Ability Scores

Each ability has a score from 1 to 20, although some monsters have a score as high as 30. The score represents the magnitude of an ability. The Ability Scores table summarizes what the scores mean.

Ability Scores

Score, Meaning

1, This is the lowest a score can normally go. If an effect reduces a score to 0, that effect explains what happens.

2–9, This represents a weak capability.

10–11, This represents the human average.

12–19, This represents a strong capability.

20, This is the highest an adventurer's score can go unless a feature says otherwise.

21–29, This represents an extraordinary capability.

30, This is the highest a score can go.