So I'd like to ask : what do people generally against TCoE's Custom Origin rule (as well as those in favour) think of the following character creation custom rule :
- Ability Scores are limited to 17 or 18, at level 1, after character creation (GM's choice).
- Ability Scores have to be at least M (say M=8, like in the PHB, could be lower, GM's choice).
- Start with N Purchase Points (say N = 75, for the sake of giving a number).
- Buying one Ability Point (AP) costs 1 Purchase Point (PP) until and including 14, then 2 PP until 17, then 3 PP for the 18th AP (if made available).
- Apply standard Ability Score Improvements after purchase.
Would that be acceptable ?
Sounds similar to 3.5 point buy system
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There was a thread where I posted previously about rolling, people generally will roll till they get what they want, especially in a video game, to the point where this comes off as a form of cheating.
Well, it certainly is a variation on Point Buy. The precise numbers I used (M=8, N=75, costs of adding AP, etc) don't matter so much as the general idea.
As for Roll, I don't want to enter the debate on what constitutes cheating, but from a game design point of view, if you give players a feature, like a Re-roll button, you should expect that players will use it. As far as tabletop is concerned, I think the Roll rule for Ability Scores is simply bad design, but it's also one of DnD's sacred cows and is still the default rule in 5E.
