Has anyone done this?
The thing that I'm trying to work out is how much it would be worth? 5 points? 3 points?
For my next game I run (Carrion Crown), I am allowing them to trade in their additional trait (they will start with a campaign trait and additional generic trait) for 2 build points.
My character creation rules will be 2d6+6 arranged to their pleasure, then they figure out how many build points that is and then they have to adjust up to two stats up or down to make it a 25 (or 27 with the trait trade in) point buy. (and they cannot raise a stat above an 18 or lower a stat below 10, though they could have an 8 or 9 if they roll it and don't adjust it)
I'm also granting them a point at levels 2,6,10,14 and 18 that they can later use to raise a stat (if they have enough points), trade in two for a trait, or trade in 4 for an additional feat.
I wouldn't go above two or three.
Anything more lets them really cash in, getting far more back in bonus than a feat is actually worth.
Has anyone done this?
The thing that I'm trying to work out is how much it would be worth? 5 points? 3 points?
For my next game I run (Carrion Crown), I am allowing them to trade in their additional trait (they will start with a campaign trait and additional generic trait) for 2 build points.
My character creation rules will be 2d6+6 arranged to their pleasure, then they figure out how many build points that is and then they have to adjust up to two stats up or down to make it a 25 (or 27 with the trait trade in) point buy. (and they cannot raise a stat above an 18 or lower a stat below 10, though they could have an 8 or 9 if they roll it and don't adjust it)
I'm also granting them a point at levels 2,6,10,14 and 18 that they can later use to raise a stat (if they have enough points), trade in two for a trait, or trade in 4 for an additional feat.
Try recording everyone's rolls and let the group pick one for everone to use.
Try recording everyone's rolls and let the group pick one for everone to use.
If I was going to do that I would just pick what I wanted everyone to have. My goal is to have a point buy and yet retain some randomness of rolling. I adjust everything in the APs anyways so this will actually make it easier on me.
We'll see how it goes, I like to try out different things every campaign. No doubt whatever I run next will have some other harebrained idea.
Has anyone done this?
The thing that I'm trying to work out is how much it would be worth? 5 points? 3 points?
I wouldn't allow it personally. 20 point buy is sufficient for MAD builds without SAD power creep, best of both worlds. But that's just my perspective.