Did I mess up my ability scores?

maplepiper73

So my scores are 14str 21dex 13cha. Im going for a scoundrel build so not sure if I should re-roll while I'm at a relatively low lvl?

fimconte

Should've gone either 16str, 16dex, 12cha, 10, 10, 10 or 16str, 15dex, 13cha, 11 int, 11 con, 9 wis.

Not sure if you can get the 2nd combo tho, since I rerolled a ton and never got wis 9.

These numbers without racial bonuses ofc.


Also see: http://neverwinter.gamepedia.com/Ability_Score_Rolling

noroblad

read this thread http://nw-forum.perfectworld.com/showthread.php?237422-Scoundrel-Rogue-tactics
and decide for yourself. Lots of good info in there.

"mess up" is not possible; every roll is playable. This could be a very balanced rogue with approximately 20 in all 3 stats, or a very high dex rogue. It will never be a high str or cha rogue though, so if you want that, you need a re-roll (and possibly a race change).

braxzana

Of course I don't know how much a few ability points here and there will REALLY matter. If I were under, say, 10th level I might re-roll...

selonw

fimconte wrote: »

Should've gone either 16str, 16dex, 12cha, 10, 10, 10 or 16str, 15dex, 13cha, 11 int, 11 con, 9 wis.

Not sure if you can get the 2nd combo tho, since I rerolled a ton and never got wis 9.

These numbers without racial bonuses ofc.


Also see: http://neverwinter.gamepedia.com/Ability_Score_Rolling

I followed that and did the 15str, 16dex, 13cha, 11 int, 11 con, 9 wis

noroblad

braxzana wrote: »

Of course I don't know how much a few ability points here and there will REALLY matter. If I were under, say, 10th level I might re-roll...

They matter more the higher your level gets, in terms of raw damage done. that is, 1% more damage of hits for 100 at low levels is petty. 1% more of 500k or more in even a short weak boss fight is significant though over the long fight, like in a skirmish. And in a tough group instance... also its more than 1%. Its your score -10 % so a 15 str vs a 25 is 10% damage difference over hundreds of thousands of points of damage done at higher levels...!

However the benefits of str vs cha vs dex are more complex and, again, read the many posts on those topics here.

mine was 16 str, 16 dex, 13 cha and whatever else. Race made it 18/18/13 and at 60 25/25/15 I think?

warkupoz

This isn't hard math to do. If you're doing 500,000 points of damage every time you attack, then 1% more damage from strength will move you up exactly 5,000 points of damage. Every additional point of strength would then add another 5,000 points of damage.

So two characters, one with 1 STR higher than the other, with all other things being equal, will need to attack exactly 100 times before he has done one attack higher of damage than his opponent.

Another way of looking at it is that if two people attack 100 times, the guy with the 1 STR will have his damage values adjusted to look like he hit 1 extra time, or 101 times.

Just keep that in mind when you're agonizing over your attribute scores.

noroblad

warkupoz wrote: »

This isn't hard math to do. If you're doing 500,000 points of damage every time you attack, then 1% more damage from strength will move you up exactly 5,000 points of damage. Every additional point of strength would then add another 5,000 points of damage.

So two characters, one with 1 STR higher than the other, with all other things being equal, will need to attack exactly 100 times before he has done one attack higher of damage than his opponent.

Another way of looking at it is that if two people attack 100 times, the guy with the 1 STR will have his damage values adjusted to look like he hit 1 extra time, or 101 times.

Just keep that in mind when you're agonizing over your attribute scores.

While this is dead on, the rolls and races tend to make the gap more like 5 points, or 5%, when looking at your actual choices.