What exactly does the ability modifier do?
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Question about Ability modifiers.
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Joeriggs00
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Question about Ability modifiers.
Right now i have a character and im wearing armor that alows a modifier of 2, seeing as i have 15 dex that works fine. BUt my question is what do i lose if i wear an armor that only allows for a modifier of 1? I looked on some pages and searched in some walkthroughs but i cant find a good answer.
What exactly does the ability modifier do?
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What exactly does the ability modifier do?
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Siberys
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You mean the dexterity bonus?
Simple, any number on your armor that's listed next to dexterity bonus means that it's a limit. So say you had an 18 dexterity, and an armor that allows a Dexterity bonus of 3, well this means that you will only get +3 to your AC from your dexterity bonus rather than your total +4.
It's why rogues wear light armor and fighters or dwarves wear the heavy stuff, stereotypically speaking.
Simple, any number on your armor that's listed next to dexterity bonus means that it's a limit. So say you had an 18 dexterity, and an armor that allows a Dexterity bonus of 3, well this means that you will only get +3 to your AC from your dexterity bonus rather than your total +4.
It's why rogues wear light armor and fighters or dwarves wear the heavy stuff, stereotypically speaking.
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