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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Cadfan" data-source="post: 4288576" data-attributes="member: 40961">How convenient, then, that point buy charges you more points for improvements to high stats than it does to improvements to low ones, so that declining the final +1 to your attack stat permits you pick up several +1s to lesser stats.In any case, that's not the issue here.  The issue is 1) will I honestly notice missing 1 out of 20 times I attack, and 2) can I make up for it with a diversity of targetable defenses.On top of which, you're being a bit melodramatic about the benefits of an additional +1 to attack.  Its good, yes.  Its not the only thing which is good.  And it isn't THAT big of an effect on your character's survivability and success.  Mathematically, it can't be.  If a combat lasts 10 rounds, and you attack once per round, your expected difference due to a +1 to attack is half of a hit.</blockquote>