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For questions primarily about ability scores (and their associated abilities), mechanical components of a character in all editions of D&D that represent the character's innate attributes: Strength, Dexterity, Constitution, Intelligence, Wisdom, Charisma.
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Do Constitution Changes affect Current hit points in D&D 5e?
Constitution changes only affect maximum hp
Page 15 PHB says:
When your Constitution modifier increases by 1, your hit point maximum increases by 1 for each level you have attained.
Only stating tha …
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Can you select a feat that increases an attribute by 1 for an attribute that is already at 20?
Yes but it will not increase beyond the maximum of 20
Telepathic has three distinct effects. The first one says:
Increase your Intelligence, Wisdom, or Charisma score by 1, to a maximum of 20.
So yo …
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What are the ways one can avoid using STR or DEX as an attack modifier?
There is a class (or lineage) for all four other abilities
These are ways I know of that allow you to use ability scores other than Dexterity or Strength to enhance your melee attacks:
Damphir Lineag …
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What are all the ways to change my attack roll's ability modifier?
Here is a list for all the different ability scores. It overlaps with this list for ways to use something other than Dexterity or Strength, but covers those two, too.
Strength
As your ranged attacks …
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Do rangers have any features that would encourage them to fight with Dexterity instead of St...
There are a few
You are asking two questions: if rangers have specific class features (except ranged combat) that would encourage them to fight with dexterity (in the title), and more generally, if th …
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Why would I put an ASI into Con instead of taking the Tough feat?
Constitution is not only good for hit points
You will have to weigh how important all of the following are for your character, compared to the 1 extra maximum hit point per level.
The PHB points out s …
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Can a shield guardian be commanded to obey commands from the whole party?
Intelligent minions can carry out complex commands. For Shield Guardian, ask your DM
A shield guardian has an Intelligence of 7, only one point below the dumbest player character. There is no official …
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How to protect a Cha-based caster against Feeblemind?
Get a headband of intellect
Magical items always require cooperation by your DM who controls access, but you are asking also for magical items that can help.
A headband of intellect will set your inte …
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Does an Antimagic Field suppress the ability score increases granted by the Manual or Tome m...
An antimagic field would not suppress the ability score, as the increased ability score is not magical that way
The Sage Advice Compendium has this to say on how to figure out if an effect is magical: …
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If a paladin has a negative Charisma modifier, how many times can they use the Divine Sense ...
A negative number of uses is not covered by the rules
I think you are not asking if the Paladin should have 0 or 1 uses. I think you are asking what it means to have -1 (negative one) uses.
The rules …
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Gold Dragonborn Sorcerer level 3. ASI or Elemental Adept at level 4?
Take the ASI, unless the campaign is overrun by resistant enemies
It all will come down to how often you face fire resistant opponents. If it is really a lot then maybe Elemental Adept (EA) might be w …
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Is there a way to use Strength for the Perform Skill?
Yes, when you use the Variant Rule with your DM's approval
For example, you could perform feats of strength as your performance -- bending bars, lifting heavy weights, ripping thick tomes apart.
The D …
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Can I create a creature with a high Charisma score even if it can't speak?
Charm without speaking is easily possible
For example, the Beholder, one of the game's most iconic monsters, has a charm ray with this effect:
Charm Ray. The targeted creature must succeed on a DC 1 …
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What effect does a potion of giant strength have upon a monster?
It influences the Strength bonus for to hit and damage
For modifying or designing monsters there is guidance in the DMG starting on page 273. The guidance is that you either can start with an attack b …
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When rolling initiative for DM-controlled creatures, does their Dexterity modifier apply?
Their Dexterity bonus applies
The rule on initiative (PHB, p. 189) is not player-specific:
Initiative determines the order of turns during combat. When combat starts, every participant makes a Dexter …
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