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 "text": " Point Buy Source Gamemastery Guide pg. 182 This alternative ability score generation method replaces ability boosts and flaws with a number of Ability Points. Players determine their ability scores by investing Ability Points into each score, as seen in Table 4–1: Cost for an Ability Score. These give players more customization in their ability scores and can allow a player to really prioritize their favorite ones, but the system is significantly more complicated to use. ## Table 4-1: Cost for an Ability Score Total Ability Points Spent Ability Score -2 8 -1 9 0 10 1 11 2 12 3 13 5 14 7 15 10 16 13 17 17 18 ",
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