what did he borrow ubereil? <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
spick,don't neglect to dump as much skill points as you can into discipline everytime you level up. it's a very vital skill for warrior types,the most important i should say.
let me just add to what womble has explained. the modifier is the number which indicates how many pts. you have put into an attribute every two levels after a base number of 10. so for example:
str modifier
10 0
11 0
12 1
13 1
14 2
15 2
16 3
17 3
18 4
19 4
20 5
and so on and so forth...
by the same token, if you have taken some pts off from a certain attribute to dump into something else (called "min-maxing" or sometimes referred to as "powergaming"),which would result into negative values,the table would look as such:
str
10 0
9 0
8 -1
7 -1
6 -2
5 -2
4 -3
3 -3
the modifier is a very important number because it's the one used by the computer to calculate anything & everything that's affected by the attribute attached to it. for example,if you have a +2 modifier to str,the computer will add 2 to your attack rolls, to your damage, among others,which is good. and you can carry more weight. if you have a negative modifier to str and you're playing a warrior,well, that's very bad. if you have a str of 4, your character can barely carry an arrow and he will stand there while being pummeled to death. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" />
i'm not aware if such is still the case after the two add-ons,but when i played a character in the nwn oc with an intelligence of 8 (and thus a negative modifier of 2),he began to speak strangely,like "me go now",or "me have some questions to ask of yous", or "me do not understand what you says". <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/biggrin.gif" alt="" /> intelligence also affects the number of skill pts you get. if you have a +2 to int,then your character will get an extra 2 skill points per level up.
each class is very dependent on a specific attribute or attributes. for example,fighters/barbs should have high str & con,paladins are dependent on str & charisma, monks on str, wis,& dex, clerics & druids on wisdom,sorcs on cha, wizards on int,rogues on dex & int,etc.
you'll learn more about this as you play along. always check your character sheet when you level up so you'll be aware of the changes in your character's abilities.
cheers.
