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<blockquote data-quote="Al" data-source="post: 1160357" data-attributes="member: 2486">It's certainly an interesting question, and one which is much closer than it would seem superficially.Constitution is easiest to analyse: in essence, it gives you +1 hp/level by putting your 14 in it rather than a 13.&nbsp; This raises your average hit points per level by 1 from 7.5 to 8.5, an increase of some 13.3%.&nbsp; Your also get +1 Fort save as a subsidiary benefit.In terms purely of defense, Dexterity is likely to not be as good.&nbsp; To reduce your relative chances of being hit by 13.3% or more, the +1 AC from Dex will need to take your AC high enough such that opponents need to hit on a 14 or better- unlikely at the best of times, and almost impossible whilst raging.&nbsp; However, there are two points to be highlighted.&nbsp; The first is the notion of the two-handed Power Attack.&nbsp; Under this circumstance, Dex pays off even if the opponent only needs a 7.&nbsp; Secondly, the subsidiary benefits are much better. +1 Reflex save is probably more useful than a +1 Fort save (due to a. having a good Fort save and b. conspicuous targeting notions).&nbsp; +1 Initiative is not to be sneered at.&nbsp; +1 to hit with ranged weapons is useful (though throwing axes are better than wussy bows&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p"&nbsp; data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> ).On balance, it's a close call, and could come down to a purely RP decision.&nbsp; Powergaming-wise, it's hard to choose between the two.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Al, post: 1160357, member: 2486"] It's certainly an interesting question, and one which is much closer than it would seem superficially. Constitution is easiest to analyse: in essence, it gives you +1 hp/level by putting your 14 in it rather than a 13. This raises your average hit points per level by 1 from 7.5 to 8.5, an increase of some 13.3%. Your also get +1 Fort save as a subsidiary benefit. In terms purely of defense, Dexterity is likely to not be as good. To reduce your relative chances of being hit by 13.3% or more, the +1 AC from Dex will need to take your AC high enough such that opponents need to hit on a 14 or better- unlikely at the best of times, and almost impossible whilst raging. However, there are two points to be highlighted. The first is the notion of the two-handed Power Attack. Under this circumstance, Dex pays off even if the opponent only needs a 7. Secondly, the subsidiary benefits are much better. +1 Reflex save is probably more useful than a +1 Fort save (due to a. having a good Fort save and b. conspicuous targeting notions). +1 Initiative is not to be sneered at. +1 to hit with ranged weapons is useful (though throwing axes are better than wussy bows :p ). On balance, it's a close call, and could come down to a purely RP decision. Powergaming-wise, it's hard to choose between the two. [/QUOTE]

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