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<blockquote data-quote="arscott" data-source="post: 5940831" data-attributes="member: 17969">Um, no.&nbsp; In AD&amp;D, stats had a much smaller effect on accuracy that kicked in around 16 and never went above 2 (except a +3 at 18/00 exceptional strength)In 3e, non-finesse melee fighters did get to add to accuracy and damage with a single stat.&nbsp; But not spellcasters, whose high casting stat did not add to damage, nor ranged &amp; finesse weapon users, who needed dex for accuracy but strength for attack.after a certain point, 3e strength fighters just automatically hit, or used power attack to reduce their attack bonus.It was only in 4e, where prime characteristic always added to both accuracy and damage, and accuracy always mattered, that the 18 is king (or 20 is king) became a thing.Nobody objects to the idea that a strong character is better in melee.&nbsp; And if you add strength to melee damage, that remains true.&nbsp; But in 4e, prime requisites mattered too much.&nbsp; And I'm sorry to see DDN going down that road.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="arscott, post: 5940831, member: 17969"] Um, no. In AD&D, stats had a much smaller effect on accuracy that kicked in around 16 and never went above 2 (except a +3 at 18/00 exceptional strength) In 3e, non-finesse melee fighters did get to add to accuracy and damage with a single stat. But not spellcasters, whose high casting stat did not add to damage, nor ranged & finesse weapon users, who needed dex for accuracy but strength for attack. after a certain point, 3e strength fighters just automatically hit, or used power attack to reduce their attack bonus. It was only in 4e, where prime characteristic always added to both accuracy and damage, and accuracy always mattered, that the 18 is king (or 20 is king) became a thing. Nobody objects to the idea that a strong character is better in melee. And if you add strength to melee damage, that remains true. But in 4e, prime requisites mattered too much. And I'm sorry to see DDN going down that road. [/QUOTE]

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