Some feats provide cool abilities AND a small boost to the most important character stat.

Heres how to roleplay high stats beyond just rolling dice.

Even when not rolling for Stealth or Acrobatics, consider how they behave.

a Thri-kreen, a Human, and a Halfling, from Dungeons & Dragons

Do they dodge obstacles without thinking, catch falling objects midair, or have perfect hand-eye coordination?

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Let Strength shape their physical presence beyond just attack rolls.

Even if a task isnt Intelligence-based, they might still approach it from a calculated perspective.

When faced with an emotional problem, they might break it down into logical steps rather than react emotionally.

Two sphinxes in a desert in Dungeons & Dragons.

Unlike Intelligence, which focuses on logic and analysis, Wisdom is about intuition and experience.

A character with high Wisdom should look for solutions beyond brute force or clever tricks.

Instead of attacking an enemy head-on, they might propose an alternative route, noticing details others missed.

Dungeons & Dragons image showing a barbarian, a wizard and a bard.

“Why is everyone wearing a coat?

It’s notthatcold out.”

Rather than ignoring failures, embrace them as character-building moments.

A tiefling bard in DND.

Bard by Evyn Fong

A high-stat character failing spectacularly can be just as entertainingand meaningfulas their biggest victories.

A Rogue jumping out of a window from DND.

A Dexterous Expert by Aurore Folny.

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A Fierce Warrior by Denman Rooke

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A Scholarly Magic-User by Billy Christian.

A druid surrounded by animals in DND.

Druid by Jessica Fong

A paladin with glowing yellow eyes wearing brilliant armor in DND.

A Devout Warrior by Michael Broussard

A cowardly ranger runs from an eldritch horror as a brave sorceress faces it in DND.

Art by Clint Cearley

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