So I chose high elf fighter

[nub]

So which stats should I increase? I'm new at this so I don't know.

[Mathias Giovanni]

Recommended

[TheDeadlyShoe]

Strength
Con

Win

[nub]

Whats Con?

[AMDG Banana Ben [AU]]

Con is Constitution, helps you take more hits and resist status effects like Poison =)

[nub]

So don't increase anything else but Str and Con then? Or do I still have to increase some of the other stats?

[Mathias Giovanni]

If you hit recommended the stats are good for starting out. You'll be fine with that. I wouldn't tweak it past the recommended stat button unless you know what you are building for.

And I recommend getting to level 5 before you multi-class and know the game better. The skills, not stats, are up to what you are interested in such as athletics, history etc which gives you a few extra points for dice rolls.

[Sindri Myr]

Do it in this order of importance.
Strength
Constitution
Wisdom

Wear heavy armor.

[Mathias Giovanni]

Originally posted by Sindri Myr:

Do it in this order of importance.
Strength
Constitution
Wisdom

Wear heavy armor.

Dex is useful for ranged weapons though. Though strength might be used for thrown.

[pirate135246]

for your main character, i recommend not going below 10 in any stat like wisdom/charisma/intelligence because you will need them for story elements

[Clovis Sangrail]

Depends on what you want to do for fighting stylesd.

Archer -- Increase DEX to 16 or 17, decrease STR or whatever. Ranged weapons use DEX for attack.

Dual wield -- These use finesse weapons -- dagger, short sdword, scimitar -- which also use DEX for attack. DEX16 or 17

Wielder of whacking huge great sword -- STR 16 or 17, DEX and CON 14-15.

There are other fighting styles, so be sure to check them out.

WIS, INT and CHR can be dump stats, but a little extra CHR never hurt. If you boost INT a little, you can be an Eldritch Fighter at level 3, which is like a Spellsword.

[Clonedpickle]

Originally posted by nub:

So don't increase anything else but Str and Con then? Or do I still have to increase some of the other stats?

Depends on what you want, If you want to strictly stay melee than str and con is fine, if you want to dual wield or add archery for ranged than want to put points into dex. Could also do int for some spell slinging

[wendigo211]

If you're going for EK (don't; Battlemaster is the best spec by a wide margin), don't bother increasing INT, the circlet that gives you 17 INT is still in the game (You just have to kill the ogres in the Blighted Village, instead of talking to them). But if you want to use melee (including dual wield*) go for a high STR and CON (17 and 16 respectively). For archery go for a high DEX. You can leave DEX at 8 for melee build, although it's kind of rough until you get some chain mail. After that you want some WIS because it's a valuable save, and it's used a lot in conversations to avoid some nasty consequences.

*=Initially both your dual wield weapons have to be light. There's a feat that lets you use any one-handed weapon for dual wielding, so you want to use strength instead of dex.

[nub]

Originally posted by Clovis Sangrail:

Depends on what you want to do for fighting stylesd.

Archer -- Increase DEX to 16 or 17, decrease STR or whatever. Ranged weapons use DEX for attack.

Dual wield -- These use finesse weapons -- dagger, short sdword, scimitar -- which also use DEX for attack. DEX16 or 17

Wielder of whacking huge great sword -- STR 16 or 17, DEX and CON 14-15.

There are other fighting styles, so be sure to check them out.

WIS, INT and CHR can be dump stats, but a little extra CHR never hurt. If you boost INT a little, you can be an Eldritch Fighter at level 3, which is like a Spellsword.

So for great swords you have to increase Dex as well then? I thought Dex was only for duel wielding and archery.

[Strez]

Long story short: Basic fighter start should be 16 Strength, 14 Dexterity, 16 Constitution, 8 Intelligence, 10 Wisdom, 10 Charisma. Perfect setup for a Battlemaster Fighter.

Strength for melee damage, resistance to being thrown/better ability to shove enemies, better jump distance, more carry weight

Dexterity is not required but is helpful for fighters if you utilize ranged weapons, gives potentially better initiative for combat(Where you start in the turn order), and a bonus to armor score for every 2 levels(14 Dex is useful for Medium Armors, which only let you get +2 Armor Class from dexterity). You could go for a Dexterity fighter that uses archery and/or weapons with the Finesse tag(Rapier, short swords, sabers,etc) for dueling or dual-wielding. Finesse weapons will use the higher of your Strength or Dexterity stats for damage, so you can still focus strength and dual wield

Constitution is your second-most important stat. Governs your health increase at every levels.

Wisdom - Useful stat that has some interactions, like Insight, for dialogue or seeing traps.

Intelligence - One of the fighter subclasses is Eldritch Knight, which uses intelligence for spellcasting. It is also used for saving throws against psychic attacks(IIRC). You can get an item that gives you 17 intelligence when worn, so dump it to 8 at character creation even on an Eldritch Knight.

Charisma - Useful for most dialogue checks, but you can build your background to be proficient in Intimidation/Persuasion/etc without leveling charisma. You could dump charisma but I wouldn't recommend it for a new player. At worst, leave it at 10.

"Dumping" a stat would be setting it at 8 or 9 in character creation, in order to spend more on your primary stats. You only get an increase in modifier from stats for every 2 points(+1 modifier at 12 Strength, +2 at 14, etc). Intelligence is safer to dump than Wisdom or Charisma for most non-caster classes.

[nub]

I can't figure out how to change stats.