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Strength represents a creature's ability to exert physical force. | Strength represents a creature's ability to exert physical force. | ||
Strength is the game's recommended primary stat for barbarians and fighters. | Strength is the game's recommended primary stat for barbarians and fighters.{{note|Each class has designated primary and secondary abilities. While these have no particular mechanical significance, they are mentioned in the character creator, and serve as recommendations for players unfamiliar with the rules of the game.|name=recommended}} | ||
==== Uses of Strength ==== | ==== Uses of Strength ==== | ||
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Dexterity represents a creature's agility and reflexes. | Dexterity represents a creature's agility and reflexes. | ||
Dexterity is the gams's recommended primary stat for monks, rangers and rogues. | Dexterity is the gams's recommended primary stat for monks, rangers and rogues.{{note|name=recommended}} | ||
==== Uses of Dexterity ==== | ==== Uses of Dexterity ==== | ||
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Intelligence represents a creature's recall, as well as their ability to think quickly and reason. | Intelligence represents a creature's recall, as well as their ability to think quickly and reason. | ||
Intelligence is the game's recommended primary stat for wizards, as it is the spellcasting ability of wizards, fighters and rogues. | Intelligence is the game's recommended primary stat for wizards, as it is the spellcasting ability of wizards, fighters and rogues.{{note|name=recommended}} | ||
==== Intelligence checks ==== | ==== Intelligence checks ==== | ||
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Wisdom represents a creature's awareness of their surroundings and their intuition. | Wisdom represents a creature's awareness of their surroundings and their intuition. | ||
Wisdom is the game's recommended primary stat for clerics and druids, and it is the spellcasting ability of clerics, druids, monks and rangers. | Wisdom is the game's recommended primary stat for clerics and druids, and it is the spellcasting ability of clerics, druids, monks and rangers.{{note|name=recommended}} | ||
Wisdom is also an important ability for monks, as several of their class features benefit from | Wisdom is also an important ability for monks, as several of their class features benefit from. | ||
==== Wisdom checks ==== | ==== Wisdom checks ==== | ||
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Charisma represents a creature's ability to exert their will when interacting with others. | Charisma represents a creature's ability to exert their will when interacting with others. | ||
Charisma is the game's recommended primary ability for bards, sorcerers, warlocks and paladins, and it is the spellcasting ability of barbadians, bards, paladins, sorcerers and warlocks. | Charisma is the game's recommended primary ability for bards, sorcerers, warlocks and paladins, and it is the spellcasting ability of barbadians, bards, paladins, sorcerers and warlocks.{{note|name=recommended}} | ||
==== Charisma checks ==== | ==== Charisma checks ==== | ||