RumoCrytuf
2016-12-07, 01:19 PM
Are you tired of bad rolls? Do you dislike the weakness of point buy? Do you want to perfectly set up your stats? Then Rumo's Better Point Buy is for YOU! With my system, you can get that perfect character build you've always wanted, without all the hassle of excessive dice rolling. (Warning: Builds with this system may result in utter chaos at the table. Dungeon Masters will need to be creative and adaptable to make these work)
Sample of character:
Character name: John the barbarian
Race: Variant Human
Class: Barbarian
Concept: John is a big, bulky, and dumb barbarian that loves nothing more that meat and fighting. With a normal point buy, John is going to be of slightly above average strength, and slightly below average intellect. This does not suit John. With Rumo's Better Point Buy however, John can have the strength of giants and the intellect of dead mice. Just how John was designed.
John's Stats Normal Point Buy (Before Variance)
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 15
INT: 8
WIS:8
CHA:8
John's Stats with Rumo's Better Point Buy (Before Variance):
STR: 30
DEX: 6
CON:30
INT:1
WIS:1
CHA:1
As you can see, Rumo's Better Point Buy allows more character optimization and better Min/Maxing. John's Player wants to run a big dumb beast of a man, and he gets to do just that!
So, aside from the advertising :P , Rumo's Better Point Buy gives you 63 points to work with. All your stats start at 1, and you can divide the points however you wish. Now, as I said before, DMs be warned before you let players run amok with this. With John, obviously he'll smash through anything with +10 to hit on nearly any weapon. So you can throw casters with "Hold Person" or other such spells at John. But in a party, John would have friends, and more easily defined roles among those friends. Rogues can be more sneaky/stabby, Casters can be more magicky. This system allows you to put the Dump into Dump Stat. It really allows characters to optimize their playstyle, and create truly unique characters. Admittedly, this removes the need for dice rolled characters. But that's why it's homebrew.
As always, I'm super open to feedback, any and all is appreciated.
Sample of character:
Character name: John the barbarian
Race: Variant Human
Class: Barbarian
Concept: John is a big, bulky, and dumb barbarian that loves nothing more that meat and fighting. With a normal point buy, John is going to be of slightly above average strength, and slightly below average intellect. This does not suit John. With Rumo's Better Point Buy however, John can have the strength of giants and the intellect of dead mice. Just how John was designed.
John's Stats Normal Point Buy (Before Variance)
STR: 15
DEX: 15
CON: 15
INT: 8
WIS:8
CHA:8
John's Stats with Rumo's Better Point Buy (Before Variance):
STR: 30
DEX: 6
CON:30
INT:1
WIS:1
CHA:1
As you can see, Rumo's Better Point Buy allows more character optimization and better Min/Maxing. John's Player wants to run a big dumb beast of a man, and he gets to do just that!
So, aside from the advertising :P , Rumo's Better Point Buy gives you 63 points to work with. All your stats start at 1, and you can divide the points however you wish. Now, as I said before, DMs be warned before you let players run amok with this. With John, obviously he'll smash through anything with +10 to hit on nearly any weapon. So you can throw casters with "Hold Person" or other such spells at John. But in a party, John would have friends, and more easily defined roles among those friends. Rogues can be more sneaky/stabby, Casters can be more magicky. This system allows you to put the Dump into Dump Stat. It really allows characters to optimize their playstyle, and create truly unique characters. Admittedly, this removes the need for dice rolled characters. But that's why it's homebrew.
As always, I'm super open to feedback, any and all is appreciated.