Point buy or roll the dice? (Usually 4d6, drop the lowest, arrange as desired.)
The question is: What’s the equivalent “point” value of rolling the dice?
I ran a simulation and made the following assumptions: Scores below 8 also are worth 1 point. In other words: A score of 8 is worth 0 points, a score of 7 is worth -1 points, a score of 6 is worth -2 points, and so on. The value increases linearly.
The result? Rolling 4d6 and dropping the lowest die is equivalent to a 30.4 point buy! 😄
(After generating 5000 characters with six abilities each.)
EmacsLisp source code: point-buy.el
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