tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383500061797506831.post8462904652599029363..comments2023-04-26T02:01:33.086-04:00Comments on Swords Against the Outer Dark: D&D Sacred Cows: Ability ScoresShane Mangushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03865733072718219138noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383500061797506831.post-70973479414781412282011-08-01T15:53:55.526-04:002011-08-01T15:53:55.526-04:00ability scores, hit points, levels, are all sacred...ability scores, hit points, levels, are all sacred cows for me. It may a good fantasy game, but if it doesn't include those, it's not D&D.Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383500061797506831.post-54143394255626685172011-08-01T03:56:37.462-04:002011-08-01T03:56:37.462-04:00In OD&D and its clones (for the very least), t...In OD&D and its clones (for the very least), the effects of the ability scores on the game are minimal at most, so you could drop them altogether with no real negative consequences. This way you could make character generation even faster - just pick a class and equipment/spells.Omer Golan-Joelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09242085820257230639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383500061797506831.post-57429000137675047672011-07-31T23:18:24.360-04:002011-07-31T23:18:24.360-04:00I fully admit, this falls in my grumpy zone. I...I fully admit, this falls in my grumpy zone. I've seen no attempt to twiddle with the original six that gained anything, and I usually feel like something was lost. The cow is my mother, etc.Theodric the Obscurehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18201793290118146978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383500061797506831.post-51107896346343791172011-07-31T21:41:23.359-04:002011-07-31T21:41:23.359-04:00I like it! An elegant solution.I like it! An elegant solution.brandykrusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00188759625786631969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-383500061797506831.post-39550438470927583302011-07-31T21:34:33.699-04:002011-07-31T21:34:33.699-04:00I think the ability scores are one of the "le...I think the ability scores are one of the "least D&D" things about the game. You could run it with no ability scores and I'm certain it would still feel right. <br /><br />For my own project, I'd settled on MIGHT, AGILITY, TOUGHNESS, WITS, and BRILLIANCE, mostly because it's a sliding scale from physical -> mental, with an attribute that everybody wants in the middle.<br /><br />Yeah, it's kind of gamist, but it makes sense to me. It's got a lot in common with the way you did your stats, also.Nickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08596442998967851832noreply@blogger.com