[Dice Roll] Any difference between 16 and 17 in a Stat?

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Hello,

I'm trying to understand Stats bonuses.
Let's say my character has 16 charisma; is there any bonus to having 17 charisma?

From what I understand, the dice rolls will give the exact same bonus of +3.
https://baldursgate3.wiki.fextralife.com/Stats

Am I missing something?
Thanks for your help :)

[Forblaze]

Not in the moment, but if you can find a source of +1 to that stat then suddenly that odd number matters.

In character creation, I usually end up with 2 or 3 off stats with the intension of increasing them with ASI or some other feat later.

[wendigo211]

There are a couple of feats that give +1 to a stat and you can get a +1 permanent boost from the Hag's Hair. So if you're using those the 17 is a bit better than the 16, otherwise they're the same.

Edit: The exception is strength, where a 17 has a better carry weight than a 16.

[jack_of_tears]

The bonus goes up by 1 for every two points after 10; so 12 stat is +1, 14 is +2, 16 is +3, 18 is +4, etc.

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Thanks for your answers. :)

[steelcoresoviet]

That is correct. The biggest difference is that a 17 needs only a half feat to be an 18, while a 16 will need a full ability increase.

It is possible to leave act 1 with 20 in a stat, but whether that's a good idea depends on your build.

[Simbolic]

Yeah always wondered the same thing since you don't actually see the increase with odd numbers.

[Lminith]

On BG3 no. It might matter later if you want to increase that ability score.
On D&D feats can have restrictions like "requires 13 Str" but Larian didn't not put this in game.

[Lminith]

Originally posted by Simbolic:

Yeah always wondered the same thing since you don't actually see the increase with odd numbers.

It actually was important for Feats specially on older D&D editions, now not so much because 5E got simplified.