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Character Generation > Ability Score Minimum
Feb 10th, 2020 at 4:45pm
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Here's a 2.0 House Rule that I've been toying with.

When randomly rolling up a character, continue to use 3d6 for ability scores, but any 3d6 roll below a 9 initially raises to a 9.

After this adjustment is made, apply Agility Modifiers based on Weight, or any Heightened or Reduced/Lowered adjustments due to powers and weaknesses.

With this approach, super-powered characters don't have penalties to their abilities unless they have a weakness, or a Power that negatively impacts their scores, or are heavy enough to lose Agility.

  
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Re: Character Generation > Ability Score Minimum
Reply #1 - Mar 24th, 2020 at 1:17am
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I've used something similar in the past. I've also used roll 4d6, drop the lowest die, and tried rolling 2d6+6. They all worked out.
  

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Re: Character Generation > Ability Score Minimum
Reply #2 - Apr 9th, 2020 at 7:02pm
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We've done 2d6+6. It seems to be okay.
  

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Re: Character Generation > Ability Score Minimum
Reply #3 - Sep 17th, 2020 at 3:25am
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AlabasterKnight wrote on Apr 9th, 2020 at 7:02pm:
We've done 2d6+6. It seems to be okay.



My group tried this option in the past as well.
  
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Re: Character Generation > Ability Score Minimum
Reply #4 - Sep 17th, 2020 at 3:29am
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Here is another variation that I've used.


Roll 3d6 a total of six times.

Keep the top five 3d6 scores and assign them to the ability score of your choice, and then drop the lowest 3d6 score.

  
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