What's your 'dump stat'?

[Kemrain]

"Let's see... Rogue Dex-Fighter... So Dex is up.. Oh, I like skills, Int.. Cha is good for talking, so that's in, deffinately. Need to be perceptive, so Wis is in.. Bonus HP is good, Con, you're next... And that leaves... Well, crap.. Guess I HAVE to be a Dex-Fighter now.. That Armor I wa looking at encumbers me too much!"

I picked Strength, because I get my bonus damage elsewhere.

- Kemrain the Pathetically Weak.

 

[Cthulhu's Librarian]

Usually Wisdom, since I tend to play Sorcorers and Bards, so no Charisma dump like the old days. I'm currently playing a rogue/fighter type with Weapon Finesse, so for him it was Strength.

 

[Harlock]

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

No, I DM. When I play I usually take whatever the group is short on... Cleric, Rogue, Arcane caster, or fill a support roll in larger groups, bard, ranger, etc.

 

[Allanon]

I chose charisma but I vary so often in characters that it varies a lot, but my latest character had cha as a dump stat so there you go.

 

[Ashrum the Black]

Depends on the characters I'm creating actually. I voted wisdom because that's were I've been sticking my low scores for the wizards I've played recently.

-Ashrum

 

[Bagpuss]

What a pointless poll, it depends almost entirely on the character, I doubt many Sorcerers or Clerics are going to be having Charisma as a dump stat and you won't find many Fighters using Strength as theirs.

 

[BSF]

I'm a Bard so it sure as heck isn't going to be Cha!

In my case, Str was the dump stat, followed by Wis and then Con. But, I am not complaining really. I had decent rolls, my two dump stats (Str and Wis) were both 12's.

 

[Trickstergod]

It used to be Constitution back in 2nd edition, where having stats that gave you a bonus (or negative) wasn't as likely as it is now.

The general sort of character I prefer to play could likely best be described as a swashbuckling sort; not exactly, as I rather like cleric's, but even then, they tend towards following gods of a more roguish intent. Which means I prefer them being rather nimble (Dexterity), savvy, clever and witty (Wisdom and Intelligence), who can express that rather sharply and confidently (Charisma) and who, while perhaps not the strongest, is still muscular (thus, Strength still has importance).

However, in light of the shift in how abilities work in 3rd now, having played a character with low Con, I feel it's a bit more integral to have now. Not that it wasn't before, just not quite so much.

As such, I really don't have one dump stat, per se. I guess I'd say it's Wisdom, but a decent chunk of my character concepts are cleric-types. When they're not, though, I think that's often enough my dump stat. With priestly folk, though, it probably shifts between Dexterity or Strength, depending on just what I'm going for. Whle I often don't prioritize Charisma, even when it's non-essential, I still prefer it to have a positive modifier, if only a +1.

 

[SpringPlum]

I used to play characters with high wisdoms but low charismas--you know, not so good at talking to others. But this go around, I'm playing a character with a high charisma and a low wisdom to try something new. But even then, my lowest stat has a reason beyond being just a dump stat. This character is confident and charismatic but hasn't made the best life choices (hence the low wisdom.)

 

[nHammer]

I didn't make a choice in the poll. There isn't just one stat I use as a "dump". It all depends on what class I'm playing.