[Ranger] Key ability score: DEX or STR / DEX?

[Joe M.]

There appears to be an inconsistency regarding the Ranger's Key Ability Score.

In Table 1-2 (p. 13), the Ranger's Key Ability Score is listed as Dexterity or Strength.

But in the Ranger class description (p. 113), the Ranger's Key Ability Score is listed only as Dexterity.

(This matters, of course, because the Key Ability Score determines the class-based ability boost in character creation.)

[Secret Wizard]

Favoriting for a reply?

[Darth Bass]

Bumping because this is kind of a big thing to either have or not have.

[avatarless]

+1 to allowing a Dexterity or Strength key score choice.

A key ability score of Strength would be useful if you want to build a switch hitter like Aragorn -- equally adept with Longbow for ranged combat and Andúril for melee.

And a key ability score of Strength is almost required to emulate The Justicar from the Paul Kidd D&D novels -- laying waste with righteous fury with Benelux (a prissy, lawful good, intelligent two handed sword forged from Positive Material Plane matter).

[GRuzom]

Joe M. wrote:

There appears to be an inconsistency regarding the Ranger's Key Ability Score.

In Table 1-2 (p. 13), the Ranger's Key Ability Score is listed as Dexterity or Strength.

But in the Ranger class description (p. 113), the Ranger's Key Ability Score is listed only as Dexterity.

(This matters, of course, because the Key Ability Score determines the class-based ability boost in character creation.)

Guess devs are all busy at Gencon now? But does anyone know the answer? (anyone from Paizo that is - the rest of uss can only make guesses.)

[Joe M.]

GRuzom wrote:

Joe M. wrote:

There appears to be an inconsistency regarding the Ranger's Key Ability Score.

In Table 1-2 (p. 13), the Ranger's Key Ability Score is listed as Dexterity or Strength.

But in the Ranger class description (p. 113), the Ranger's Key Ability Score is listed only as Dexterity.

(This matters, of course, because the Key Ability Score determines the class-based ability boost in character creation.)

Guess devs are all busy at Gencon now? But does anyone know the answer? (anyone from Paizo that is - the rest of uss can only make guesses.)

Yeah, I'm sure that we won't be hearing from the designers till after the con. That's understandable! Unfortunately, nothing in the Ranger preview blog answers the question. So we're left wondering for now.