An ability multiplier is calculated based off of your ability score„ so a character‚s strength multiplier is based off of his strength score. An ability multiplier is calculated as follows: =4^(Ability-3)/3) rounded to one decimal place.
Relevant Ability Score |
Ability Multiplier |
0 |
0.3 |
1 |
0.4 |
2 |
0.6 |
3 |
1.0 |
4 |
1.6 |
5 |
2.5 |
6 |
4.0 |
7 |
6.3 |
8 |
10.1 |
Ability multipliers are used to calculate things like weapon and armour effort (ie, how big of a sword you can swing), and how much a character can carry. Multipliers are used whenever a linear increase in ability scores results in a nonlinear increase in effects such as carrying capacity.