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<blockquote data-quote="Hardhead" data-source="post: 412815" data-attributes="member: 2844">Ahem.&nbsp; First, Andy, I doubt you're the one setting up these rules, so please don't take this in any way as a personal insult.&nbsp; Thereofre, uses of the pronoun &quot;you&quot; that follow are directed toward WotC in general, not Andy in specific.That being said, that stance is pure crap.First, high rolls are *not* always better in the d20 system.&nbsp; If I'm dying, for instance, and I'm trying to stabilize, a low roll is better.&nbsp; So right from the start, you're working from a bad premise.Secondly, how do you fail when generating stats?&nbsp; I have rolled stats up many times, and I have *never* failed to generate ability scores.&nbsp; Sure, high rolls are better, but the d20 lisence doesn't say &quot;any random result where one result is better than another.&quot;&nbsp; Instead, it specifically mentions sucesses and failures.&nbsp; And it's impossible to fail when rolling stats.&nbsp; There is no set of concievable numbers whic results in a lack of stats.&nbsp; At the wrost, you'd have six 3s.&nbsp; But those are still stats.&nbsp; I'm sure Wizards can crush any fan programer with legal fees should he disagree, but any person with two brain cells to rub together couldn't possibly interpret the d20 lisence as prohibiting stat generation and hit point rolling.- Z a c h</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Hardhead, post: 412815, member: 2844"] Ahem. First, Andy, I doubt you're the one setting up these rules, so please don't take this in any way as a personal insult. Thereofre, uses of the pronoun "you" that follow are directed toward WotC in general, not Andy in specific. That being said, that stance is pure crap. First, high rolls are *not* always better in the d20 system. If I'm dying, for instance, and I'm trying to stabilize, a low roll is better. So right from the start, you're working from a bad premise. Secondly, how do you fail when generating stats? I have rolled stats up many times, and I have *never* failed to generate ability scores. Sure, high rolls are better, but the d20 lisence doesn't say "any random result where one result is better than another." Instead, it specifically mentions sucesses and failures. And it's impossible to fail when rolling stats. There is no set of concievable numbers whic results in a lack of stats. At the wrost, you'd have six 3s. But those are still stats. I'm sure Wizards can crush any fan programer with legal fees should he disagree, but any person with two brain cells to rub together couldn't possibly interpret the d20 lisence as prohibiting stat generation and hit point rolling. - Z a c h [/QUOTE]

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