Why is Wisdom the weakest?

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#1

Jimjams

Jul 18, 2015 10:08:48

I was looking through the races of the 5e PHB and I came across something a little confusing.

Wisdom is the only stat that you can't get a +2 with any race only a +1. Each other stat has a race that you can get a +2 in. Why have Wotc done this? is it for any particular reason or a possible oversight?

 

#2

Yunru

Jul 18, 2015 10:09:45 		It's not the weakest. It's just the hardest to obtain (which doesn't say much).
#3

jaappleton

Jul 18, 2015 11:09:19

Jimjams wrote:
#4

Yunru

Jul 18, 2015 11:30:20 		Don't the Aasmir (or something) start with +2 Wisdom?
#5

Jimjams

Jul 18, 2015 12:03:11

Ok, that makes sense. That would mean that no races are naturally Wise. :D    @Yunru The Aasimir start with a +1 Wis.

#6

jaappleton

Jul 18, 2015 12:23:06 		Aasimar are +1 Wis, +2 Con. But in the DMG example, it's weird, because they typically state the higher bonus first. But they state the lower bonus first before listing the higher.
#7

awaken_D_M_golem

Jul 18, 2015 12:44:26

Variant Human, put a +1 in Wisdom and pick a +1 Wisdom feat.

 

 

I haven't looked at the DMG NPC race stat chart for a while ... maybe 1 of those works.

 

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ArialBlack

jaappleton wrote:
#9

jaappleton

Jul 19, 2015 10:32:26

Yeah, my phone autocorrected that. I have "Con" listed as a word, but apparently I haven't told my phone "Cha" is an abbreviation just yet. DARN YOU, ANDROID!

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Mistwell

Varient Human with Observant (Wisdom) or Resiliant (Wisdom) starts with +2 Wis.

#11

Zardnaar

Jul 19, 2015 23:04:08

Under the default array it makes no real difference anyway 16 vs 17. Rolled stats it matters a bit more. 

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Coredump00

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