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[Poll] Stat Order in D&D

Started by J Arcane, August 10, 2013, 02:38:56 PM

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SionEwig

#15
August 10, 2013, 07:34:18 PM
I always went with Str-Int-Wis-Con-Dex-Chr. Did this from original D&D up to 2nd ed.
 

Spellslinging Sellsword

#16
August 10, 2013, 07:52:16 PM
I prefer them grouped physical and non-physical. The original ordering was based on what counts as prime requisites for the 3 base classes.

AteTheHeckUp

#17
August 10, 2013, 08:00:49 PM
Never seemed to matter much to me, but in my formative D&Ding we made do with homemade character sheets.  Took years for me to realize that there was an official order, and I don't remember what that was.

KenHR

#18
August 10, 2013, 08:00:55 PM
This might be a strange thought, but there's something almost dialectical about the original order of stats:

- A hero needs to be strong.

- Yeah, but he needs to be intelligent, too.

- Intelligence is nothing without wisdom and common sense.

- You can have all that, but if you're not quick, you're dead.

- Ah, but a hale and healthy hero can shrug off any blow.

- But a hero really isn't a hero if he isn't a leader of men!

I dunno, it struck me that way back when I was thinking a lot about stats for a homebrew I was writing back in the '90s.
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languagegeek

#19
August 10, 2013, 09:40:16 PM
I like the classic ordering for the same reason I like QWERTY keyboards over Dvorak keyboards. Sure the latter is more "logical" but QWERTY is ingrained and instinctual for me at this point.

Philotomy Jurament

#20
August 10, 2013, 10:03:04 PM
I don't really care, but if I were writing down stats I'd use the classic order.
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#21
August 10, 2013, 11:29:16 PM
Quote from: Philotomy Jurament;680003I don't really care, but if I were writing down stats I'd use the classic order.

Yes, that would be my position as well.

Kuroth

#22
August 10, 2013, 11:47:50 PM
I like them written in a row rather than a column on a character sheet.  No other real preference.
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Raven

#23
August 11, 2013, 12:01:36 AM
I remember the original order but have them internalized as str, dex, con etc most likely because I've played more 2e than all other editions combined.

I'm a little offended at having to vote for 'd20' though. :p

talysman

#24
August 11, 2013, 12:03:28 AM
Quote from: KenHR;679974This might be a strange thought, but there's something almost dialectical about the original order of stats:

- A hero needs to be strong.

- Yeah, but he needs to be intelligent, too.

- Intelligence is nothing without wisdom and common sense.

- You can have all that, but if you're not quick, you're dead.

- Ah, but a hale and healthy hero can shrug off any blow.

- But a hero really isn't a hero if he isn't a leader of men!

I dunno, it struck me that way back when I was thinking a lot about stats for a homebrew I was writing back in the '90s.

Of course, the original order swapped #4 and #5. I suspect they moved Dex ahead of Con after the thief became a core class, so that all the prime requisites were grouped together; that seems to be the rationale behind grouping Strength, Intelligence and Wisdom. Before the thief, the second triplet was general abilities of use to everyone, and I guess they figured the Con bonus was the most immediately useful of the abilities. Dex comes next, because of the ranged attack bonus, and Charisma, with its less immediate impact, comes last.

Benoist

#25
August 11, 2013, 02:00:56 AM
Str, Int, Wis, Dex, Con, Cha.

It's a good sequence for rolling 3d6 (or 4d6 drop lowest) in order, because it goes through the primary classes, and at the same time alternates the types of stats instead of lumping them together in two blocks/sequences of rolls.

Raven

#26
August 11, 2013, 02:10:58 AM
I dig the "This roll is for xxx" method that talysman mentioned.

noisms

#27
August 11, 2013, 10:13:19 AM
I usually write them down in whatever order, but for some reason it seems wrong for STR not to be the first and CHA not to be last - probably to do with the two stats' relative importance to a 12-year-old just starting out with D&D.
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#28
August 11, 2013, 10:14:04 AM
The "d20" order, because that is how I remember it from 2nd edition AD&D.

Kiero

#29
August 11, 2013, 10:19:20 AM
While I'm playing something using the Classic order (and haven't changed it), the D20 order feels more natural and intuitive.
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