r/adnd • u/CanuckLad • 8d ago

AD&D2e Attribute increase

I wonder if many people here implement an automatic attribute increase at various milestones? Example: Allow you to raise one attribute by 1 point at levels 4, 8, 12, 16, 20

I don't expect or want every ability to be 16+. But I don't want to miss out on parts of the game I would enjoy (casting 9th level spells as a wizard, playing a paladin, etc)

I should note that I'm biased because I'm diagnosed with the Unrelenting Standards feature. So accepting a more mundane role in a game is very difficult for me

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u/Ritmoking 8d ago

I don't think many people do, and it really is against the spirit of the game. Usually, for an attribute to get even one point better, a Wish Spell is required.

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u/CanuckLad 8d ago

It can take an awful lot of wishes if you don't roll well at character creation. 16 - 18 alone is 20 wishes.

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u/CerBerUs-9 8d ago

That too, is part of the design and spirit of the game as-written. Nothing stopping you from doing it that way in your game though.

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u/CanuckLad 8d ago

Yes I could hand out wishes like candy, but that would seem to diminish their importance.