One stat to rule them all, or what if we merged Dex and Str?

[OldTrees1]

No. You just roll the check as is, no penalty necessary (as that would indeed defeat the whole purpose), and try to come up with a description that fits what you picture for your character. Houdini was not particularly strong, but he could still escape bonds quite well (to use an example of a mechanic that's usually done with Str).

That does not work. If I roll the check as is, the result will be higher than fits my character. Either you are removing my character by forcing them to pass a check they should fail OR I am reinventing Str/Dex in order to have the mechanics of the check accurately reflect my nimble waif.


It is okay to admit that merging Str/Dex means not being allowed to have characters with mechanical differences between Str/Dex unless they undo the merge by reinventing Str/Dex.

There are pros and cons to merging/splitting attributes. We can recognize both.