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<blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6863918" data-attributes="member: 23751">Note that he didn't want the dwarf to be wiser and a good leader, so he put his 8 and 10 there.&nbsp; The game thinks that higher is wiser, more charismatic, more intelligent, etc., even if you don't.And here the rules flat out tell you that ability scores tell you whether you are brilliant, charming or nimble.&nbsp; How do they do that if the stat number doesn't matter as you suggest?&nbsp; They can't.&nbsp; There's no possible way both you and that paragraph can be correct.&nbsp; Stat number is the only thing that can be used to define a stat in 5e.&nbsp; Note that it says ability score, not ability score modifier.&nbsp; The score defines both the modifier and the descriptive, such as wise, charming, leader, intelligent, dumb, foolish, and so on.Here it is again.&nbsp; The ability defines the magnitude of that ability.&nbsp; So by RAW, an 8 int cannot be as great in magnitude as a 10, let alone greater than a 16 as you suggest.And again.This says straight out what average is and that higher numbers are better.In short, your theory is repeatedly refuted by the game, not backed up by it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Maxperson, post: 6863918, member: 23751"] Note that he didn't want the dwarf to be wiser and a good leader, so he put his 8 and 10 there. The game thinks that higher is wiser, more charismatic, more intelligent, etc., even if you don't. And here the rules flat out tell you that ability scores tell you whether you are brilliant, charming or nimble. How do they do that if the stat number doesn't matter as you suggest? They can't. There's no possible way both you and that paragraph can be correct. Stat number is the only thing that can be used to define a stat in 5e. Note that it says ability score, not ability score modifier. The score defines both the modifier and the descriptive, such as wise, charming, leader, intelligent, dumb, foolish, and so on. Here it is again. The ability defines the magnitude of that ability. So by RAW, an 8 int cannot be as great in magnitude as a 10, let alone greater than a 16 as you suggest. And again. This says straight out what average is and that higher numbers are better. In short, your theory is repeatedly refuted by the game, not backed up by it. [/QUOTE]

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