Ok, I am a new DM who has just started a group of 5 pcs on the Shackled City adventure path. Now, it is my understanding that this adventure path is built for 6 pcs. So, because I was 1 pc short, I decided to be generous on the ability score method.
I used the standard random method (4d6 discard the lowest). However, I allowed each player to then replace their lowest score with an 18.
Example:
Original rolls: 8 10 10 11 14 17
Modified scores: 18 10 10 11 14 17
It seemed nice initially, but now I am worried that I am taking it too easy on my players.
Also, if this is too generous, what system would you recommend for a group of 5 pcs playing a campaign built for 6?
