Point Buy

Point Buy is the method used by Baldur's Gate 3 to determine a character's Ability Scores during Character Creation.

The rules of Point Buy when assigning Ability Scores are:

• There are 27 total points to spend.
• The base value of each Ability Score is 8.
• Each Ability Score above 8 costs 1 point to buy, except for 14 and 15, which cost 2 points each.
• Points cannot buy Ability Scores higher than 15.
• You must spend all of your points at Level 1. They cannot be saved for later.

In addition to the Point Buy system, Baldur's Gate 3 allows every class to choose a separate +2 and +1 Ability Score bonus. Thus, the highest possible starting Ability Score is 17.

Point Buy Chart

Ability Score Point Cost

Score	Point Cost	Point Spent Total
8	0	0
9	1	1
10	1	2
11	1	3
12	1	4
13	1	5
14	2	7
15	2	9