Monty Haul character generation in new editions?

[David Chmelik]

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?!

Maybe it's only option if Dungeon Master (DM) wants more powerful
characters, like 'epic level campaigns' (never used that, but 36 levels)?

How could DM deal with this without unbalancing?

I guess since /Immortals Rules/ (and /Wrath of The Immortals/) it's
possible to run games with much more powerful characters, but DMs might
need more experience to do so.

When we were 12, my DM said 'keep rolling' until I got one or more 18s.
Maybe he didn't know how to balance game--because he was 12. However,
when official D&D book says do something this level of 'Monty Hall' I
don't get it. DM would have to be careful (more/difficult challenges).

[gbbgu]

Post by David Chmelik
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?!

There's an untapped market for d6, except swap the "1" for a second "6"

Heck, why not just swap 1 and 2 for 7 and 8!

[Kyonshi]

Post by David Chmelik
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?!
Maybe it's only option if Dungeon Master (DM) wants more powerful
characters, like 'epic level campaigns' (never used that, but 36 levels)?
How could DM deal with this without unbalancing?
I guess since /Immortals Rules/ (and /Wrath of The Immortals/) it's
possible to run games with much more powerful characters, but DMs might
need more experience to do so.
When we were 12, my DM said 'keep rolling' until I got one or more 18s.
Maybe he didn't know how to balance game--because he was 12. However,
when official D&D book says do something this level of 'Monty Hall' I
don't get it. DM would have to be careful (more/difficult challenges).

Well, the easy answer is that 5e (and 5.5e or whatever it will be named)
is a radically different game than in the old rules. There is a reason
why the OSR exists and why they are playing a completely different game,
outside of the usual trappings of DND-style fantasy that have carried over.

[Ubiquitous]

Post by David Chmelik
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.

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Let's go Brandon!