dammitbiscuit
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It still determines:
AC
Init
Some attack rolls
Some powerful "checks" (ie Stealth, ie Surprise Rounds)
The most frequently mentioned Saving Throw, thus probably the most important one
Init could easily be Wisdom: perceive first, notice the most, and you'll be able to react first and best.
We saw in 4e some ok...ish justification for allowing Int to AC.
Here we are, in 5e, and there's still very little room or reason to dump Dex. Pretty much everyone will grab at least 12 in it after allocating their most important stats.
Even if thematically being clumsy would suit your character, giving up a couple points of Dex harms you more than giving up a couple points of any other stat. You can see they've put some effort into making Charisma a little more generally useful, but no effort has been put into making Dexterity less universally incredible.
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On a completely unrelated note, I ADORE the simplified, uber-lethal new Coup de Grace - along with a lot of other things. But it bums me out that Dex remains so powerfully un-dumpable.
AC
Init
Some attack rolls
Some powerful "checks" (ie Stealth, ie Surprise Rounds)
The most frequently mentioned Saving Throw, thus probably the most important one
Init could easily be Wisdom: perceive first, notice the most, and you'll be able to react first and best.
We saw in 4e some ok...ish justification for allowing Int to AC.
Here we are, in 5e, and there's still very little room or reason to dump Dex. Pretty much everyone will grab at least 12 in it after allocating their most important stats.
Even if thematically being clumsy would suit your character, giving up a couple points of Dex harms you more than giving up a couple points of any other stat. You can see they've put some effort into making Charisma a little more generally useful, but no effort has been put into making Dexterity less universally incredible.
...
On a completely unrelated note, I ADORE the simplified, uber-lethal new Coup de Grace - along with a lot of other things. But it bums me out that Dex remains so powerfully un-dumpable.
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