What's your 'dump stat'?

[bubbalin]

Just wondering this on another forum, but I thought I would try it here.

What is the stat that more likely than not you will sacrifice for other stats? I'd also like to know why.

 

[bubbalin]

Voted strength, because I like to have more talky characters that prefer to stay out of melee.

 

[Harlock]

There's not an option for none? If it is at all possible I try and have all my stats as close to even as possible. I mean, ability boosts at 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 as well as magic items. For me, in 3.5 there is no such thing as a dump stat.

 

[Crothian]

Depends solely on the cxharacter. My Sorcerer's lowest stat is in strength becasue he doesn't fight.

 

[LGodamus]

I usually use wis as the dump for a wizards since they tend to have naturally good will saves any way....if I need 2 dumps...str goes too.

 

[bubbalin]

There's not an option for none? If it is at all possible I try and have all my stats as close to even as possible. I mean, ability boosts at 4, 8, 12, 16 and 20 as well as magic items. For me, in 3.5 there is no such thing as a dump stat.

Okay, while you may try to even things out as much as possible, you probably also do let some stats slip a bit...
surely you don't point buy and make everything even...

 

[Harlock]

No, we roll, and I point you toward my first post as to how I try and even things out. Also, a lot depends upon character and class.

 

[alsih2o]

strength, i have as yet to play a character (for more than 10 minutes) with a str higher than 9

 

[TheBadElf]

My Gnome Druid's dump stat is strength; he always has either Wildshape or Shapechange up in combat, and against the beasties our epic party faces he's *much* better off that way...

 

[bubbalin]

No, we roll, and I point you toward my first post as to how I try and even things out. Also, a lot depends upon character and class.

yeah, but still something usually gets put down for the greater good? Do you play any class/character type more than others?