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<blockquote data-quote="Elder-Basilisk" data-source="post: 921903" data-attributes="member: 3146">My suggestion: just go point buy (DMG).32 points for normal PH race-characters or +1 ECL race with +1 ECL.26 points for +1 ECL race (Aasmar, tiefling, etc) but no ECL.26 points for a normal character with 1 level of an NPC class (Warrior, Expert, Aristocrat, Adept; doesn't count for xp purposes).38 points for PH race characters with +1 ECLThat lets people play the character they want to but also gives people the option to play a wider variety of characters--a grizzled veteran who starts with more experience than other characters (NPC level), a young and inexperienced but incredibly gifted character (38 point or other ECL character).Looking at the stats you provided, they're worth at least +2 ECL WRT the challenges the PCs face (based on my experience running a 36 point buy game) and don't appear to have reduced the &quot;min-maxing&quot; supposedly more prevalent in point buy systems. Fortunately, they're pretty even in terms of power so any power differential will be because of player choices and not because of the initial stat roll.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Elder-Basilisk, post: 921903, member: 3146"] My suggestion: just go point buy (DMG). 32 points for normal PH race-characters or +1 ECL race with +1 ECL. 26 points for +1 ECL race (Aasmar, tiefling, etc) but no ECL. 26 points for a normal character with 1 level of an NPC class (Warrior, Expert, Aristocrat, Adept; doesn't count for xp purposes). 38 points for PH race characters with +1 ECL That lets people play the character they want to but also gives people the option to play a wider variety of characters--a grizzled veteran who starts with more experience than other characters (NPC level), a young and inexperienced but incredibly gifted character (38 point or other ECL character). Looking at the stats you provided, they're worth at least +2 ECL WRT the challenges the PCs face (based on my experience running a 36 point buy game) and don't appear to have reduced the "min-maxing" supposedly more prevalent in point buy systems. Fortunately, they're pretty even in terms of power so any power differential will be because of player choices and not because of the initial stat roll. [/QUOTE]

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