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<blockquote data-quote="UngeheuerLich" data-source="post: 8924211" data-attributes="member: 59057"><p>A problem of dex is always, that it is an "all in" stat. If you take it, you better increase it to 20 to really get all the advantages (high to hit, high skills, high AC while being able to be sneaky).</p><p></p><p>Staying at dex 16 means, your AC will stay as low as 15, or 16 with medium armor that has no disadvantage on stealth. With 8 strength, you might reach your max load fast if you go half plate for AC 17.</p><p></p><p>The advantage of str is, that you can stay at 16 and wear all the best armors for AC18 without worries. Also, with just one skill investment, you get all the strength skills, which are often asked for during adventuring. Bare strength checks are also not unheard of.</p><p></p><p>So, I would still opt for dex in the goblin case. I might however drop dex to 14 in favour of increasing different stats and wear medium armor. I think you don't need the to hit bonus if you can sometimes attack from hiding.</p><p>If you are looking at feats, you should get your wisdom as high as possible from the get go. So dropping dex to 14 might allow you to start with 17 wis and a decent con on top. Feytouched will increase it to 18 immediately.</p><p></p><p>Edit: I see you already boosted wis to 17 by pilaging int.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UngeheuerLich, post: 8924211, member: 59057"] A problem of dex is always, that it is an "all in" stat. If you take it, you better increase it to 20 to really get all the advantages (high to hit, high skills, high AC while being able to be sneaky). Staying at dex 16 means, your AC will stay as low as 15, or 16 with medium armor that has no disadvantage on stealth. With 8 strength, you might reach your max load fast if you go half plate for AC 17. The advantage of str is, that you can stay at 16 and wear all the best armors for AC18 without worries. Also, with just one skill investment, you get all the strength skills, which are often asked for during adventuring. Bare strength checks are also not unheard of. So, I would still opt for dex in the goblin case. I might however drop dex to 14 in favour of increasing different stats and wear medium armor. I think you don't need the to hit bonus if you can sometimes attack from hiding. If you are looking at feats, you should get your wisdom as high as possible from the get go. So dropping dex to 14 might allow you to start with 17 wis and a decent con on top. Feytouched will increase it to 18 immediately. Edit: I see you already boosted wis to 17 by pilaging int. [/QUOTE]
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