Questions tagged [ability-scores]
For questions primarily about ability scores (and their associated abilities), mechanical components of a character in all editions of D&D that represent the character's innate attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma.
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Intelligence vs Wisdom in D&D
I'm working on a new character for a campaign I'm rejoining. He's being asked to steal something from the party. He has no loyalty to the ruler who asked him to do this, so I thought perhaps his ...
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Druid Wild Shape + Increased Ability Score from Feats [duplicate]
If a Feat grants an ability score increase as part of its benefits, does that ability score increase get applied to the new ability scores when a druid wild shapes?
Wild shape says:
Your game ...
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Do the "set ability score to 19" magic items function while using Wild Shape?
If you, a druid who is attuned to an Amulet of Health, Gauntlets of Ogre Power, or Headband of Intellect, uses Wild Shape, choosing to wear the piece of equipment, do you gain the benefit of the ...
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Do rangers have any features that would encourage them to fight with Dexterity instead of Strength?
Does the ranger have any class features that would be less powerful if they used Strength (instead of Dexterity) as their primary offensive ability? Obviously, this hypothetical ranger would be bad at ...
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What beasts have the lowest Con, Wis, and Cha saves?
Suppose you have a target you absolutely need to fail a particular saving throw, and you've gotten a wand of polymorph to help improve your odds. Examples:
a single dose of an expensive poison or a ...
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Can a catatonic creature (0 charisma) be controlled via domination magic?
If a creature’s ability score is reduced to 0, say charisma, and the creature becomes helpless (in this case catatonic), does domination (mind affecting) magic even function?
My intuition would be ...
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AnyDice - Complicated Stat Distribution
I'm trying to model average stat distributions for characters based on what a friend sent me:
Balanced Stat Roll
Roll 4d6 drop lowest five times. Count them together and deduct the total from 72. The ...
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What does it mean for plague to "continue until the victim reaches Constitution 0"?
I could use some help understanding the following line as it pertains to the Plague disease carried by a Plague Spewer (Monster Manuel III, pg. 125):
Unlike normal diseases, plague continues until ...
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Why would I put an ASI into Con instead of taking the Tough feat?
I know that raising your Constitution modifier increases your maximum health. However, the Tough feat also does this, but gives twice as much health. What other benefits does a +2 to Con give, and ...
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Can you select a feat that increases an attribute by 1 for an attribute that is already at 20?
This is a bit of a convoluted question with several parts that didn't fit in the title.
The Telepathic feat gives +1 in either Int, Wis or Cha to a maximum of 20. There is no question here, one ...
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How exactly do ability score adjusting magic items and ability score improvements interact? [duplicate]
Obviously the tomes and manuals are clear-cut in how they function, but when it comes to magic items that "overwrite" or "replace" an ability score with a value, such as gauntlets ...
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What stat would I use for a crossbow if I throw it rather than shooting it? (Specifically using Elemental Cleaver)
I've got a silly build I'm working on revolving around Path of the Giant Elemental Cleaver which grants a weapon the Thrown property. Can I use my STR for the roll? The rules seem ambiguous:
What I've ...
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What NPC skill or ability should be used to oppose a PC's Intelligence check made when using the Disguise Kit?
The Player's Handbook states that "The DM might call for an Intelligence check when you try to accomplish tasks like [...] Pull together a disguise to pass as a city guard." However, it's ...
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Is there any way to use Dexterity for spellcasting or as a named spellcasting ability?
I've always wondered about creating a character who trains to use every spellcasting ability.
The publication of Bigby Presents: Glory of the Giants introduces the possibility of using Strength in a ...
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Can I put all points in one ability with customized origins?
I was making a mountain dwarf monk in dnd beyond and was able to get my dex up to 19 at level one, using point buy and customized origins (it allowed me to put both initial ASIs on dex). This seems ...
