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<blockquote data-quote="Altalazar" data-source="post: 1436863" data-attributes="member: 939">Point buy is the only way - at least, I think so - for the reasons we are now discussing. My first 3E campaign was with rolling, simply because that was the way it had always been done and I hadn't really looked into point buy.&nbsp; It ended up with one player so badly overmatching the others.&nbsp; I don't think it would have made a difference in terms of personal affront in this particular group - we somehow managed to get by anyway, but it took a lot of work on my part.&nbsp; But after that it was point-buy all the way.&nbsp; I'm sure there was some min/maxing done in later games by some - but when everyone starts off with the same points, it just didn't end up that any of them were able to be that much more powerful to make a real difference.&nbsp; Which I think is a testament to how balanced (core) 3E was.&nbsp; I don't know about all these supplements - I keep hearing complaints about how new feats allow too much min/maxing in combat.&nbsp; oh well.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Altalazar, post: 1436863, member: 939"] Point buy is the only way - at least, I think so - for the reasons we are now discussing. My first 3E campaign was with rolling, simply because that was the way it had always been done and I hadn't really looked into point buy. It ended up with one player so badly overmatching the others. I don't think it would have made a difference in terms of personal affront in this particular group - we somehow managed to get by anyway, but it took a lot of work on my part. But after that it was point-buy all the way. I'm sure there was some min/maxing done in later games by some - but when everyone starts off with the same points, it just didn't end up that any of them were able to be that much more powerful to make a real difference. Which I think is a testament to how balanced (core) 3E was. I don't know about all these supplements - I keep hearing complaints about how new feats allow too much min/maxing in combat. oh well. [/QUOTE]

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