Racial advantages/disadvantages

[ister]

They're not mechanically inclined.

Seriously I think that's it. Stealth and pickpocket are 'non-mechanical' skills, lockpick and traps are 'mechanical'. Dwarves and gnomes are good at mechanical stuff, elves and half-elves at non-mechanical stuff.

[plinkrat]

if they aren't "mechanicly inclined" how come Larrel uses the Astrolabe (which was made by an elf)?

[Morgeruat]

the astrolabe in IWD is a semimagical item.

[qb]ister quote: Originally posted by Morgeruat: dwarves do not have a -1 to dex, they have a maximum dex of 17.

Are you sure? In PnP it's a -1 to the dexterity roll, and I had thought that it was implemented this way in IWD. Have you tested this?[/QUOTE]table 7 from the AD&D 2nd ed PHB:

Ability;Dwarf; Elf; Gnome; Half-Elf; Halfling
Strength; 8/18; 3/18; 6/18; 3/18; 7/18*
Dexterity; 3/17; 6/18; 3/18; 6/18; 7/18
Constitution; 11/18; 7/18; 8/18; 6/18; 10/18
Intelligence; 3/18; 8/18; 6/18; 4/18; 6/18
Wisdom; 3/18; 3/18; 3/18; 3/18; 3/17
Charisma; 3/17; 8/18; 3/18; 3/18; 3/18

* Halfling fighters do not roll for exceptional Strength.

*note* this is before racial adjustments.

and table 8 which can push ability scores outside of the range allowed in table 7:

Table 8:
Racial Ability Adjustments


Race Adjustments
Dwarf +1 Constitution; -1 Charisma
Elf +1 Dexterity; -1 Constitution
Gnome +1 Intelligence; -1 Wisdom
Halfling +1 Dexterity; -1 Strength

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