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Icewind Dale Hints
Rolling Up Your Stats
1 of 5: This isn't a terribly complicated part of character creation, but it is very important. This game is going to be tough -- really tough.
2 of 5: All your characters will want to have at least enough Constitution to give them some HP bonuses, and all Fighters should have it as high as will benefit them.
3 of 5: Intelligence and Wisdom are utterly useless to characters that aren't Mages or Cleric types respectively. Take points out of those to boost your other stats. Be sure you don't sap one that's important for your class, though (like Wisdom for a Ranger or Paladin).
4 of 5: For all characters, Dexterity is a fairly important stat. You'll want to have it as high as you can manage without taking points from your primary stats, and be absolutely sure you don't get a penalty to AC because of it.
5 of 5: Other than that, it just depends on your character. All characters should have 18's or 19's (if you can) in their primary stat, which is listed in the descriptions of the class and of the stat in-game.
