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<blockquote data-quote="Stumblewyk" data-source="post: 5256647" data-attributes="member: 67606">Actually, the thread title is somewhat misleading...Melee Basic Attacks are ALWAYS Strength-based, unless the character has taken the Melee Training feat.My inborn need to correct things that probably don't *really* need correcting now satisfied, I've always used similar justifications for classes that make melee attacks with powers keyed off of &quot;non-standard&quot; ability scores.&nbsp; In fact, I've never understood why, in previous editions, similar justifications couldn't have been made.&nbsp; Why can't a rogue use his keen reflexes to guide a precise strike between the baddie's shoulder blades with a standard attack?&nbsp; Why can't a really intelligent warrior-type spot flaws in his opponent's technique and exploit them?After all, in a real fight, the strongest guy doesn't always win.&nbsp; Sometimes it comes down to the guy who's just faster, or just plain fights smarter, or the guy who's better conditioned, or the guy who's you-name-it.*Note: guy could just as easily = gal, for this post's sake. <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&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />*</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Stumblewyk, post: 5256647, member: 67606"] Actually, the thread title is somewhat misleading...Melee Basic Attacks are ALWAYS Strength-based, unless the character has taken the Melee Training feat. My inborn need to correct things that probably don't *really* need correcting now satisfied, I've always used similar justifications for classes that make melee attacks with powers keyed off of "non-standard" ability scores. In fact, I've never understood why, in previous editions, similar justifications couldn't have been made. Why can't a rogue use his keen reflexes to guide a precise strike between the baddie's shoulder blades with a standard attack? Why can't a really intelligent warrior-type spot flaws in his opponent's technique and exploit them? After all, in a real fight, the strongest guy doesn't always win. Sometimes it comes down to the guy who's just faster, or just plain fights smarter, or the guy who's better conditioned, or the guy who's you-name-it. [i]*Note: guy could just as easily = gal, for this post's sake. ;)*[/i] [/QUOTE]

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