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<blockquote data-quote="Wulffolk" data-source="post: 7139672" data-attributes="member: 6871450">Previous to the point buy and standard array in 3e, it was most common in earlier editions to just plain cheat. All the meaningful bonuses required a 17 or 18, or a bare minimum 16.It was amazing how many character's were &quot;rolled&quot; back then with an 18/?? STR or multiple 16+ stats. Being a Paladin usually required that kind of &quot;luck&quot;. Most often players just kept rolling sets of stats until they liked one.Since 3e, with the more standardized ability bonuses spread from 12 on up, and the inclusion of Ability Score Increases, it became less vital to start off with GOD-stats. If anything rolling for stats has been even more forgiving since 3e than it ever was in earlier editions.I wonder what percentage of people that prefer point buy started with 3e or later, vs what percentage of those that prefer rolling started with earlier editions.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wulffolk, post: 7139672, member: 6871450"] Previous to the point buy and standard array in 3e, it was most common in earlier editions to just plain cheat. All the meaningful bonuses required a 17 or 18, or a bare minimum 16. It was amazing how many character's were "rolled" back then with an 18/?? STR or multiple 16+ stats. Being a Paladin usually required that kind of "luck". Most often players just kept rolling sets of stats until they liked one. Since 3e, with the more standardized ability bonuses spread from 12 on up, and the inclusion of Ability Score Increases, it became less vital to start off with GOD-stats. If anything rolling for stats has been even more forgiving since 3e than it ever was in earlier editions. I wonder what percentage of people that prefer point buy started with 3e or later, vs what percentage of those that prefer rolling started with earlier editions. [/QUOTE]

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