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Hello everyone, LunaWolve here!

Just a quick headsup for anyone not in the Discord and those of you who do not read RR Author Notes:

Going forward (and retro-actively being changed), the Attribute "Dexterity" will be renamed to "Finesse".

This is only a semantic change, no mechanics have been altered.

The reasoning for this change is that I've received vastly too many comments regarding the fact that Dexterity-based Characters in the novel seem "too slow", due to the expectations set forth by video games.

"Finesse" is a better semantic fit for my novel, as it does not actually govern speed whatsoever, but rather things like Hand-eye coordination (in combination with Precision), body control, muscle flexibility, and similar.

Strength is the Attribute that determines the power of your muscles, both fast and slow twitch, which means that it also governs your overall speed.

I hope that this semantic change will clear up some of the confusion going forward.

That's all. Thank you for your continued support!

Comments

Ceto

Good change, clears up misunderstandings

John Growcott

It certainly does for me. I was also going to leave a review saying that the relative speed of different characters didn't make sense considering the relative dex values, but I think I got sidetracked and never wrote it. This change clears that up nicely though.

Prial

Thanks for the update. I don’t use discord often and since there is the Patreon I don’t need to read RR so I’m the target audience for this I guess.

The Lost Pages

Ezcellent change! Thanks for making this.

Kyfe

Huh, I guess I'm an anomaly, cause I never equate Dex to speed. Agility typically affects speed. If I read a story that has Dex but not Agi, I typically think speed is handled behind the scenes. I've always viewed Dex as how proficient one is at manipulating their body. Finesse is a good change.

Kyfe

Now give me my Friday chapter! :)

James Nagy

I mean idk if it’s my time playing dnd but I thought dex fit perfectly here. But finesse also works. Whatever makes you happy as the writer.

Freedcats

Nice! I think this will clear up the cognitive dissonance for those that felt it.

LunaWolve

That's where I came from as well. I'd prefer Dexterity, personally, but if Finesse makes people less uppity about the stat, then that's what I'll go with xD