So, you roll 6 18's.

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You are playing in a new campaign with a great GM who is rather stringent.

You can either use a 28 point buy, or roll 4d6 (6 times) and drop lowest.

And take what you get.

You decide to roll (in front of the GM).

You get 6 18's.

1) Do you play the character?
2) If you do, what class/race? And why?

 

[JoeGKushner]

If the character has been rolled in front of the GM, no big deal.

I'd probably play something that requires a lot of high ability scores to get the most out of like a monk or paladin (or swordsage.)

 

[Ralif Redhammer]

Nope...I enjoy having a reasonably low stat or two to help define the character, and I know that not a single soul would ever believe me that I actually rolled all 18s.

Now, if this was AD&D, I might decide to take the character as is and play a paladin, because they would actually make the stat requirements!

 

[The Cardinal]

1) yes

2) dwarf, Duskblade - or half-orc barbarian4/fighter8/ranger8 - or half-orc paladin
Why? Because the race would give me one or two abilities at "only" 16, which would still be way above common expectations, and one solid 20 - and because they would kick serious ass

 

[Aus_Snow]

You get 6 18's.

No. No, you don't. But uh. . . ooooookay. I'll play. :\

1) Do you play the character?

Of course. If you "take what you get" (and it seems that you do here) then you um. . . take what you get. I fail to see anything about *this* stage in patricular of the hypothetical that adds to the overall wrongness.

2) If you do, what class/race? And why?

Whatever I already felt like playing, ability scores aside. 6 18s (though this will literally *never* happen) wouldn't change a thing on this front, I'm quite certain. Why? That's the way I do things.

 

[sjmiller]

Whatever I already felt like playing, ability scores aside. 6 18s (though this will literally *never* happen) wouldn't change a thing on this front, I'm quite certain. Why? That's the way I do things.

While it is statistically improbable, in the general sense, to roll 6 rolls of 18, it is not impossible. It is still possible, though highly unlikely. So, to say that it "will literally *never* happen" is a bit of an exaggeration.

 

[Ulrick]

Yes.

And then because my character is screwy anyway I'd play a Gnome (Deep Gnome if allowed) fighter/wizard/rogue/cleric/sorcerer/bard/ranger/druid/warmage/duskblade/ and so on...

In 1st Edition, I would play a fighter until I reached around 5th level or so, then I would switch to a thief. And after about 5 or 6 levels as a thief I would take up Druidic studies and become a BARD.

 

[ThirdWizard]

It's time to make a really awesome kobold.

 

[Zander]

I would use the six 18's to create a nonstandard race/class combo such as:
- half-orc wizard or sorcerer
- half-orc bard
- dwarf bard
- halfling barbarian
- gnome barbarian

If your DM allows non-core races and classes, you might want to try something really challenging such as:
- neanderthal swashbuckler
- centaur rogue

With your significantly above average stats, the penalties built into the game that discourage certain combinations will be offset allowing you to play those combos without being underpowered.

 

[Kurashu]

My friend rolled 2 or 3 18s for a character once. That was the sweetest wizard ever.

But if I rolled 6 18s, I'd probably ask the DM if I could spread the wealth around. 6 18s is just far too much for one person. Besides, the clumsy, gruff dwarf is fun to play.