Effect of Increasing Intelligence


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Liberty's Edge

Does increasing the character's Intelligence through ability point increases add skill ranks retroactively? IE: Human Wiz 3 with Int 17 has 2+3+1 skill ranks/level. If he adds +1 to Int bringing it up to 18 does he retroactively get 2+4+1 skill ranks/level or is inly prospective. Considering that magic items that last longer than 24 hours now grant skill points (p. 115) this isn't as clear cut as it used to be.

I'm in favor of retroactivity, been using it for years without issue, but did anyone see anything different in the PDF?


Alpha 2 p116 wrote:

Ability bonuses with a duration greater than one day

actually increase the relevant ability score after 24 hours.
Modify all skills and statistics related to that ability. This
might cause you to gain skill points, hit points, and other
bonuses. These bonuses should be noted separately in case
they are removed.

As far as I can see after 24 hours it counts as a permenant increase. If you gain a level from then on you would gain Skillpoints from this, but if you removed the hat, ever, those skillpoints would then go away.

What worries me is the fact that it also looks as if HP is an effect of only permanent ability bonuses, meaning bulls strength is practically useless.

Liberty's Edge

Thomas Mack 727 wrote:

As far as I can see after 24 hours it counts as a permenant increase. If you gain a level from then on you would gain Skillpoints from this, but if you removed the hat, ever, those skillpoints would then go away.

What worries me is the fact that it also looks as if HP is an effect of only permanent ability bonuses, meaning bulls strength is practically useless.

Check the description of Con Mods above your quote portion, you get extra hp based on HD, so bear's endurance would still be effective.


True, forgot about that. Thanks. :)

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