Point Buy Method Help
The point buy method is a fast and fair way to assign attribute scores for your PC's six basic abilities (str, dex, con, int, wis, cha). To use this system, start each ability at 8, and spend points on raising them. Your DM will tell you how many points total you have to spend.
This is detailed in the D&D Dungeon Master's Guide on page 19 in version 3.0 or on page 169 in version 3.5.
I have made a tool on this website to assist you in setting up stats using point-buy.
The point costs for attributes are:
| Stat | Point Cost |
|---|---|
| 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 1 |
| 10 | 2 |
| 11 | 3 |
| 12 | 4 |
| 13 | 5 |
| 14 | 6 |
| 15 | 8 |
| 16 | 10 |
| 17 | 13 |
| 18 | 16 |