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<blockquote data-quote="doctorbadwolf" data-source="post: 7561961" data-attributes="member: 6704184">And yet, people make characters with dex ranging from 8-12 all the time. I see it dumped more often than Con, which most players do consider to be genuinely mandatory, IME. But then, I disagree with the idea that a stat being universally a bad stat to dump is a bad thing.The simplest solution, since there is no chance whatsoever of a rewrite of the game, is to simply add a benefit for higher strength that any weapon user can't simply dismiss as irrelevant. Like a stacking damage bonus equal to Str Mod to all weapon attacks, or a bonus to speed if you have a strength of 15 or higher, and another boost if you max your strength, or +1 to total HP for every Str point above 10. Heck, making Athletics work harder helps. If the Barbarian with 18 Str can use Athletics to run as fast as the Str 10 Monk with no training in Athletics, and can climb faster, it helps. But the simplest thing, for a quick houserule, is to always allow Str to atk and dmg with any weapon attack, regardless of weapon. It'd make a lot of sense for my wife's Ranger to have higher str than dex, but she made her to be an archer, so it wasn't possible. She still would want good dex, for AC, but being able to flip her str and dex would make a lot of sense for her.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="doctorbadwolf, post: 7561961, member: 6704184"] And yet, people make characters with dex ranging from 8-12 all the time. I see it dumped more often than Con, which most players do consider to be genuinely mandatory, IME. But then, I disagree with the idea that a stat being universally a bad stat to dump is a bad thing. The simplest solution, since there is no chance whatsoever of a rewrite of the game, is to simply add a benefit for higher strength that any weapon user can't simply dismiss as irrelevant. Like a stacking damage bonus equal to Str Mod to all weapon attacks, or a bonus to speed if you have a strength of 15 or higher, and another boost if you max your strength, or +1 to total HP for every Str point above 10. Heck, making Athletics work harder helps. If the Barbarian with 18 Str can use Athletics to run as fast as the Str 10 Monk with no training in Athletics, and can climb faster, it helps. But the simplest thing, for a quick houserule, is to always allow Str to atk and dmg with any weapon attack, regardless of weapon. It'd make a lot of sense for my wife's Ranger to have higher str than dex, but she made her to be an archer, so it wasn't possible. She still would want good dex, for AC, but being able to flip her str and dex would make a lot of sense for her. [/QUOTE]

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