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<blockquote data-quote="redrick" data-source="post: 7332673" data-attributes="member: 6777696">The MC from our Apocalypse World game came to the D&amp;D game I ran the other weekend, and I would get a little embarrassed every time I had to explain one of the finer points of the character sheet to somebody.(Well, you see, your Strength bonus, that's the big number with a +3, not the 16. Oh, it's the small number on your sheet? Right, anyway, yeah, so that's your Strength bonus. It's actually your (Strength score - 10) / 2. Anyway, you didn't actually need to know that, but you should have seen the way we calculated strength bonuses in the 90s. Right. So, yeah, when you attack, you get to add that and this other bonus here, your proficiency bonus. And in 5th Edition, your proficiency bonus is actually always the same. Well, almost. But, you should have seen the weapons tables in the '90s. Anyway, right, so, now, when you hit, now you get to roll your damage. And then you add your Strength bonus, but just your Strength bonus. Not your proficiency. Because your proficiency only gets added to &quot;checks&quot;, whereas your ability bonus also gets added to &quot;outcomes.&quot; Well, most of the time. Unless you are a caster, in which case, you don't get to add your ability bonus to your spell damage. Well, unless you are a Warlock who has this feature that lets them add their Charisma bonus to their spell damage, but that isn't at first level I don't think.)No, really, Mr. Apocalypse, but it's gotten so much better!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="redrick, post: 7332673, member: 6777696"] The MC from our Apocalypse World game came to the D&D game I ran the other weekend, and I would get a little embarrassed every time I had to explain one of the finer points of the character sheet to somebody. (Well, you see, your Strength bonus, that's the big number with a +3, not the 16. Oh, it's the small number on your sheet? Right, anyway, yeah, so that's your Strength bonus. It's actually your (Strength score - 10) / 2. Anyway, you didn't actually need to know that, but you should have seen the way we calculated strength bonuses in the 90s. Right. So, yeah, when you [I]attack[/I], you get to add that [I]and[/I] this other bonus here, your proficiency bonus. And in 5th Edition, your proficiency bonus is actually always the same. Well, almost. But, you should have seen the weapons tables in the '90s. Anyway, right, so, now, when you [I]hit[/I], now you get to roll your damage. And then you add your Strength bonus, but just your Strength bonus. Not your proficiency. Because your proficiency only gets added to "checks", whereas your ability bonus also gets added to "outcomes." Well, most of the time. Unless you are a caster, in which case, you don't get to add your ability bonus to your spell damage. Well, unless you are a Warlock who has this feature that lets them add their Charisma bonus to their spell damage, but that isn't at first level I don't think.) No, really, Mr. Apocalypse, but it's gotten so much better! [/QUOTE]

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