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<blockquote data-quote="Mirrorrorrim" data-source="post: 9072463" data-attributes="member: 7040132"><p>I like the top of natural mortal ability being a 20 score and +5 modifier. 20 is a magical number in D&D and feels right to me, and a +5 modifier correlates to 25% of 20, which is clear, easy math to help determine its impact on a d20 roll (which admittedly is very swingy for a resolution mechanic.)</p><p></p><p>I also like giving the player the choice to directly modify their starting scores regardless of the stat generation the DM sets for the game. Because different DMs use different stat generation (all kinds of variations of dice rolls, stat arrays, point buy pools, and more), giving the player the agency to have some control no matter the stat generation method, is important to me.</p><p></p><p>For instance, if the DM says roll 3d6 six times for stat generation and put them where you want them, I don't want an 18 off of a 3d6 stat generation roll to be the pinnacle of natural mortal ability. I want the choice of increasing it to 20 as part of character generation, or spreading it out to other abilities, and having the option to increase that 18 to 20 at later levels.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mirrorrorrim, post: 9072463, member: 7040132"] I like the top of natural mortal ability being a 20 score and +5 modifier. 20 is a magical number in D&D and feels right to me, and a +5 modifier correlates to 25% of 20, which is clear, easy math to help determine its impact on a d20 roll (which admittedly is very swingy for a resolution mechanic.) I also like giving the player the choice to directly modify their starting scores regardless of the stat generation the DM sets for the game. Because different DMs use different stat generation (all kinds of variations of dice rolls, stat arrays, point buy pools, and more), giving the player the agency to have some control no matter the stat generation method, is important to me. For instance, if the DM says roll 3d6 six times for stat generation and put them where you want them, I don't want an 18 off of a 3d6 stat generation roll to be the pinnacle of natural mortal ability. I want the choice of increasing it to 20 as part of character generation, or spreading it out to other abilities, and having the option to increase that 18 to 20 at later levels. [/QUOTE]
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