Board Thread:General Discussion/@comment-26259025-20150401152057/@comment-26259025-20150404173102

Cool, cool.

I agree D&D stats are dumbed down a lot, but it's quite deliberate. This is my issue with DEX though- it covers both finesse, and agility. Whilst Blake is more agile, Weiss is more skillful. I've seen a few systems where DEX has been split into deftness/skill, and agility/athleticism, but that can be messy. But, I think the fact Weiss can use her weapon in tandem with her glyphs with such elegance and precision merits a high DEX score. She's not quite as acrobatic, but she's more skillful.

Of course, D&D also introduced the idea of finesse to attacks, i.e. using DEX as the governing attribute for melee attacks rather than STR. This reflects the idea of attacking quickly and precisely, rather than aggresively. Of course, you can only do that with a weapon like Myrtenaster.