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<blockquote data-quote="jgsugden" data-source="post: 9677456" data-attributes="member: 2629">Do you think being hit by a bus would be bad?&nbsp; I mean, it rarely happens, so why would we think it is bad?The rolled stats discrepancy happens at a small percentage of the time because: 1.) Many, if not most, tables use point buy or other 'fixed' systems.&nbsp; 2.) Rolled characters tend towards not having the gross differences in stats.&nbsp; Thus, even in the minority of tables that have the rolled stats, it is a minority of those tables where you see the discrepancy.&nbsp; Frequency is not the issue.&nbsp; It it the impact when it does happen.&nbsp; Like how being hit by a bus is rare, but there is a significance to it happening.If you're saying you don't see a significant impact at the table when one PC is rocking a 20 and a similar PC caps out at 14, you are in the vast minority.&nbsp; I've played with a lot of DMs and a lot of players - when it happens, it is always something that has a significant impact, either in terms of players feeling underpowered next to the 'star', or the DM having to work to rebalance the field.&nbsp; It is consistent.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="jgsugden, post: 9677456, member: 2629"] Do you think being hit by a bus would be bad? I mean, it rarely happens, so why would we think it is bad? The rolled stats discrepancy happens at a small percentage of the time because: 1.) Many, if not most, tables use point buy or other 'fixed' systems. 2.) Rolled characters tend towards not having the gross differences in stats. Thus, even in the minority of tables that have the rolled stats, it is a minority of those tables where you see the discrepancy. Frequency is not the issue. It it the impact when it does happen. Like how being hit by a bus is rare, but there is a significance to it happening. If you're saying you don't see a [I]significant[/I] impact at the table when one PC is rocking a 20 and a similar PC caps out at 14, you are in the vast minority. I've played with a lot of DMs and a lot of players - when it happens, it is always something that has a significant impact, either in terms of players feeling underpowered next to the 'star', or the DM having to work to rebalance the field. It is consistent. [/QUOTE]

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