User:Jandragarious01/SandBox Abilities

Almost everything a Player Character does is affected by his abilities: Strength (STR), Dexterity (DEX), Constitution (CON), Intelligence (INT), Wisdom (WIS), and Charisma (CHA).

Characters can increase an ability by one at levels: 4, 8, 12, 16, 20, and 24.

The "comeliness" statistic is used in some versions of tabletop D&D but is not used in DDO. Abilities are also sometimes named attributes or stats.

Ability modifiers
Each ability has a modifier that is 0 for an ability score of 10 and increases by 1 every 2 ability points above (or decreases by 1 every 2 ability points below). This modifier is the number you apply to the die roll when your character tries to do something related to that ability. You also use the modifier with some numbers that aren’t die rolls. A positive modifier is called a bonus, and a negative modifier is called a penalty.

When an ability modifier changes, all attributes associated with that modifier change accordingly. Note that a character does not retroactively get additional skill points for previous levels if they increases their intelligence; however, a character who increases their constitution will get additional hit points.

A modifier is a number that changes a roll, or a granted ability. It is usually tied to an ability score. For example, your Intelligence modifier adds to the number of Skill points you receive per level. You can calculate your ability modifier by using the following equation: Modifier = (Ability Score - 10)/2 (rounded down)

See the modifier page for a table giving the modifier tied to an ability score.