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<blockquote data-quote="Mycroft" data-source="post: 7643448" data-attributes="member: 7005485"><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><p style="text-align: center"><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><span style="font-size: 18px">Ability Score Generation Methods</span></span></span></p><p></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><strong><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Method I</span></span></strong></span></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You start with a 3 in all six ability scores. Roll 2d6 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 5 - 15, and an average score of 10. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px"><strong>Method II</strong></span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You start with a 3 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d12 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 4 - 15, and an average score of 9.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-size: 12px">Method III</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You start with a 5 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d10 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 6 - 15, and an average score of 10.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Method IV</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You start with a 7 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d8 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 8 - 15, and an average score of 11. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Method V</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You start with a 9 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d6 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 10 - 15, and an average score of 12. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Method VI</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">You start with an 11 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d4 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 12 - 15, and an average score of 13. </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><span style="color: #632423"><span style="font-family: 'verdana'"><span style="font-size: 12px">Standard Array/Point Buy</span></span></span></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">If you are unsatisfied with your rolls, you can take an augmented Standard Array: </span></span></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.</span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'">Or 30-point buy. </span></span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: #000000"><span style="font-family: 'HelveticaNeue'"><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong><strong>You can lower any final scores.</strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></strong></span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mycroft, post: 7643448, member: 7005485"] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][CENTER][COLOR=#632423][FONT=HelveticaNeue][SIZE=5]Ability Score Generation Methods[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR][/CENTER] [/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][COLOR=#632423][B][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Method I[/SIZE][/FONT][/B][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You start with a 3 in all six ability scores. Roll 2d6 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 5 - 15, and an average score of 10. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3][B]Method II[/B][/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You start with a 3 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d12 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 4 - 15, and an average score of 9.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][FONT=verdana][COLOR=#632423][SIZE=3]Method III[/SIZE][/COLOR] [/FONT][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You start with a 5 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d10 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 6 - 15, and an average score of 10.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Method IV[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You start with a 7 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d8 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 8 - 15, and an average score of 11. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Method V[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You start with a 9 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d6 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 10 - 15, and an average score of 12. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Method VI[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]You start with an 11 in all six ability scores. Roll 1d4 six times, and assign each roll to one ability score as desired (one roll assigned to each score). This starts you with a beginning score of 12 - 15, and an average score of 13. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=Helvetica][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][COLOR=#632423][FONT=verdana][SIZE=3]Standard Array/Point Buy[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR] [/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR][COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]If you are unsatisfied with your rolls, you can take an augmented Standard Array: [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]15, 14, 13, 12, 11, 10.[/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue]Or 30-point buy. [/FONT][/COLOR] [COLOR=#000000][FONT=HelveticaNeue][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B][B]You can lower any final scores.[/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/B][/FONT][/COLOR] [/QUOTE]
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