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===Ability Score and Modifier=== 
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{{5e24 Rules Glossary}}<ref name="srd52.176">{{Cite Pub|SRD 5.2|pages=176}} Licensed: [[CC-BY]].</ref>A creature has six ability scores — {{5e24|Strength}}, {{5e24|Dexterity}}, {{5e24|Constitution}}, {{5e24|Intelligence}}, {{5e24|Wisdom}}, and {{5e24|Charisma}} — each of which has a corresponding modifier. Add the modifier when you make a {{5e24|D20 Test}} with the corresponding ability or when a rule asks you to do so. See also “{{5e24|Playing the Game}}” (“{{5e24|The Six Abilities}}”).

===The Six Abilities===
<ref name="srd52p5">{{pub|SRD 5.2}} p.5</ref> All {{5e24lc|Creature}}s — {{5e24lc|Character}}s and {{5e24lc|Monster}}s — have six abilities that measure physical and mental characteristics, as shown on the {{iplink|Ability Descriptions}} table.

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!Ability 	
!Score Measures...
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|Strength 	
|Physical might
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|Dexterity 	
|Agility, reflexes, and balance
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|Constitution 	
|Health and stamina
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|Intelligence 	
|Reasoning and memory
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|Wisdom 	
|Perceptiveness and mental fortitude
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|Charisma 	
|Confidence, poise, and charm
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==Ability Scores==
<ref name="srd52p5" /> Each ability has a score from 1 to 20, although some monsters have a score as high as 30. The score represents the magnitude of an ability. The Ability Scores table summarizes what the scores mean.

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!Score 	
!Meaning
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|1 	
|This is the lowest a score can normally go. If an effect reduces a score to 0, that effect explains what happens.
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|2–9 	
|This represents a weak capability.
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|10–11 	
|This represents the human average.
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|12–19 	
|This represents a strong capability.
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|20 	
|This is the highest an adventurer’s score can go unless a feature says otherwise.
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|21–29 	
|This represents an extraordinary capability.
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|30 	
|This is the highest a score can go.
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==Ability Modifiers==
{{:Ability Modifier (5e24)/Ability}}

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===Round Down===
<ref name="srd52p5" /> Whenever you divide or multiply a number in the game, {{5e24|Round Down|round down}} if you end up with a fraction, even if the fraction is one-half or greater. Some rules make an exception and tell you to round up.
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