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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Alchemist" data-source="post: 671870" data-attributes="member: 6594">Okay, I have one that sprang from a conversation with a cohort recently.  It's entirely untested but might do the trick.The standard point buy uses a base score of 8 for all stats.  If one were to introduce some variability to that base, it would make the whole point buy more variable. If one were to roll, say, 1d5+5 for each base stat, one ends up with a range of 6-10 for the base.  Now, make the point buy moveable so that the points are spent relative to the base stat.  So if you had a 6 and wanted it to become a 10, that's going to cost you 4 points.  If you had a 10 and wanted an 18, it would only cost you 10 points.  The table would have to be made moveable and extended for those crazy folks who must turn that 6 into an 18, but that's a relatively small feat.This sort of system might introduce enough variability to mitigate cookie-cutter characters, while still keeping the relative balance of the point buy.  As with anything dependant on the dice, the lucky still end up in a better position but it shouldn't be that huge of an advantage.  A different range (perhaps 1d3+6) would result in less or more variation around the standard attribute of 8, depending on how much we like the dice to dictate our characters.Comments?  I'm interested in refining this idea to actually implement it in the next campaign I run.</blockquote>