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From: Justisaur <justisaur@yahoo.com>
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Subject: Re: Monty Haul character generation in new editions?
Date: Fri, 8 Nov 2024 05:23:14 -0800
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On 11/5/2024 8:28 AM, Ubiquitous wrote:
> In article <vf2p2b$cbs8$2@dont-email.me>, dchmelik@gmail.com wrote:
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>> I've read about newer Dungeons & Dragons (D&D) dice rolling methods for
>> character generation for ability scores, but now there's one using 5D6?!
>> Maybe roll five and drop two?  How is it anything other than Monty Haul?!
> 
> I guess you're not familiar with the rolling method in the 1st edition
> Unearthed Arcana.

9d6!  The courageousness of it.

5e I think most use either point buy or the default array, so no rolling 
at all.  Really that's been true since 3.5e at least.

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