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<blockquote data-quote="rushlight" data-source="post: 2401821" data-attributes="member: 3801">Since STR is the basis for your ability to hit, that factors in.&nbsp; In combat, the 12 STR guy will land more blows and will be superior in combat than the 10 STR guy.&nbsp; Therefore, his ability to land a blow is taken into account.&nbsp;&nbsp;It's a measure of experience in fighting.&nbsp; I would think that an ancient dragon would know a thing or two more about stopping a spellcaster from completing a spell than a 1st level commoner.&nbsp; He would also be more adept at the series of attacks, feints, and parries that happen in the backgroud of combat.&nbsp; Basically superior fighting ability should be accounted for whenever your fighting ability is required for something.&nbsp; Where as you see Concentration checks as something that happens in a vaccuum (irrelevant of the enemy's ability to disrupt the spell) I see the check as the character keeping things together dispite the enemy's attempt to disrupt you.&nbsp;&nbsp;I DO believe that a character should continue to spend resources to keep up with the enemy.&nbsp; If your enemy's abilities outgrow your own, why should you just be allowed to remain a challenge even if you don't try to keep up?&nbsp; Besides, once you can hit a Tumble check of 20 to 25 with regularity, why bother to continue allocating skill points to it?&nbsp; &nbsp;Besides, the opponent gets his BAB from his XP - just like the player gets his skill points from his XP.&nbsp; Your choices determine where you go from there.&nbsp; If you want to be the best tumbler, you need to be able to tumble past the best fighters out there!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="rushlight, post: 2401821, member: 3801"] Since STR is the basis for your ability to hit, that factors in. In combat, the 12 STR guy will land more blows and will be superior in combat than the 10 STR guy. Therefore, his ability to land a blow is taken into account. It's a measure of experience in fighting. I would think that an ancient dragon would know a thing or two more about stopping a spellcaster from completing a spell than a 1st level commoner. He would also be more adept at the series of attacks, feints, and parries that happen in the backgroud of combat. Basically superior fighting ability should be accounted for whenever your fighting ability is required for something. Where as you see Concentration checks as something that happens in a vaccuum (irrelevant of the enemy's ability to disrupt the spell) I see the check as the character keeping things together dispite the enemy's attempt to disrupt you. I DO believe that a character should continue to spend resources to keep up with the enemy. If your enemy's abilities outgrow your own, why should you just be allowed to remain a challenge even if you don't try to keep up? Besides, once you can hit a Tumble check of 20 to 25 with regularity, why bother to continue allocating skill points to it? Besides, the opponent gets his BAB from his XP - just like the player gets his skill points from his XP. Your choices determine where you go from there. If you want to be the best tumbler, you need to be able to tumble past the best fighters out there! [/QUOTE]

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