Strength

Muscles and physical power.

Strength is an Ability Score and the primary ability of Barbarian, Fighter, Paladin.

Strength affects your Athletics skill and Attack Rolls so you become better at melee combat. It also determines how far you can jump and how much you can carry.

Strength Modifier Chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Strength Scores and Modifiers

Score	Modifier	Jump Distance	Carry Weight
1	- 5
2 - 3	- 4
4 - 5	- 3
6 - 7	- 2
8 - 9	- 1	4.5 m / 15 ft	80 - 90
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100 - 110
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120 - 130
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140 - 150
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160 - 170
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180 - 190
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200 - 210
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220 - 230
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240 - 250
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260 - 270
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280 - 290
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300