I'm creating a new character sheet and putting in ability scores manually. Whenever I enter a base score of 19 or 20 in any category, it rounds down to 18. Is there a reason for this that I'm missing, or is this a bug?
I'm creating a new character sheet and putting in ability scores manually. Whenever I enter a base score of 19 or 20 in any category, it rounds down to 18. Is there a reason for this that I'm missing, or is this a bug?
Thanks,
Ashley
Because the highest possible starting ability score is 18. You do not need to include any Racial bonuses, those will automatically be applied when you’re done building your character.
I'm not including any bonuses, just the base score that I rolled. I can't find anything in the PHB that says 18 is the max rolled base score you can use? At the start of the book, it says 3 to 18 is typical, and in Chapter 7 it says "a score of 18 is the highest that a person usually reaches. Adventurers can have scores as high as 20." I'm aware that the modifiers get added to the base score by the character builder, but even in categories where I have no modifiers, it rounds a 19 or 20 down to an 18.
Right, because that “as high as 20” means after adding modifiers. The base score is a roll of either 3d6, or 4d6 and drop the lowest result so it still only uses 3d6. The highest you can possibly roll on 3d6 is 18. I don’t know how you could possibly roll higher than an 18. That’s why it keeps dropping your roll to 18, because anything higher than that is impossible outside of house rules.
If you are using house rules, then you can add additional bonuses directly to the character sheet.
Much of what your character does in the game depends on his or her six abilities: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Each ability has a score, which is a number you record on your character sheet.
The six abilities and their use in the game are described in the Using Ability Scores section. The Ability Score Summary table provides a quick reference for what qualities are measured by each ability, what races increases which abilities, and what classes consider each ability particularly important.
You generate your character's six ability scores randomly. Roll four 6-sided dice and record the total of the highest three dice on a piece of scratch paper. Do this five more times, so that you have six numbers. If you want to save time or don't like the idea of randomly determining ability scores, you can use the following scores instead: 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8.
Now take your six numbers and write each number beside one of your character's six abilities to assign scores to Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, and Charisma. Afterward, make any changes to your ability scores as a result of your race choice.
After assigning your ability scores, determine your ability modifiers using the Ability Scores and Modifiers table. To determine an ability modifier without consulting the table, subtract 10 from the ability score and then divide the result by 2 (round down). Write the modifier next to each of your scores.
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I'm creating a new character sheet and putting in ability scores manually. Whenever I enter a base score of 19 or 20 in any category, it rounds down to 18. Is there a reason for this that I'm missing, or is this a bug?
Thanks,
Ashley
Because the highest possible starting ability score is 18. You do not need to include any Racial bonuses, those will automatically be applied when you’re done building your character.
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I'm not including any bonuses, just the base score that I rolled. I can't find anything in the PHB that says 18 is the max rolled base score you can use? At the start of the book, it says 3 to 18 is typical, and in Chapter 7 it says "a score of 18 is the highest that a person usually reaches. Adventurers can have scores as high as 20." I'm aware that the modifiers get added to the base score by the character builder, but even in categories where I have no modifiers, it rounds a 19 or 20 down to an 18.
Right, because that “as high as 20” means after adding modifiers. The base score is a roll of either 3d6, or 4d6 and drop the lowest result so it still only uses 3d6. The highest you can possibly roll on 3d6 is 18. I don’t know how you could possibly roll higher than an 18. That’s why it keeps dropping your roll to 18, because anything higher than that is impossible outside of house rules.
If you are using house rules, then you can add additional bonuses directly to the character sheet.
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My bad, I was rolling a d20, thanks for clarifying. I haven't rolled a new character in like 2 years and totally missed the 3d6 part.