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<blockquote data-quote="Wiseblood" data-source="post: 4008914" data-attributes="member: 42437"><p>Stats are a feel good thing. Good stats you like bad stats are unpleasant. They make a big difference at 1st level and begin their decline. </p><p></p><p>Example:In our party there is a warblade that is <u>literally </u> a 52 point buy ( he did not roll stats, it may be a goof or special exception from the DM). In the hands of an expirienced player to boot. I rolled my stats and am the equivalent of a 21 point buy I am also a warblade. His high score is a 19 mine is a 16. When we started at 4th level he was slightly better in combat than I was. Now at 6th level we are all but identical. He has 3 more HPs an AC 1 point better and an attack bonus 2 points higher. He has more skill points and is roughly able to do one more thing outside of combat than I can. My expirience is anecdotal but it has shown me that stats might make you feel better but they aren't game breaking.</p><p></p><p>BTW The point buy for the campaign was 36 and there is more than one character that I frequently outshine in combat. Our two warblades are the lowest level characters in the party and two of the higher level characters are built for combat.</p><p></p><p>While you are certainly entitled to your opinion of what you feel is over-powered</p><p>I will continue to rely on expirience. (I would encourage others to do the same.)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Wiseblood, post: 4008914, member: 42437"] Stats are a feel good thing. Good stats you like bad stats are unpleasant. They make a big difference at 1st level and begin their decline. Example:In our party there is a warblade that is [U]literally [/U] a 52 point buy ( he did not roll stats, it may be a goof or special exception from the DM). In the hands of an expirienced player to boot. I rolled my stats and am the equivalent of a 21 point buy I am also a warblade. His high score is a 19 mine is a 16. When we started at 4th level he was slightly better in combat than I was. Now at 6th level we are all but identical. He has 3 more HPs an AC 1 point better and an attack bonus 2 points higher. He has more skill points and is roughly able to do one more thing outside of combat than I can. My expirience is anecdotal but it has shown me that stats might make you feel better but they aren't game breaking. BTW The point buy for the campaign was 36 and there is more than one character that I frequently outshine in combat. Our two warblades are the lowest level characters in the party and two of the higher level characters are built for combat. While you are certainly entitled to your opinion of what you feel is over-powered I will continue to rely on expirience. (I would encourage others to do the same.) [/QUOTE]
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