5e Stat Roller

    Press Roll ability scores to roll six scores.

    Press Roll to get six ability scores using 4d6 drop the lowest, the rolling method from the Player's Handbook. Every die is shown, the dropped one is crossed out, and you can re-roll a single score if your table allows it.

    How 4d6 drop the lowest works

    Roll four six-sided dice, ignore the lowest one and add up the other three. Do that six times and you have six scores between 3 and 18 to assign to your abilities. Dropping the low die pulls the average up to about 12.2 per score, compared with 10.5 for a straight 3d6.

    Worked example

    Say your first roll comes up 6, 4, 3 and 1. The 1 is dropped, so the score is 6 + 4 + 3 = 13, which is a +1 modifier. If two dice tie for lowest, only one of them is dropped. The roller marks the dropped die on every row so you can check the math yourself.

    Other rolling methods

    • 3d6 straight: three dice, nothing dropped. It's the old-school way and it's harsh. Scores average 10.5, and you will see some 5s and 6s.
    • 2d6 + 6: two dice plus six. Every score lands between 8 and 18, so rolling stays exciting without the really low results. It's a popular house rule rather than an official method.

    Under the dice you'll see the total of all six scores and, when every score is between 8 and 15, what that array would cost with point buy. The standard point buy is 27 points, so anything above that beats what point buy allows. If you want a guaranteed, balanced result instead, use the point buy calculator. To look up a modifier for any score, see the ability score calculator.

    Questions

    Is 4d6 drop the lowest official?

    Yes. It's the rolling method in both the 2014 and 2024 Player's Handbook.

    What is the average score with 4d6 drop the lowest?

    About 12.24 per score. Across six scores that comes to roughly 73, a little above the standard array's 72.

    Can I re-roll a bad score?

    That's up to your DM. Some tables let you re-roll 1s, or re-roll the whole set if the modifiers add up too low. The button on each row is there for tables that use rules like these.

    Are the rolls really random?

    Yes. The roller uses your browser's cryptographic random number generator, the same source used for security keys, so every face comes up equally often.