Canon:Modifier

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A modifier is a number that changes a die result or a natural roll, it can be positive or negative. Any modifier that is always positive or absent is called a bonus. Any modifier that is always negative or absent is called a penalty. It is also possible (and common) to say that a character "has a size penalty" instead of saying that (s)he "has a negative size modifier" (or "has a size bonus" instead of "has a positive size modifier").

Usually the higher the modifier, the better, and the bigger the penalty, the worse.

References

• Jonathan Tweet, Monte Cook, Skip Williams (2003). Player's Handbook. (3.5e) Wizards of the Coast. ISBN 0786928867.

See Also

• Bonus
• Penalty
• List of all modifiers

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