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<blockquote data-quote="Stalker0" data-source="post: 4095879" data-attributes="member: 5889"><p>As far as the ability scores go, I think the diversity is still there.</p><p></p><p>If we compare strength to con, other than the fact they can both add to fort defense, they are still very different. Con adds to hitpoints and healing surges, strength adds to damage and strength based skills.</p><p></p><p>Charisma vs Wisdom, while both could add to will defense, charisma adds to social skills and wisdom to perception skills. Personally I would like a larger difference between the stats, but the skills these two effect tend to come up very often in a game so the difference is an important one.</p><p></p><p>Dexterity vs Intelligence, the big factor in this one right now is it doesn't seem like there's any good reason to pick int unless your an int based class. Dexterity adds to reflex defense, initiative, ranged attack and damage, and a number of dex based skills. Int adds to some knowledges....</p><p></p><p>At this point, I'm ready to see more, for the system to prove to me there is something for int to do. Else I will be very disappointed. But assuming their is, I think there's enough diversity there that 6 stats is still the way to go.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Stalker0, post: 4095879, member: 5889"] As far as the ability scores go, I think the diversity is still there. If we compare strength to con, other than the fact they can both add to fort defense, they are still very different. Con adds to hitpoints and healing surges, strength adds to damage and strength based skills. Charisma vs Wisdom, while both could add to will defense, charisma adds to social skills and wisdom to perception skills. Personally I would like a larger difference between the stats, but the skills these two effect tend to come up very often in a game so the difference is an important one. Dexterity vs Intelligence, the big factor in this one right now is it doesn't seem like there's any good reason to pick int unless your an int based class. Dexterity adds to reflex defense, initiative, ranged attack and damage, and a number of dex based skills. Int adds to some knowledges.... At this point, I'm ready to see more, for the system to prove to me there is something for int to do. Else I will be very disappointed. But assuming their is, I think there's enough diversity there that 6 stats is still the way to go. [/QUOTE]
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