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Message: <blockquote data-quote="pemerton" data-source="post: 6513812" data-attributes="member: 42582">It is a table of ability scores on p 8 of the Basic PDF. Given that the Basic PDF is mostly text and tables taken from the PHB, I assume that the same table appears in the PHB.It says that STR is "important for fighters".Does the PBH for 5e not have a big table of ability scores that says STR is important for fighters?Also, I don't understand why the Basic PHB is not relevant. It is the most widely and easily available 4e core rulebook, and is intended to provide a player with everything s/he needs to play the game.Not without going hybrid.You could make a DEX-based warrior who uses archery; that character is in the PHB (it is a ranger option).You could also make a STR/DEX based character who shifts between archery and melee. In the PHB that character is a ranger option; with the PHB 3 it could be a hybrid fighter-ranger.Using Martial Power 2 you can also give your DEX-based ranger DEX-based melee ability. Using PHB 3 you could also make a hybrid ranger-rogue who uses DEX in melee and for archery.My question is: if a DEX-based warrior archer (with or without STR as a complementary ability) can be built in the system, why does it matter that the class does or doesn't have the label "fighter" attached to it?</blockquote>