Personal Upgrades and Level-Up Stat Increases

[Shar Tahl]

Do the increases of the level ups at 5 10 etc effect whether you get +1 or +2, or do you use the unmodified value to determine?

Example

Character has 14 dex at level 7, gets a Mk II upgrade to add +4, giving a total of 18. At level 10, would it go up +2 because of the base, or +1 because it is now 18?

[BigNorseWolf]

They don't count. Its in the front of the book where it explains the level up increases (not next to the personal upgrades)

If a chosen score
is 17 or higher (excluding ability increases from personal
upgrades—see page 212), it increases permanently by 1. If it’s
16 or lower, it increases by 2.

[Shar Tahl]

Ok, then the players won't be hosed on their stats for the next adventure path. Learning experience and attention to detail! It was also a factor of the VTT software and where I had them put the stat totals.

Thanks!