Building characters with a Point Buy System The point buy system is a means of keeping every player on a level playing board, instead of allowing chance to favor one player over another. It also allows a player to build their character how they want.
All ability scores start at 8, and then spend the number of points that the DM specifies Typical games are usually assigned values of 25, 28, 32, or 38. 9-14 each costs one point 15 and 16 each costs 2 points 17 and 18 each costs 3 points
Point value for individual abilitity scores 9 - 1 points 10 - 2 points 11 - 3 points 12 - 4 points 13 - 5 points 14 - 6 points 15 - 8 points 16 - 10 points 17 - 13 points 18 - 16 points
To simplify the point buying even more, let's take out the math. Here are a list of common ability scores by using different point buys:
25 Points
18,15,9,8,8,8
18,12,11,10,8,8
18,10,10,10,10,9
17,14,10,10,10,8
16,16,10,10,9,8
16,14,12,11,10,8
14,12,12,12,12,11
13,12,12,12,12,12
28 Points
18,16,10,8,8,8
18,15,12,8,8,8
18,14,12,10,8,8
18,12,10,10,10,10
17,14,12,10,10,9
16,14,12,12,10,10
15,14,12,12,12,10
14,14,14,14,12,8
32 Points
18,18,8,8,8,8
18,16,12,10,8,8
18,14,12,10,10,10
17,16,12,10,10,9
16,16,16,10,8,8
16,14,14,14,10,10
16,14,12,12,12,12
14,14,14,14,12,12 38 Points 18,18,14,8,8,8 18,18,12,10,8,8 18,18,10,10,10,8 18,16,14,12,10,10 18,16,12,12,12,8 18,14,14,12,12,10 18,14,12,12,12,12
Ability scores above 18 are possible, but only by racial bonuses. You may not purchase a starting ability score over 18. |