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For use of weapon finesse.

This would allow you to choose whether or not you wish to use the feat you've trained, weapon finesse, in circumstances that may differ in different cases.

This would also enable your touch attacks, as a wizard, to use your dex bonus instead of str bonus (if enabled).

Why would anyone want to turn "weapon finesse" off?

Unless I'm mistaken, weapon finesse means that you can use your Dexterity instead of your Strength to modify your to-hit roll, if it is higher. In other words, it uses the best stat between Str and Dex.

Why would anyone want to turn it off?

I'm not sure how weapon finesse currently works on the MUD code-wise, but for instance if I have 16 dex and 14 str. I take weapon finesse because it benefits my character. A priest casts bulls strength on me. I now have 18 str and 16 dex still. Suddenly, weapon finesse is no longer as useful to me.

The reason I suggested the config option is because right now, I don't believe weapon finesse helps when using chill touch spell where you have to make a touch attack.

Weapon finesse does not (or, at least, should not) mean that you are suddenly always using Dex instead of Str ... it just replaces "add your strength modifier" with "add your strength modifier OR your dexterity modifier, whichever is greater".

But that's worth checking that the code indeed does that.

And that it applies to touch attacks for spells.

(Though, all that might be better done when/if the whole AC/to-hit system is revised to be more like 3rd [4th?] edition).

Ahem.. Oops.

Sorry, then. I wasn't aware you guys already set that up. I appreciate your feedback. I'd like this thread and my humility removed then if that's the case.

Selveem wrote:Ahem.. Oops.

Sorry, then. I wasn't aware you guys already set that up. I appreciate your feedback. I'd like this thread and my humility removed then if that's the case.

We can nuke it if you really want, Selveem, but probably tons of other people had the same concern! Thank you for bringing it up! I don't have time today, but I'll try to update the helpfile to reflect this, too.

I have no idea how that works.

I only have an idea about how it SHOULD work.

I have no access to the code, so it still needs to be checked.