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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 1427803" data-attributes="member: 63">It's all ambiguous.&nbsp; Strength is obviously the amount of force you have in your body.&nbsp; Dexterity is obviously your ability to move your body agilely.&nbsp; But you need strength in order to be agile.&nbsp; Olympic gymnasts might not be able to bench press huge weights, but their bodies are certainly muscular and toned.&nbsp; Olympic fencers (and hell, me, now that I'm fencing regularly) have rather developed muscles in their forearms.Does this mean they should have a high Strength score?&nbsp; No, I don't think so.You can certainly use your physical strength to gain the upper hand in combat, even with a foil, which is a dinky, light weapon.&nbsp; In bouts I've had, some people really use a lot of force to drive your blade out of the way, so it's hard for you to parry.&nbsp; But I've also fenced people who feint a lot, moving their blade around so it's hard for you to parry.&nbsp; Both methods make it hard to parry, but one utilizes Strength, the other Dexterity.Really, if anything, I think Weapon Finesse ought to be applicable to all weapons.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 1427803, member: 63"] It's all ambiguous. Strength is obviously the amount of force you have in your body. Dexterity is obviously your ability to move your body agilely. But you need strength in order to be agile. Olympic gymnasts might not be able to bench press huge weights, but their bodies are certainly muscular and toned. Olympic fencers (and hell, me, now that I'm fencing regularly) have rather developed muscles in their forearms. Does this mean they should have a high Strength score? No, I don't think so. You can certainly use your physical strength to gain the upper hand in combat, even with a foil, which is a dinky, light weapon. In bouts I've had, some people really use a lot of force to drive your blade out of the way, so it's hard for you to parry. But I've also fenced people who feint a lot, moving their blade around so it's hard for you to parry. Both methods make it hard to parry, but one utilizes Strength, the other Dexterity. Really, if anything, I think Weapon Finesse ought to be applicable to all weapons. [/QUOTE]

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