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=== Sadmad Ability Score Array ===

Following these rules, here you find the total point costs for all six ability scores, from highest to lowest. Note that, for ease of calculation, the lowest three ability scores in a sadmad array can always be interchanged on a point for point basis.

{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" class="zebra d20"
|+ style="text-align: right;" | <div style="float: left;">{{Anchor|Table: Building your Sadmad Array}}</div>
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! rowspan="2" | Ability Score
! colspan="6" | Point Cost By Array Placement
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! 1st !! 2nd !! 3rd !! 4th !! 5th !! 6th
|- {{#vardefine:odd|0}}
| 8 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- 
| 9 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1
|- 
| 10 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2
|- 
| 11 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3
|- 
| 12 || 5 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4
|- 
| 13 || 7 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5 || 5
|- 
| 14 || 10 || 7 || 6 || 6 || 6 || 6
|-
| 15 || 13 || 9 || 7 || 7 || 7 || 7
|-
| 16 || 17 || 12 || 9 || 8 || 8 || 8
|-
| 17 || 21 || 15 || 11 || 9 || 9 || 9
|-
| 18 || 26 || 19 || 14 || 11 || 10 || 10
|}

==== Commoner Sadmad Point-Buy (18 pt) ====

These are example ability score arrays for 18-point Sadmad Point-Buy. This power level is mostly beholden to NPCs, NPC-strength characters, and your everyman-style characters struggling to survive in an unfair world. To see the effects of Sadmad Point-Buy more closely, the normal point-buy costs for regular 3.5 and pathfinder point buy is added here and below for the sake of comparison.
*'''14-10-10-10-10-8''' &mdash; 14 pts (3.5e), 3 pts (PF).
*'''13-12-12-10-9-8''' &mdash; 16 pts (3.5e), 4 pts (PF).
*'''12-12-12-11-10-8''' &mdash; 17 pts (3.5e), 5 pts (PF).
*'''11-11-11-11-11-11''' &mdash; 18 pts (3.5e), 6 pts (PF).

==== Expert Sadmad Point-Buy (25 pt) ====

These are example ability score arrays for 25-point Sadmad Point-Buy. This power level is usable for low power campaigns where the players are competent mortals with realistic levels of ability and talent. This point buy is a sufficient base point from which any class is viable, but would be generally beholden to skilled NPCs in more moderately powered campaigns.

*'''16-10-10-10-10-8''' &mdash; 18 pts (3.5e), 8 pts (PF).
*'''15-12-12-10-10-8''' &mdash; 20 pts (3.5e), 9 pts (PF). 
*'''14-14-12-10-10-8''' &mdash; 20 pts (3.5e), 10 pts (PF). 
*'''14-13-12-12-10-8''' &mdash; 21 pts (3.5e), 10 pts (PF).
*'''13-13-12-12-12-9''' &mdash; 23 pts (3.5e), 11 pts (PF).
*'''12-12-12-12-12-12''' &mdash; 24 pts (3.5e), 12 pts (PF).

==== Talented Sadmad Point-Buy (32 pt) ====

These are example ability score arrays for 32-point Sadmad Point-Buy. This power level is suited to highly skilled and naturally talented folks in an otherwise fairly realistic world. This point buy is recommended for your average 'adventurer' style character and is the standard for mid-level power.

*'''18-10-10-10-8-8''' &mdash; 22 pts (3.5e), 13 pts (PF).
*'''17-12-12-10-9-8''' &mdash; 24 pts (3.5e), 14 pts (PF).
*'''16-14-12-10-10-8''' &mdash; 24 pts (3.5e), 15 pts (PF).
*'''15-14-12-12-10-10''' &mdash; 26 pts (3.5e), 16 pts (PF).
*'''14-14-14-12-12-9''' &mdash; 27 pts (3.5e), 18 pts (PF).
*'''13-13-13-13-13-13''' &mdash; 30 pts (3.5e), 18 pts (PF).

==== Heroic Sadmad Point-Buy (41 pt) ====

These are example ability score arrays for 41-point Sadmad Point-Buy. This power level is suited for characters that can be considered uniquely gifted or talented at something. The 'world's strongest man' ''Magnus Ver Magnusson'', or a genius intellect like ''Albert Einstein'' may be in this camp, as would those that need to function at high level in all respects, like elite special forces soldiers. This point buy is recommended for high-level epic fantasy characters.

*'''18-14-12-10-10-8''' &mdash; 30 pts (3.5e), 22 pts (PF).
*'''17-14-14-12-11-8''' &mdash; 32 pts (3.5e), 24 pts (PF).
*'''16-16-14-12-10-8''' &mdash; 32 pts (3.5e), 25 pts (PF).
*'''16-14-14-14-13-8''' &mdash; 33 pts (3.5e), 26 pts (PF).
*'''15-15-15-14-14-8''' &mdash; 36 pts (3.5e), 29 pts (PF).
*'''14-14-14-14-14-14''' &mdash; 36 pts (3.5e), 30 pts (PF).

==== Paragon Sadmad Point-Buy (50 pt) ====

These are example ability score arrays for 50-point Sadmad Point-Buy. This power level generally goes beyond human competency, and is suited for characters that are true paragons of their kind. Think ''Bruce Lee''. Or ''Batman''.

*'''18-18-10-10-9-8''' &mdash; 37 pts (3.5e), 31 pts (PF).
*'''18-16-14-12-10-8''' &mdash; 38 pts (3.5e), 32 pts (PF).
*'''18-14-14-14-13-8''' &mdash; 39 pts (3.5e), 33 pts (PF).
*'''17-16-16-14-10-8''' &mdash; 41 pts (3.5e), 36 pts (PF).
*'''16-15-14-14-14-14''' &mdash; 42 pts (3.5e), 37 pts (PF).
*'''16-16-16-16-10-10''' &mdash; 44 pts (3.5e), 40 pts (PF).
*'''15-15-15-15-15-15''' &mdash; 48 pts (3.5e), 42 pts (PF).
Author	Sulacu +
Identifier	3.5e Variant Rule +
Rating	Unrated +
Summary	A variant point buy rule that seeks to allow for both single and multiple attribute dependent builds to receive more or less equal love. +
Title	Sadmad Point-Buy +