Saturday 23 May 2020

A high power 5e default array?

The traditonal 5e D&D Standard Human +1 to all stats is not a very attractive option. I'm wondering whether in a high power setting like Odyssey of the Dragon Lords, rather than the 15 14 13 12 10 8 standard array, a higher power stat array of odd numbers would work better, eg:

17 15 13 13 11 9

That would still allow for characters with an attribute penalty, but the standard human would become

18 (+4) 16 (+3) 14 (+2) 14 (+2) 12 (+1) 10 (+0)

Which is nice, but not world-shattering I'd think. Maybe allow 30 points point buy, or best 3 of 5d6 in order & replace one roll with a 15, for players who really hate standard arrays.