New Posts For Thread: Standard Point Buy System for 5th Editionhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29364771/Standard_Point_Buy_System_for_5th_EditionPremise: I wanted to create a point buy system for my characters to use and I wanted to model it after previous editions. I'm posting this not so much for a grand discussion but for nods that I choose correctly or shakes from those who feel I didn't.Personally, I've always preferred rolling the stats... but that "may" have something to do with the fact that my lowest scores were 16s that way... and no, not cheating either... hahaha... but that aside, In this edition, I think doing your best tohttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29364771/Standard_Point_Buy_System_for_5th_Edition?post_id=527455627#527455627Personally, I've always preferred rolling the stats... but that "may" have something to do with the fact that my lowest scores were 16s that way... and no, not cheating either... hahaha... but that aside, In this edition, I think doing your best toSun, 23 Dec 2012 14:21:45 -0600Apparently I had worked out my final result, but never bothered to post it, here it is, but obviously I would have to update it now with different classes. I'm really surprised, I remember this and I went looking for it and finally found it, I namedhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29364771/Standard_Point_Buy_System_for_5th_Edition?post_id=527416565#527416565Apparently I had worked out my final result, but never bothered to post it, here it is, but obviously I would have to update it now with different classes. I'm really surprised, I remember this and I went looking for it and finally found it, I namedSat, 22 Dec 2012 01:30:55 -0600This topic has been discussed much more over in the general thread, I took some of the ideas and rolled them into one generalized rule that is more flexible that lets the DM dictate the min/ave/max that fits the balance of the campaign he has plannedhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29364771/Standard_Point_Buy_System_for_5th_Edition?post_id=524314475#524314475This topic has been discussed much more over in the general thread, I took some of the ideas and rolled them into one generalized rule that is more flexible that lets the DM dictate the min/ave/max that fits the balance of the campaign he has plannedThu, 20 Sep 2012 07:36:49 -0500I'm all for rolling stats. Well, in theory - I always seem to roll low, and my fiancée ends up with multiple scores of 16+. For myself, personally, I prefer to have a character who's effective but doesn't outshine anyone else's, which is anohttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29364771/Standard_Point_Buy_System_for_5th_Edition?post_id=524314157#524314157I'm all for rolling stats. Well, in theory - I always seem to roll low, and my fiancée ends up with multiple scores of 16+. For myself, personally, I prefer to have a character who's effective but doesn't outshine anyone else's, which is anoThu, 20 Sep 2012 07:21:55 -0500What about something like this?12+1d6 13-18, Avg 15.511+1d6 12-17, Avg 14.510+1d6 11-16, Avg 13.509+1d6 10-15, Avg 12.508+1d6 09-14, Avg 11.507+1d6 08-13, Avg 10.5Then arrange howeverhttp://community.wizards.com/dndnext/go/thread/view/75882/29364771/Standard_Point_Buy_System_for_5th_Edition?post_id=524298217#524298217What about something like this?12+1d6 13-18, Avg 15.511+1d6 12-17, Avg 14.510+1d6 11-16, Avg 13.509+1d6 10-15, Avg 12.508+1d6 09-14, Avg 11.507+1d6 08-13, Avg 10.5Then arrange howeverWed, 19 Sep 2012 16:56:11 -0500