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Message: <blockquote data-quote="DND_Reborn" data-source="post: 7925846" data-attributes="member: 6987520">The physiology of the human body argues otherwise. <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />Also, please don't read things into my posts that aren't there. I never said "everything that involves your musculature is strength, all movement is strength", or anything like it. I said all quick movement is about fast-twitch muscle fibers, which it is.There are also slow-twitch fibers which are used for repeated motions such as walking, and such. Steadying your hands for precision is one example of slow-twitch, which your DEX uses as part of your balance. Reflexes, which are the "quick" component of DEX, is not just about movement but about the speed of the nerve pathways in your body.Sure, but someone with average STR can be great at stealth, tumbling, sleight of hand, etc. which use balance, coordination, precision, agility and are all DEX.D&D is about which score, STR or DEX, is the primary contributing factor to an ability. Consider a gymnast; they require developed STR and DEX for all the different things they do. But actions such as jumping, running, etc. are more about STR than DEX, even though proper balance and agility are needed of course. Acrobatic moves are definitely more about balance and coordination than strength.In that light, sprinting is more about STR than DEX. Now, in 1E, I would certainly agree "speed of movement" was DEX, but like many ability scores since those editions, the definitions have changed somewhat.</blockquote>

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