Curious mittens (3.3.2)?

[scud]

I'm a dwarf priest, so my base max STR is 18/110. With my mittens off my STR is 18/180.

I have Mittens A which are (+4,+9) with no STR/DEX bonus, and Mittens B which are (+0,+3) with +6 STR. On trying them out I noticed my average damage/round numbers were unchanged.

My mittenless melee is (+32,+33).

Wearing Mittens A my stats are:
Fight (+24,+23)
Melee (+36,+42)
Shoot (+36,+28)

And with Mittens B:
Fight (+22,+23)
Melee (+34,+42)
Shoot (+34,+28)

I initially though that maximising my STR with Mittens B gives me a 6pt increase in damage, thereby negating the additional damage of Mittens A, then thought that 6pts sounded far too little. And I didn't understand was the 2pt swing in to-hit.

So naturally I decided to take all my clothes off.

If I stand there wearing just my mittens the numbers are:

Mittens A:
STR 18/110
Armour [5,+10]
Fight (+14,+16)
Melee (+14,+16)
Shoot (+14,+0)

Mittens B:
STR 18/170
Armour [5,+26]
Fight (+16,+16)
Melee (+16,+16)
Shoot (+16,+0)

So:

a. A six notch increase in STR from 18/110 to 18/170 is balanced by a 6pt variance in to-dam?

b. The same goes for 18/180 to 18/*** (which I *thought* was capped at 18/210 given my 18/110 'base best')?

c. Either STR increases your to-hit numbers, or increased AC (regardless of encumbrance) reduces your to-hit numbers?

d. I have curious mittens?

[Timo Pietilä]

So:

a. A six notch increase in STR from 18/110 to 18/170 is balanced by a 6pt variance in to-dam?

b. The same goes for 18/180 to 18/*** (which I *thought* was capped at 18/210 given my 18/110 'base best')?

c. Either STR increases your to-hit numbers, or increased AC (regardless of encumbrance) reduces your to-hit numbers?

STR increase (after certain point) increases your to_hit and to_dam (not same scale), two last points from 18/200 to 18/220 (which is 18/***) increases to_dam by two points each. 18/220 is max for all stats (can actually go a lot higher, but there is no benefit above that). STR does not affect your AC, DEX does.

[scud]

Thanks, Timo.

Does extreme DEX also improve damage? It would seem logical that being very dextrous would allow you to retarget a blow at the last split second for added goriness.

Sorry I took so long in replying, I was mourning the death of Nimrod III. Many millions of XP after Sauron's death he got a little over-enthusiastic while facing an ever-increasing number of Great Wyrms.

[Derakon]

DEX improves your to-hit and factors into your ability to get extra blows, but does not directly improve your damage per blow. It might have an effect on your critical hit chance; I can't remember offhand how Vanilla crits work.