Flarp
2009-09-13, 10:11 AM
I've been privately working with a house rule for redistributing ability scores after rolling. The idea is that the points are mobile and can be switched from one ability score to another, with some restrictions.
You can still choose which scores get which initial values.
You can't distribute more than 18 points to one ability, for obvious reasons.
You can't lower any ability to anything lower than your lowest initial value.
You can't add more than 3 to any one initial value.
As an example, let's say I rolled up 14, 17, 10, 12, 16, 13.
First, I assign these to abilities. I'll just go in traditional order for simplicity, but that doesn't need to be the case.
14 Strength
17 Dexterity
10 Constitution
12 Intelligence
16 Wisdom
13 Charisma
Now, I can't lower any ability below 10, because that was my lowest roll, and I can't raise any ability above 18, because that's the limit.
But let's say I want a tank - we're assuming I made this decision AFTER choosing which abilities got which scores. I could take two from Intelligence and six from Wisdom and get 18 Constitution, right?
Wrong. You can only add up to three to each score, so my maximum base Constitution is 13.
Discuss? Critique? Waffle Singularity?
You can still choose which scores get which initial values.
You can't distribute more than 18 points to one ability, for obvious reasons.
You can't lower any ability to anything lower than your lowest initial value.
You can't add more than 3 to any one initial value.
As an example, let's say I rolled up 14, 17, 10, 12, 16, 13.
First, I assign these to abilities. I'll just go in traditional order for simplicity, but that doesn't need to be the case.
14 Strength
17 Dexterity
10 Constitution
12 Intelligence
16 Wisdom
13 Charisma
Now, I can't lower any ability below 10, because that was my lowest roll, and I can't raise any ability above 18, because that's the limit.
But let's say I want a tank - we're assuming I made this decision AFTER choosing which abilities got which scores. I could take two from Intelligence and six from Wisdom and get 18 Constitution, right?
Wrong. You can only add up to three to each score, so my maximum base Constitution is 13.
Discuss? Critique? Waffle Singularity?