Quote Originally Posted by dianakingston View Post
Oh my lord did I not have time for that. There's something to be said for the modern approach of "Okay, you have 20 character points, go to it." Who has time to click the "Reroll" button for half an hour until the stats are somehow remotely adequate for your character? I mean, it wouldn't be a big deal in games that level up like Diablo, where you can actually change your stats - but the times those numbers actually go up (or down) on a permanent basis can be counted on one hand.
Hint: The Tome of Leadership and Influence isn't that hard or lengthy to get in BG1. If you can tolerate multiple trips through the opening sequence, you can import/export characters after picking it up, easily getting to the maximum charisma.