With Gary Gygax
D&D Rules FAQs
TSR, WotC, & Paizo: A Comparative History
D&D Pronunciation Guide
Million Dollar TTRPG Kickstarters
Tabletop RPG Podcast Hall of Fame
Eric Noah's Unofficial D&D 3rd Edition News
D&D in the Mainstream
D&D & RPG History
About Morrus
Log in
Register
What's new
Search
Search
Search titles only
By:
Forums & Topics
Forum List
Latest Posts
Forum list
*Dungeons & Dragons
Level Up: Advanced 5th Edition
D&D Older Editions
*TTRPGs General
*Pathfinder & Starfinder
EN Publishing
*Geek Talk & Media
Search forums
Chat/Discord
Menu
Log in
Register
Install the app
Install
The
VOIDRUNNER'S CODEX
is LIVE! Explore new worlds, fight oppressive empires, fend off fearsome aliens, and wield deadly psionics with this comprehensive boxed set expansion for 5E and A5E!
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
She Rolled Two 18s.
JavaScript is disabled. For a better experience, please enable JavaScript in your browser before proceeding.
You are using an out of date browser. It may not display this or other websites correctly.
You should upgrade or use an
alternative browser
.
Reply to thread
Message
<blockquote data-quote="GreyLord" data-source="post: 7903990" data-attributes="member: 4348"><p>That's actually not really...by the book either (unless one ignores the advice specifically given on characters rolled with 3d6 only prior to the Methods given for rolling characters).</p><p></p><p>He suggests instead the following as four alternatives for player characters...</p><p></p><p>The Default, or Method I is</p><p></p><p>All scores are recorded and arranged in the order the player desires. 4d6 are rolled, and the lowest die (or one of the lower) is discarded.</p><p></p><p>Method 2 has all scores being rolled and arranged as Method 1 but 3d6 are rolled 12 times and the highest 6 are used.</p><p></p><p>Method 3, has it so that each ability score is rolled in order with 3d6, but you roll 6 times for each ability score and keep the highest out of the six rolls for each score</p><p></p><p>Method IV has 3d6 rolled to generate 6 ability scores in order for 12 (yes, that's TWELVE) characters and then you select whichever one you want.</p><p></p><p>None of them were roll 3d6 in order ironically as the generating method. (I should add that he does mention to generate playable characters by rolling 3d6 it is a little discouraged and indicated they are marginal and tend to have short life expectancy). When the PHB came out I suppose one could have used the OD&D method (if they were old enough to even have been playing that, but I find most people were not part of that crowd), but technically the methods to rolling came later in the DMG (page 11 of the reprints). With OD&D later on, there were various ways of generating Ability scores so...not really buying that they were from that era of gaming.</p><p></p><p>More normally those who play it that way got their start with either BECMI or BX and kept generating scores with those methods rather than what was suggested in the AD&D books from what I gather (the 3d6 in order method).</p><p></p><p>In generating ability scores the AD&D PHB actually references the DMG as telling what methods should be used to generate ability scores.</p><p></p><p>HOWEVER...as Gygax basically said the books were more like...guidelines...anything could be by the book...but 3d6 rolled in order wasn't really one that was suggested for AD&D. (He did go over a bell curve of 3d6 on pages 9-10 however).</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GreyLord, post: 7903990, member: 4348"] That's actually not really...by the book either (unless one ignores the advice specifically given on characters rolled with 3d6 only prior to the Methods given for rolling characters). He suggests instead the following as four alternatives for player characters... The Default, or Method I is All scores are recorded and arranged in the order the player desires. 4d6 are rolled, and the lowest die (or one of the lower) is discarded. Method 2 has all scores being rolled and arranged as Method 1 but 3d6 are rolled 12 times and the highest 6 are used. Method 3, has it so that each ability score is rolled in order with 3d6, but you roll 6 times for each ability score and keep the highest out of the six rolls for each score Method IV has 3d6 rolled to generate 6 ability scores in order for 12 (yes, that's TWELVE) characters and then you select whichever one you want. None of them were roll 3d6 in order ironically as the generating method. (I should add that he does mention to generate playable characters by rolling 3d6 it is a little discouraged and indicated they are marginal and tend to have short life expectancy). When the PHB came out I suppose one could have used the OD&D method (if they were old enough to even have been playing that, but I find most people were not part of that crowd), but technically the methods to rolling came later in the DMG (page 11 of the reprints). With OD&D later on, there were various ways of generating Ability scores so...not really buying that they were from that era of gaming. More normally those who play it that way got their start with either BECMI or BX and kept generating scores with those methods rather than what was suggested in the AD&D books from what I gather (the 3d6 in order method). In generating ability scores the AD&D PHB actually references the DMG as telling what methods should be used to generate ability scores. HOWEVER...as Gygax basically said the books were more like...guidelines...anything could be by the book...but 3d6 rolled in order wasn't really one that was suggested for AD&D. (He did go over a bell curve of 3d6 on pages 9-10 however). [/QUOTE]
Insert quotes…
Verification
Post reply
Community
General Tabletop Discussion
*Dungeons & Dragons
She Rolled Two 18s.
Top