D&D General You Were Rolling Up a New Character, and Just Rolled a 3. What Is Your Reaction?

[CleverNickName]

Assuming you are creating a new character, and
assuming that you DO roll your stats, and
assuming you DID roll a nat-3...
...what is your initial reaction?

I'll add more options as I think of them (and as people start commenting.) This is just for fun, nobody panic!

 

[Seramus]

Amazing! Unless you put it in Strength, then I will cry.

 

[TwoSix]

Generally love it, as long as it's attached to at least one interesting high stat.

3,10,10,13,16,17? Love it.

3,10,10,12,13,14? No way.

 

[CleverNickName]

One time I was rolling up a new character, and rolled a nat-5...not quite a 3, but still pretty low. I don't remember what my other stats were, so they were probably mediocre. I must have been in a weird mood, because I decided to keep that nat-5, and I decided to put it in Dexterity of all things.

To hear some people on the Internet, this was probably the worst thing I could ever do because OpTiMiZaTiOn or whatever, but honestly? It really wasn't as big of a deal as they make it sound. It ended up being one of my more interesting characters. I decided that I was originally a halfling who had been killed in a farm accident and reincarnated as a goliath. He was really clumsy and uncoordinated because he was still getting used to his new "powerful build" body.

Low rolls are a gift, people. I accept them with gratitude.

 

[Reynard]

Are we going down the line? Then it depends.

If we are placing them where we want: CHA time!

 

[CleverNickName]

Are we going down the line? Then it depends.

If we are placing them where we want: CHA time!

Bah. Show the dice you aren't afraid! Dump your CON!

 

[payn]

Another Trap Fodder Randy coming right up!

 

[Clint_L]

We no longer roll stats, but not because of low stats, which I think can be fun. It's just to avoid drama, especially when dealing with novice players.

 

[Lazybones]

I've had characters with low stats, and didn't mind it. Interesting role-playing opportunities and all that. Back in the Basic/1e days, having at least one really low stat was very common if you used the rolling techniques outlined in the rules. But as a DM now I never use dice rolls for stat generation, because most players see such a character as a disaster, and it's been my experience that uneven distribution of ability scores among a group can breed resentment between the players. I mean, look at all the threads in this forum that argue that having 1 point less of stat modifier than the "optimum" makes a character not viable.

 

[Reynard]

Bah. Show the dice you aren't afraid! Dump your CON!

Well, at least you get to roll a new character up soon.