Ability Scores - Eye of the Beholder

Welcome to our Eye of the Beholder Ability Scores section!

Here you’ll find all you need to know about the game’s attributes and their values.

Strength

Strength measures physical power, muscle, and stamina. Fighter-type characters — fighers, rangers, and paladins — can have an exceptional strength greater than 18. This is indicated by a percent value following their base strength (for example, 18/23). Halflings — even halfling fighters — cannot have exceptional strength.

Strength	Melee Hit Chance Adjustment	Damage Adjustment
3	-3	-1
4-5	-2	-1
6-7	-1	0
8-15	0	0
16	0	+1
17	+1	+1
18	+1	+2
18/01-50	+1	+3
18/51-75	+2	+3
18/76-90	+2	+4
18/91-99	+2	+5
18/00	+3	+6
19	+3	+7
20	+3	+8
21	+4	+9
22	+4	+10

Dexterity

Dexterity measures agility, hand-eye coordination, and reflex speed.

Dexterity	Ranged Hit Chance Adjustment	AC Adjustment
3	-3	+4
4	-2	+3
5	-1	+2
6	0	+1
7-14	0	0
15	0	-1
16	+1	-2
17	+2	-3
18	+2	-4
19	+3	-4

Constitution

Constitution measures fitness, health, and physical toughness. Fighters, Paladins, and Rangers can gain more hit points than the other classes (shown in parentheses below).

Constitution	HP Per Level Adjustment
3	-2
4-6	-1
7-14	0
15	+1
16	+2
17	+2(+3)
18	+2(+4)
19	+2(+5)

Intelligence

Intelligence measures memory, reasoning, and learning ability. Intelligence is the prime requisite for mages.

Wisdom

Wisdom measures a composite of judment, enlightenment, willpower, and intuition. Characters with a wisdom of 7 or less are more susceptible to magical spells while a wisdom of 15 or greater lends some resistance. Clerics can learn extra spells based on their wisdom (see below).

Wisdom	Bonus Spells Per Spell Level
Wisdom	1	2	3	4
13	1	—	—	—
14	2	—	—	—
15	2	1	—	—
16	2	2	—	—
17	2	2	1	—
18	2	2	1	1
19	3	2	1	2

Charisma

Charisma measures personal magnetism, persuasiveness, and ability to assume command. Characters with high charisma are useful as spokespersons when dealing with NPCs.