New Posts For Thread: How to improve the Ability Score system?http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29611263/How_to_improve_the_Ability_Score_systemI've always been a home-brewer when it came to D&D and I've toyed with several house rules to alter D&D core rules to my tastes.However, there is something that has always been that itch in my back that I can't reach to scratch.And it's the Ability SStrength should not add a benefit to hit. Dexterity should not add a benefit to damage.Dexterity should not be used for initiative, AC, and to hit. Separate them.Here is my suggestion:Strength - Bonus to damage for both melee and ranged attacks (ithttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29611263/How_to_improve_the_Ability_Score_system?post_id=527725635#527725635Strength should not add a benefit to hit. Dexterity should not add a benefit to damage.Dexterity should not be used for initiative, AC, and to hit. Separate them.Here is my suggestion:Strength - Bonus to damage for both melee and ranged attacks (itThu, 03 Jan 2013 18:16:25 -0600I've always been in favour of halving attack bonuses but you could just allow full bonus on ability checks & damage and then grant level-based bonuses (maybe to fill some of those dead slots) which players can allocate against one aspect of their varhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29611263/How_to_improve_the_Ability_Score_system?post_id=527716679#527716679I've always been in favour of halving attack bonuses but you could just allow full bonus on ability checks & damage and then grant level-based bonuses (maybe to fill some of those dead slots) which players can allocate against one aspect of their varThu, 03 Jan 2013 13:36:49 -0600I don''t have a problem with a training bonus to AC, but it should be droped if the creature is unaware of the attack. I think AC is one stat that should be very hard to improve. There is really only so much training can aford you and there shoulhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29611263/How_to_improve_the_Ability_Score_system?post_id=527709547#527709547I don''t have a problem with a training bonus to AC, but it should be droped if the creature is unaware of the attack. I think AC is one stat that should be very hard to improve. There is really only so much training can aford you and there shoulThu, 03 Jan 2013 08:32:53 -0600Here's an idea.Not a perfect solution but it is something...10 +011 +012 +113 +114 +215 +216 +317 +318 +419 +420 +521 +622 +723 +824 +925 +10Now you must have noticed that as far as up to a Score of 20 the Mods are the same as they are today. Then afhttp://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29611263/How_to_improve_the_Ability_Score_system?post_id=527706917#527706917Here's an idea.Not a perfect solution but it is something...10 +011 +012 +113 +114 +215 +216 +317 +318 +419 +420 +521 +622 +723 +824 +925 +10Now you must have noticed that as far as up to a Score of 20 the Mods are the same as they are today. Then afThu, 03 Jan 2013 06:32:44 -0600As much as it could help, spiltting scores into 2 modifiers is just trouble.http://community.wizards.com/go/thread/view/75882/29611263/How_to_improve_the_Ability_Score_system?post_id=527706213#527706213As much as it could help, spiltting scores into 2 modifiers is just trouble.Thu, 03 Jan 2013 05:51:56 -0600