Creating a character can be one of the greatest\u2014and most stressful\u2014parts of Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.<\/em> Whether it’s your first time playing TTRPGs, or your first time with the Point Buy ruleset, you might find yourself scratching your head about the specifics. What does it mean to use Point Buy in 5E<\/em>? What should you even be looking for? And how can you twist the system to your advantage? You’ve come to the right place.<\/p>
Point Buy<\/strong> is one of three ways that you can calculate ability scores<\/strong> in Dungeons & Dragons 5th Edition.<\/em> The other two ways are rolling ability scores<\/strong>, where you roll a number of d6s to randomly determine your score counts, and Standard Array<\/strong>, where players assign the numbers 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, and eight to their six ability scores. Point Buy is the middle option, and gives players a certain number of Ability Points to spend on improving their scores.<\/p>
