SRD Talk:Dexterity

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[edit] Negative bonus?

Does a Dexterity below 10 provide a negative bonus (i.e. penalty) to AC? I'm guessing not, since then you would have a better AC when flat-footed. But I haven't been able to find an authoritative answer anywhere. Thanks. –Cúthalion (talk) 08:13, 5 July 2007 (MDT)

Yes. Strange but true. --Dmilewski 10:45, 5 July 2007 (MDT)

It's not that strange. Immobile objects are treated as having a 0 Dex in addition to a −2 AC penalty, so an unattended Medium object has an AC of 3. Also, being flat-footed only negates the bonus from Dex (a bonus is explicitly defined here and in the PHB glossary as a positive modifier—there's no such thing as a "negative bonus," only a negative modifier), so any penalty still applies.

As for an authoritative answer, Dex says the following:

You apply your character’s Dexterity modifier to:

• Armor Class (AC), provided that the character can react to the attack.

And the rules for Armor Class say Your AC is equal to the following: 10 + armor bonus + shield bonus + Dexterity modifier + size modifier.

—Sledged (talk) 20:43, 5 July 2007 (MDT)

[edit] Buggy Links

there's a buggy link there. shouldnt be hard to find. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 84.108.164.233 (talk • contribs) 02:02, 5 February 2008 (MST). Please sign your posts!

Fixed. Thanks.--Dmilewski 07:40, 5 February 2008 (MST)