BookBarbarian
Expert Long Rester
I know I'm barging into the thread late and I have not read all the posts so I do apologize for possibly rehashing old arguments (but I would have just quoted them anyway and still posted), but I do have such problems with the str/dex/con divide.
Adding muscle mass can in fact help reduce the critical damage your body can take, but wouldn't effect poison or disease. And any gymnast is going to have quite a bit of strength in addition to agility. And of course, no matter what weapon you have, as soon as you are strong enough to use it, you are better of learning how to swing it fast rather than continue to invest in powerlifting.
To me it's the Fantasy archetypes of strong guy, agile guy, and tough guy that are so well represented it's easier to match our in game expectations to those examples.
It's a bit tougher to find archetypes of the D&D Intelligent, Wisdom, Charisma divide. I'm sure they are there, it's just not as readily available.
Which is probably why I prefer Dragon Age's base stats. Or at least their definitions.
Adding muscle mass can in fact help reduce the critical damage your body can take, but wouldn't effect poison or disease. And any gymnast is going to have quite a bit of strength in addition to agility. And of course, no matter what weapon you have, as soon as you are strong enough to use it, you are better of learning how to swing it fast rather than continue to invest in powerlifting.
To me it's the Fantasy archetypes of strong guy, agile guy, and tough guy that are so well represented it's easier to match our in game expectations to those examples.
It's a bit tougher to find archetypes of the D&D Intelligent, Wisdom, Charisma divide. I'm sure they are there, it's just not as readily available.
Which is probably why I prefer Dragon Age's base stats. Or at least their definitions.
•Cunning is a measure of your character’sintelligence, knowledge, and education.
• Dexterity encompasses agility, hand-eyecoordination, and quickness.
• Magic determines your character’s innate arcanepower.
• Perception covers all the senses and the ability tointerpret sensory data.
• Strength is your character’s physical brawn.
• Willpower encompasses mental toughness,discipline, and confidence