Going for it! Living with a roll

ElfBane · 07-05-2008, 06:30 AM

Anybody ever just take the first roll of the dice and live with it? If so, how did it turn out?

Dragonshadow · 07-05-2008, 03:32 PM

Nope, because it usually means my mage can't cast many spells due to having the intelligence of a sea slug. Which isn't realistic. if you were that stupid, you wouldn't be able to become a mage anyway.

Neomi · 07-05-2008, 06:14 PM

That's the problem with rolling your stats after picking your class. In P&P you choose your race, roll your stats, and then pick the class best suited to them. That way you don't risk deciding to become a mage and then finding out that you can't cast simple cantrips. Or deciding to be a Barbarian and then realizing that you can't pick up a two-handed sword. Or choosing to be a Bard when you're harsh-tongued and tone deaf.

Armen · 07-06-2008, 09:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Neomi

In P&P you choose your race, roll your stats, and then pick the class best suited to them.

i remember that

i also remember anything other than a basic fighter a thief a mage or a cleric was pretty rare

Kyrvias · 07-06-2008, 12:19 PM

I remember playing an assassin back in 1st edition.

Ah, good times.

thecarrotdude · 07-07-2008, 01:17 PM

No, never. I just ctrl+8 it and then start. How do I justify cheating? If I re rolled many times eventually I could get all 18's anyway, so I just skip all the time that I would have wasted, and go straight to all 18s

Armen · 07-07-2008, 05:00 PM

in a combination of your and six's approaches i've just started myself a halfling generic archer and rolled 'til i got 19 DEX (it actually didn't take very long even with missing a couple of 19s with the quick rerolling) and left everything else alone - i think he's got 14 STR and 11 CON

Kyrvias · 07-07-2008, 10:13 PM

Righteous. Sounds like a good, normal, start.

Firestormalpha · 07-07-2008, 10:39 PM

Hmmm here's a challenging idea. 100% natural roll. keep the first roll no matter what, and no reload. If you die, you die.

I'm sure someone's thought of it already, but it just now occurred to me.

Armen · 07-08-2008, 09:11 AM

'no reloads' is an established game-within-the-game thing for bg

there are threads on ironworks about people's experiences

i get the impression that it makes protective magic way more important

imagine the tension towards the end of the game

07-05-2008, 06:30 AM	#1
ElfBane Mephistopheles Join Date: March 21, 2004 Location: Cape Canaveral, FL Age: 70 Posts: 1,450	Going for it! Living with a roll Anybody ever just take the first roll of the dice and live with it? If so, how did it turn out? __________________ They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Historical Review of Pennsylvania, 1759. Iraq and Afghan fatalities: 6,855 and counting. Silence IS consent.

07-05-2008, 03:32 PM	#2
Dragonshadow Quth-Maren Join Date: February 17, 2003 Location: Portsmouth Age: 35 Posts: 4,145	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll Nope, because it usually means my mage can't cast many spells due to having the intelligence of a sea slug. Which isn't realistic. if you were that stupid, you wouldn't be able to become a mage anyway. __________________ aka Loc der Graf, Quillruke Last edited by Dragonshadow; 07-05-2008 at 03:33 PM. Reason: Spelling

07-05-2008, 06:14 PM	#3
Neomi Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 28, 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 53 Posts: 312	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll That's the problem with rolling your stats after picking your class. In P&P you choose your race, roll your stats, and then pick the class best suited to them. That way you don't risk deciding to become a mage and then finding out that you can't cast simple cantrips. Or deciding to be a Barbarian and then realizing that you can't pick up a two-handed sword. Or choosing to be a Bard when you're harsh-tongued and tone deaf. __________________ \"Though we name the things we know, we do not necessarily know the things we name.\" -Homer W. Smith

07-06-2008, 12:19 PM	#5
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll I remember playing an assassin back in 1st edition. Ah, good times.

07-07-2008, 01:17 PM	#6
thecarrotdude Zhentarim Guard Join Date: June 29, 2005 Location: Michigan Age: 36 Posts: 320	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll No, never. I just ctrl+8 it and then start. How do I justify cheating? If I re rolled many times eventually I could get all 18's anyway, so I just skip all the time that I would have wasted, and go straight to all 18s __________________ "Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler..." - Milton Waddams

07-07-2008, 05:00 PM	#7
Armen Symbol of Cyric Join Date: February 11, 2003 Location: UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,375	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll in a combination of your and six's approaches i've just started myself a halfling generic archer and rolled 'til i got 19 DEX (it actually didn't take very long even with missing a couple of 19s with the quick rerolling) and left everything else alone - i think he's got 14 STR and 11 CON

07-07-2008, 10:13 PM	#8
Kyrvias Lord Ao Join Date: May 15, 2005 Posts: 2,092	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll Righteous. Sounds like a good, normal, start.

07-07-2008, 10:39 PM	#9
Firestormalpha Knight of the Rose Join Date: July 11, 2002 Location: Coral Springs, Fl USA Age: 41 Posts: 4,454	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll Hmmm here's a challenging idea. 100% natural roll. keep the first roll no matter what, and no reload. If you die, you die. I'm sure someone's thought of it already, but it just now occurred to me. __________________ "When you start with a presupposition, it's hard to arrive at any other conclusion." "We are never to judge a philosophy by its abuse." - Augustine "If you're wondering if God has a sense of humor, consider the platypus." http://www.greaterthings.cbglades.com

07-08-2008, 09:11 AM	#10
Armen Symbol of Cyric Join Date: February 11, 2003 Location: UK Age: 55 Posts: 1,375	Re: Going for it! Living with a roll 'no reloads' is an established game-within-the-game thing for bg there are threads on ironworks about people's experiences i get the impression that it makes protective magic way more important imagine the tension towards the end of the game

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