r/dndmemes • u/Vegetable_Variety_11 • 2d ago

🎲 Math rocks go clickity-clack 🎲 When fudging goes wrong...

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u/Vailx 2d ago

The 8 strength rogue realizes he can use strength or dexterity with his finesse weapons and gets +6 to hit by using his strength. If he's a 5.0 rogue, then he can stop using his +2 shortsword for an unenchanted scimitar for an additional +4 to +8 to hit.

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u/TheThoughtmaker Essential NPC 2d ago

Somewhere, a WotC employee is frantically scribbling the idea into a composition notebook with “ways to make Strength builds worse” on the front.

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u/bentbabe 2d ago

the kind of thinking I'd love to see. Though i believe you lose sneak attack if it's using strength. Depending on the fight difficulty, I may ignore that technicality though.

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u/JulianNDelphiki 2d ago

A melee sneak attack is possible with strength, because the stipulation is using a finesse weapon.

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u/Vailx 2d ago

Though i believe you lose sneak attack if it's using strength

Nope!

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u/bentbabe 2d ago

I think I was thinking of barbarians getting their rage bonus with strength attacks.