D&D 4E Basic 4E Rules Question......Set Me Straight

[Mindseye]

I took a crack at building a few characters yesterday and today........I seem to learn rules better that way. A number of calculations feature the 1/2 of level as a modifier. Given the basic rule that you always round down, I figured that the modifier should be zero for a first level character.

One of my players said he thinks it has a minimum of one. Anyone know what it is?

 

[Mithreinmaethor]

I took a crack at building a few characters yesterday and today........I seem to learn rules better that way. A number of calculations feature the 1/2 of level as a modifier. Given the basic rule that you always round down, I figured that the modifier should be zero for a first level character.

One of my players said he thinks it has a minimum of one. Anyone know what it is?

You are correct the player is incorrect.

 

[Kordeth]

Minimum of zero. See PHB, page 11.

 

[Mindseye]

Thanks guys........I love a place you can get a 30 second response when you're feeling too lazy to find it on your own!!