Dungeons & Dragons/Ability Scores

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The six attributes of the Dungeons and Dragons (hereafter referred to as "DnD"): Strength, dexterity, constitution, intelligence, charisma, and wisdom, define certain, physical or mental, characteristics of a DnD character, monster, or non-player character (NPC).

Common ways to find these are:

• Roll 4d6 and discard the lowest 6 times, and place the scores where wanted.
• Roll 3d6 six times and place where wanted
• Point Buy
  Buy ability scores with varying numbers of points(See tables 1 and 2)

Table 1
Ability Score	Point Cost
8	0
9	1
10	2
11	3
12	4
13	5
14	6
15	8
16	10
17	13
18	16

Table 2
Type of Campaign	Points Allowed
Low-powered	15
Challenging	22
Regular	25
Tougher	28
High-powered	32