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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7794726" data-attributes="member: 6987520">Well, depending on the build, there are usually two choices for dump stats for people who want to dump them. For example, while a fighter might not want to dump WIS (to aid in perception and saves), they could just as easily chose CHA as INT for an 8 if they want.This issue with DEX is it encompasses WAY too much: balance, manual dexterity, agility, reflexes, hand-eye coordination, flexibility, and probably more.The idea with ability scores in D&D is someone with a high DEX excels at all these things, perhaps to various degrees, but all are strong to some extent.The elf physiology cannot be known of course, but I have always thought that "lower" CON was due to their smaller body structure. Their long life is more likely contributed to slower metabolism, etc.Anyway, we play death saves ARE linked to CON. It is not a CON save, but a CON check since it makes sense that someone with a high CON, robust and healthy, would be more likely to have their body withstand the trauma of injury and self-stabilize. Likewise, a poor CON would be less likely for the body to stabilize due to frailer health, poor diet, etc. (pick your reason really...).Concepts like system shock are still there, such as the rules for suffering massive damage.IIRC there was never a distinction between male/female for strength, flexibility, pain tolerance, etc. There should be IMO (say females -2 STR, +1 DEX, +1 CON, or for the female-centric group, males +2 STR, -1 DEX, -1 CON).But, for example, there are MANY example of strong people, such as a man I work with who I would imagine has a STR 16 or better! would, due to his being very overweight, smoking, and does little cardio, would have a CON 9 or maybe even 8. Likewise, when I ran cross country, I would put my CON around 14, but my STR at 10 at most.In the idea of a combined STR/CON ability score, how would these people be represented???</blockquote>

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