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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Celtavian" data-source="post: 670357" data-attributes="member: 5834">ReThe stats usually looked differently than that.Most warrior types chose 18 on Str, Dex and Con, most mage types chose 18 on Int, Wis, and Dex.  Most Priests type Chose 18 on Wisdom and Charisma, then varied the other stats about as you have them listed. Rogues Chose 18 on Int, Wis, Dex and then fairly high Con.Usually they didn't divide the stats the way you have them listed. I wanted them to have at least 3 18's with a few other high stats. It was in line with the published stats for Launcelot, Conan and other such heroes at the time.This doesn't happen as often when we roll.Like I said, I would prefer if people were willing to play roles, but most player's are concerned with equality in terms of overall power. Look at the arguments that occur on this board over game balance. All the time people are concerned about balance either in terms of combat power or equal usefulness to a group. I don't often here people concern themselves with the role of their character.Even though I try to concoct very interesting stories, my players are still very concerned about their abilities in comparison to  each other. I find it is best to try to balance my desire for a good story with their desire to all be equally powerful heroes by allowing them all the same chance for good heroic stats.It may seem a little insane, but play around with the points and see how you could construct an literary archetype character with those amount of points.Say Aragorn for instance. Probably has stats somewhere around the followingS: 14 (6)D: 14 (6) C: 18 (16)I: 16 (10)W: 18 (16)Ch: 17 (13)Then you would modify for race and level and have your literary archetype hero.</blockquote>

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