Ability Scores

Source: Player’s Handbook (2024) p. 10. Available in the SRD and the Free Rules (2024)

Ability Scores

ScoreMeaning
1This is the lowest a score can normally go. If an effect reduces a score to 0, that effect explains what happens.
2–9This represents a weak capability.
10–11This represents the human average.
12–19This represents a strong capability.
20This is the highest an adventurer’s score can go unless a feature says otherwise.
21–29This represents an extraordinary capability.
30This is the highest a score can go.
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