Dexterity 19 vs 20

Klorox · 10-01-2004, 10:48 AM

Is there any difference? I'm not playing a thief, and I'm just curious if there's a difference to my THAC0 with ranged weapons or my AC if my DEX is 19 or 20.

TIA

Armen · 10-01-2004, 11:05 AM

no - they both give you -3 THACO and -4 AC but if you use any stat raising items or spells or you somehow get to increase it by another point then the higher you start the higher you go . . .

[ 10-01-2004, 11:06 AM: Message edited by: Armen ]

Neomi · 10-01-2004, 11:59 AM

The other advantage of a Dex of 20 is that it allows you to safely lose a point of Dex at some point in the game if you have to without affecting your AC and THACO. For example, a good-aligned Ranger may make a decision that costs a point of dexterity at a certain point in the game...

Klorox · 10-01-2004, 03:03 PM

After that point in the game (I assume you're talking about Chapter 4), are there any times where a good aligned character will get the chance to gain a point of DEX?

Desuma Malevois · 10-02-2004, 12:49 AM

If you have ToB installed then there are one or two things that may do the job [slight spoiler follows]
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in Watcher's Keep.

Imrahil · 10-02-2004, 01:04 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Klorox:
After that point in the game (I assume you're talking about Chapter 4), are there any times where a good aligned character will get the chance to gain a point of DEX?

A "good aligned character" will have an excellent opportunity to LOSE another point of Dex in Chapter 7, so a spare point or two is always handy, even if it gives no benefits during the rest of the game.

- Imrahil

10-01-2004, 10:48 AM	#1
Klorox Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,168	Is there any difference? I'm not playing a thief, and I'm just curious if there's a difference to my THAC0 with ranged weapons or my AC if my DEX is 19 or 20. TIA __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke

10-01-2004, 11:59 AM	#3
Neomi Zhentarim Guard Join Date: January 28, 2004 Location: Houston, TX Age: 52 Posts: 312	The other advantage of a Dex of 20 is that it allows you to safely lose a point of Dex at some point in the game if you have to without affecting your AC and THACO. For example, a good-aligned Ranger may make a decision that costs a point of dexterity at a certain point in the game... __________________ \"Though we name the things we know, we do not necessarily know the things we name.\" -Homer W. Smith

10-01-2004, 03:03 PM	#4
Klorox Symbol of Cyric Join Date: August 21, 2004 Location: USA Age: 48 Posts: 1,168	After that point in the game (I assume you're talking about Chapter 4), are there any times where a good aligned character will get the chance to gain a point of DEX? __________________ Baruk Khazad! Khazad ai-mênu! "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing."-- Edmund Burke

10-02-2004, 12:49 AM	#5
Desuma Malevois Emerald Dragon Join Date: March 20, 2001 Location: Louisville, KY, USA Age: 64 Posts: 967	If you have ToB installed then there are one or two things that may do the job [slight spoiler follows] . . . . . . . . . in Watcher's Keep. __________________ Guerilla gourmet, and proprieter of the KFA.<br /><br />\"It\'s all part of the master plan.\"

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Armen Symbol of Cyric Join Date: February 11, 2003 Location: UK Age: 54 Posts: 1,375	no - they both give you -3 THACO and -4 AC but if you use any stat raising items or spells or you somehow get to increase it by another point then the higher you start the higher you go . . . [ 10-01-2004, 11:06 AM: Message edited by: Armen ]

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