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<blockquote data-quote="Bill Zebub" data-source="post: 8680385" data-attributes="member: 7031982">I think maybe you're misunderstanding the math here.&nbsp; (Or I'm misunderstanding your point.) The 20% is average.&nbsp; On any given turn you can't &quot;count&quot; on anything.So, yeah, in any given combat there's a decent chance the +1 won't do anything.In some combats it will mean 3 hits instead of 2 hits.In even fewer combats it will mean 4 hits instead of 2 hits.Overall it will average out to around 20-25% more damage (depending on what weapon you use, the AC of opponents, etc.). You can't rely on it in any given moment, any more than you can rely on ever getting a benefit from +1 Cha if you decide to put the point there instead.&nbsp; You might conceivably run an entire campaign and somehow never actually get to make a melee attack with your Str-based Fighter.&nbsp; But, statistically, +1 to your primary stat is stronger than almost any other choice you can make.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Bill Zebub, post: 8680385, member: 7031982"] I think maybe you're misunderstanding the math here. (Or I'm misunderstanding your point.) The 20% is average. On any given turn you can't "count" on anything. So, yeah, in any given combat there's a decent chance the +1 won't do anything. In some combats it will mean 3 hits instead of 2 hits. In even fewer combats it will mean 4 hits instead of 2 hits. Overall it will average out to around 20-25% more damage (depending on what weapon you use, the AC of opponents, etc.). You can't [I]rely[/I] on it in any given moment, any more than you can rely on ever getting a benefit from +1 Cha if you decide to put the point there instead. You might conceivably run an entire campaign and somehow never actually get to make a melee attack with your Str-based Fighter. But, statistically, +1 to your primary stat is stronger than almost any other choice you can make. [/QUOTE]

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