[quote=cannonballThere is some barrier that exists here, with certain race/ class combos where the ability score CANNOT be increased, even if there are enough points available for the allocation. I have been blocked at 15, 16, and 17 for various race/ class combos, even wen I have lowered EVERY other ability score to 8. I have 20 points available, then I should be able to take a score to 18. The blockage here makes no sense, and it means I play characters that have 4 14s and they are all copies of each other. I can’t make a big dumb meat shield warrior with 8 int, wis, and cha. In Pen and Paper, having 3 8’s would be a bad idea, but I should still be able to do it.
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As a veteran player you don't know the Points Buy rules? You know these are exactly like they are in 5e right? 15 is the max you can get with points buy. This is a feature not a bug. With Points buy you can get three stats to 15, and 3 at 8, which is quite normal for MAD builds.
