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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EzekielRaiden" data-source="post: 9221701" data-attributes="member: 6790260">Ah, is that what we're calling it now?  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> TBH, D&D has needed a refactor of its stats since 3e at least. Even 4e's solution, while functional, was at least half-kludge (just add one of your prime stats to important things.) 13A has the interesting approach of making AC, mental defense, and physical defense (which is loosely analogous to Fortitude and Reflex mushed together) each key off of the middle of three stats, rather than a single stat or best-of-two.But it really just...Dexterity and Wisdom are MASSIVELY overloaded while Int has slowly been whittled to almost nothing, and Con bled dry of everything except HP and some Fortitude-type stuff.Personally, I would re-factor things intoMight (Str + Con, since there's no Str-based character who doesn't also value Con)Dexterity (precision, grace, etc.)Speed (exactly what it says on the tin)Presence (Cha + resistance aspects of Wisdom)Awareness (observing parts of Int and Wisdom)Wits (thinky parts of Int and Wisdom)Arguably, these are each nice pairs for one another. Might and Presence are physical/mental power, your ability to exert yourself on the world. Dexterity/Awareness are physical/mental precision, your ability to work carefully. And Speed/Wits are physical/mental quickness, your ability to get from intent to result as soon as possible.But I know there are a lot of folks who would just reject this completely, unfortunately.</blockquote>

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