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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Allura" data-source="post: 2374372" data-attributes="member: 17473">I don't have to worry about players showing up. One player is my husband and the other two are a couple who's house we usually play at. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />I think adding an NPC could be difficult for me, given how I'm new to GMing in general. That adds another factor for me to track, and I don't want to take the focus away from the PCs. If later on it looks like they're lacking something, I may consider it. Alternately, if they want to hire someone, I'm certainly going to allow them. I just don't want to foist a long-term NPC on them if they don't want one.I'm starting to think 36 build points might be too high. Actually, I personally hate build points. I like the more wild variation of 4d6, drop 1d6. I may add that they can reroll a one and/or that they can make 2 or 3  "sets" of dice to pick from. I don't want them to keep rerolling 20 times, or they'll try to argue that probability says they get all 18s eventually. That argument will be dealt with by clue x 4.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" />One reason I like #2, adding skill points, is because we just picked up DMG2 which has rules for teamwork in it that I like. A lot of those abilities require that the team members have 1 rank in the supporting skills. I think the party is going to end up balanced, although they may get more of their treasure as healing potions and such then just raw gold. Everyone seems to have some small amount of healing at least, and they all are going to end up fighty, I think. That leaves traps as the last concern, and I'm going to make sure I keep track of the highest DCs they can search/disable. When I talked about dropping the CR, I meant dropping the actual strength of the opponent, not just dropping how much xp they got from it. I'm sorry I wasn't clear on that. But, I'm thinking the edge from leveling a bit earlier & having a bit more treasure will balance itself out. Yes, Eberron has action points. I had briefly considered increasing them, but I haven't used them in play and I don't like messing around with a rule I'm not already comfortable with. They'll be used by-the-book.Ok, so now I'm leaning towards: 1. 4d6, drop 1. Reroll 1s and/or choose between 2-3 "sets" of stats.2. Still thinking about the skill point thing. I may wait to see what their stats end up looking like.3. Definitely reroll a 1 on a HD. I think my players like rolling dice, and telling them they get fixed HP may take that away. Letting them just take 1/2HD rounded up is something I'll see what they think of.This thread has also made me realize I need to go back and talk to the players some more. I may be projecting some of my own dislike of 3 player parties onto them, and I'm not sure they feel they need the boosting.</blockquote>

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