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The article briefly mentioned that different stats are useful for different character classes but didn't really take that into account in the model. For exampl

by Nr7 9y ago

The article briefly mentioned that different stats are useful for different character classes but didn't really take that into account in the model. For example if a barbarian get really high rolls for all stats except strength is it actually a really a good roll for that character or should you consider re-rolling? Edit: Oops, I completely forgot about the ability to reassign points between stats. Thanks to batiudrami & beloch for pointing that out. As an interesting side note: An older (A)D&D game series, Eye of the Beholder, allowed you to modify the stats any way you wanted after rolling, which meant you could just set all stats to max if you wished. I've read from somewhere that this was done so players could "import" their pen & paper RPG characters with the correct stats points into the game. Dunno if that's true though.

beloch 9y ago
I think it was possible to assign the points in a roll to whatever stats you wanted, so a high total was basically all that mattered. If memory serves 18 str did have a random modifier (e.g. 18/50) so that 18 wasn't equal for all rolls. However it probably didn't take long to find a strength boosting item, and 19 str was the same regardless of the modifier you had at 18.
batiudrami 9y ago
It has a "point buy" system where you can add and subtract points, so only the total is really useful. Different classes also have different minimum stats - so the calculation is actually rolling 4d6, excluding the lowest, and then rounding up to the minimum if necessary. This means multi-class characters (who might have minimum of 13 in two stats instead of the usual 9), or odd classes such as Paladin who have a minimum 17 charisma end up with much higher average totals than other classes. It's an entirely broken system, designed for pen and paper D&D where you roll your stats and then choose your class based on what you get, adjusted for video game players who prefer to choose their class first.

by Nr7 9y ago

beloch 9y ago

I think it was possible to assign the points in a roll to whatever stats you wanted, so a high total was basically all that mattered. If memory serves 18 str did have a random modifier (e.g. 18/50) so that 18 wasn't equal for all rolls. However it probably didn't take long to find a strength boosting item, and 19 str was the same regardless of the modifier you had at 18.

batiudrami 9y ago

It has a "point buy" system where you can add and subtract points, so only the total is really useful. Different classes also have different minimum stats - so the calculation is actually rolling 4d6, excluding the lowest, and then rounding up to the minimum if necessary. This means multi-class characters (who might have minimum of 13 in two stats instead of the usual 9), or odd classes such as Paladin who have a minimum 17 charisma end up with much higher average totals than other classes. It's an entirely broken system, designed for pen and paper D&D where you roll your stats and then choose your class based on what you get, adjusted for video game players who prefer to choose their class first.