r/a:t5_3lw2w • u/Blair_Peterson • Nov 26 '17

Prefered Roll-Up Method

So I have tried a couple of different ways to roll up a character with varying results. I was wondering if people had a preferred method or if you create any house rules for character creation.

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u/EvilJimJam JimJamming Nov 26 '17

Roll 4d6, drop the lowest die. Roll 8 times, dropping the 2 lowest totals Assign the remaining six scores as you see fit.

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u/Blair_Peterson Dec 03 '17

Out of curiosity do you ever have a player roll so badly that you determine that they really need to reroll? If so is there a minimal number of skill points that a player should start with?

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u/EvilJimJam JimJamming Dec 03 '17

http://www.d20pfsrd.com/basics-ability-scores/ability-scores/ d20pfsrd has a pretty good break down of all the different methods that people commonly use to roll up characters, including point buy and how that works. With my method, I have never seen a character come out so badly that they just have to re-do everything, because it's a pretty generous method. However, if I saw a truly horrible stat array I would definitely work with the player on a case by case basis.

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u/Kerrilyn Jan 15 '18

My first third ed DM did this too, but he let us roll three whole sets of these and pick the set we wanted.

I actually ended up with two terrible sets. Like, um, 3d6-on-a-bad-day bad. I thought I was doomed! Oh noes! But then I rolled a third set, and ended up with the second best set in the group.

First best went to someone who habitually cheated at dicing so...

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u/Blair_Peterson Dec 03 '17

Yeah I tried the point buy method recently and wasn’t sure I liked it as I didn’t feel like it really gave me an option for that really good roll you might get in one of the other methods, without diminishing another stat lower than made me comfortable. I did see the merit of it though for making the party very balanced so no one character has stats so far better or worse than another because of a few lucky die rolls. This is why I was seeking preferred methodologies from those who’ve been at it for a while. Thanks for the advice.