Strength

Muscles and physical power.

Strength is an Ability Score and the primary ability of Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin.

Strength affects your Athletics skill and Attack Rolls so you become better at melee combat. It also determines how far you can jump, how much you can carry and how far you can shove (currently uncertain if these are based on Strength or Athletics).

Strength Modifier Chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Strength Scores and Modifiers

Score	Modifier	Jump Distance	Carrying Capacity
1	- 5
2 - 3	- 4
4 - 5	- 3
6 - 7	- 2
8 - 9	- 1	4.5 m / 15 ft	80 - 90
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100 - 110
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120 - 130
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140 - 150
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160 - 170
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180 - 190
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200 - 210
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220 - 230
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240 - 250
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260 - 270
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280 - 290
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300

Exceeding 70% of carrying capacity results in becoming Encumbered, and exceeding 90% results in becoming Heavily Encumbered.

Encumbered

Effect
Carrying too much weight. Movement Speed reduced, and Jump distance is halved.

Movement Speed is reduced by a third.

Heavily Encumbered

Effect
Carrying far too much weight. Movement Speed heavily reduced, and you can no longer climb or Jump. You also have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls, as well as Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throws.

Movement Speed is reduced by two-thirds.