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Old 04-18-2003, 11:29 AM   #23
Rimjaw
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Join Date: May 24, 2002
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Originally posted by MagiK:
No what I was talking about was for your personal stats...strength, dex, wis, etc.

The CRPG's that use 3ed rules, start the character off with a base score in each (usually around 9 or so) and then give you a few points to distribute as you see fit...which usually leaves you with one or two scores in the mid teens and the rest at 12 or less.
In PnP ability scores are determined via dice rolls, however, many DMs find it pretty unfair if a player gets several 18's on his roll only for the guy next to him get crappy 12's based on the luck of a dice roll, so some DMs do things CRPG style; giving players fixed scores and letting them distribute a fixed number of extra points to their liking.
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