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Well, you could go a stretch further. Instead of my average Bhaalspawn idea, you could do the average party. Why bother with 18s at all? Allow Paladins and Rangers, but, push them down for the lowest stats, or, even a Bard, well I should say, a Bard class min reqs are quite close to average. Keep everybody's stats around 8 to say maybe, 12 or so at the highest. Then keep items for those that need them. Give your fighter the Gauntlets of Ogre Power. Give your thief or missle user the Guantlets of Dexterity. Distribute the much needed stat boosting items to those that would need them most. If you have a different race, like say a Halfling, allow a slightly higher score for them. Instead of 10 to 12 dex, maybe allow a 13 or even a 14. But nothing extraordinary. Doing this of course, would bring you back to a near PnP experience, forcing everybody in the party to do their utmost for survival. Mages would have limited spells and poor casting abilities. Clerics would be much the same. There would be some traps your thief would have a very hard time with. Of course, if you did go with this sort of party idea, a Ranger or a Paladin really would be a good idea, from a role playing view, a man who rises (Only slightly above the rest) to lead them on to glorious victory. Let's face it, the average common shmoe needs a good leader to get them to do anything.
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