Did something I haven’t done since high school: Created a #dnd character by rolling 3d6 in order.
What has two thumbs and is playing a level 8 wizard with 26 hit points? This guy! d O_O b
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 18, 2020
that backstory should be fun! How did you make it to level 8 with mediocre stats? He’s retired now and his health has deteriorated over the years.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 18, 2020
Had a player do this, but also randomized race, class, background, and every origin table in Xan’s. I let the ability scores guide what I ended up playing. I had a very general character concept but wasn’t sure what direction to go with it, so let Fate decide.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 18, 2020
I don’t know why you’d do that. The people at TSR didn’t do that and there’s plenty of other ways to do it, included in “old school” books. I don’t understand the fetish for it. It is definitely how D&D worked if you back far enough.
As for why I used it, I wanted to let the dice help shape what sort of character I’d be playing, so I let the ability scores guide my choice toward something they’d work better for, fit within a general concept I had.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 19, 2020
Whatever people at TSR did is irrelevant to me building and playing this character.
And as for who would advocate this rolling method for general use, lots of people! It depends on what style of game you’re looking for.
Generally I prefer standard array/point buy these days.
— Dan Dillon (@Dan_Dillon_1) December 19, 2020