DnD Stat Roller

1. Pick a method. 4d6 drop lowest is selected by default. Your DM may ask for 3d6, standard array or point buy instead.
2. Roll or buy. Press Roll stats (or R) for a fresh set of six, or spend your 27 points with the + and − buttons.
3. Assign. Use the menu under each ability to swap scores, drag them on a desktop, or let Auto-assign arrange them for your class.
4. Add bonuses. Open Ability score bonuses to apply your background (2024 rules) or race (2014 rules) increases.
5. Copy. Copy stats puts all six scores and modifiers on your clipboard, ready to paste into a character sheet or chat.

Your last 10 rolled sets are saved in this browser, so you can go back to an earlier set if you change your mind. Nothing is sent to a server.

Most tables roll ability scores with 4d6 drop lowest. For each of the six abilities you roll four six-sided dice, throw out the lowest one and add the rest. The dropped die is what makes it generous: it trims the low results, so a typical score is about 12, with 18 as the ceiling.

Before anyone rolls, check with your DM. The Dungeon Master decides which method the group uses, whether you roll in front of everyone, and whether any rerolls are allowed. Some tables skip rolling altogether and use standard array or point buy so every character starts on equal terms.

Need to roll something other than stats, like hit points or initiative? Use the DnD dice roller.

Rolling gives you variance: one player might get an 18 and another a set of 10s, and that swinginess makes for memorable characters. Standard array and point buy trade surprise for balance, so nobody in the party ends up noticeably stronger or weaker on day one.

With point buy, every ability starts at 8 and you get 27 points to raise them. No score can go above 15 before bonuses, and higher scores cost more per step, so pushing one ability to 15 costs 9 points while a 12 costs only 4.

Example 27-point spreads

• 15, 15, 15, 8, 8, 8: 27 points, min-maxed.
• 15, 14, 13, 12, 10, 8: 27 points, same as the standard array.
• 14, 14, 14, 12, 10, 8: 27 points, even spread.

Pick Point buy in the roller and it tracks your budget for you: the + button switches off once a score hits 15 or you can't afford the next step.

Your modifier, not the score itself, is what you add to rolls. The formula is: subtract 10 from the score, divide by 2 and round down. A 15 gives +2, a 10 gives +0 and an 8 gives −1. In code that's floor((score − 10) / 2).

Because modifiers only change on even numbers, an odd score is worth the same as the even score below it. A 13 and a 12 both give +1, so an odd score is a good place to put a +1 bonus later.

Put your highest score in your class's primary ability, then cover Constitution for hit points. These are the same priorities the Auto-assign menu uses.

Under the 2014 rules, your race (species) gives fixed increases to certain abilities, so the bonus depends on what kind of character you play. Under the 2024 rules, the increases come from your background instead: either +2 to one ability and +1 to another, or +1 to three different abilities.

Either way, the bonuses go on top of the scores you rolled or bought, and no ability can go above 20 at character creation. The roller applies the cap for you and flags any score that hits it. Under the 2024 rules it also stops you from stacking both increases on the same ability.

• Reroll if the total is too low: throw out any set below an agreed total, often 70 or 72.
• Reroll if there's no 15 or higher: makes sure every character has at least one real strength.
• Reroll 1s: any die that shows a 1 is rolled again once before you drop the lowest.
• Roll seven sets, drop the lowest: roll seven scores and keep the best six.
• Roll in front of the DM: rolls only count if the table sees them.
• Shared array: one player rolls a set and everyone uses the same six numbers.

This stat roller supports the first three as optional settings. They're all off by default, so turn on only the ones your DM agrees to.