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, how much you can carry and how far you can shove (possibly based on Athletics).

Strength Modifier Chart

Baldur's Gate 3 uses the Point Buy ruleset.

Strength Scores and Modifiers
Score	Modifier	Jump Distance	Carrying Capacity	Throwable Weight
1	- 5
2 - 3	- 4
4 - 5	- 3
6 - 7	- 2
8 - 9	- 1	4.5 m / 15 ft	80-90 kg / 160-180 lbs	12.8 kg 16.2kg
10 - 11	+ 0	4.5 m / 15 ft	100-110 kg / 200-220 lbs	20 kg 24.2kg
12 - 13	+ 1	5.5 m / 18.3 ft	120-130 kg / 240-260 lbs	28.8kg 33.8kg
14 - 15	+ 2	6.5 m / 21.6 ft	140-150 kg / 280-300 lbs	39.2kg 45kg
16 - 17	+ 3	7.5 m / 25 ft	160-170 kg / 320-340 lbs	51.2kg 57.8kg
18 - 19	+ 4	8.5 m / 28.3 ft	180-190 kg / 360-380 lbs	64.8kg 72.2kg
20 - 21	+ 5	9.5 m / 31.6 ft	200-210 kg / 400-420 lbs	80kg 88.2kg
22 - 23	+ 6	10.5 m / 35 ft	220-230 kg / 440-460 lbs
24 - 25	+ 7	11.5 m / 38.3 ft	240-250 kg / 480-500 lbs
26 - 27	+ 8	12.5 m / 41.6 ft	260-270 kg / 520-540 lbs
28 - 29	+ 9	13.5 m / 45 ft	280-290 kg / 560-580 lbs
30	+ 10	14.5 m / 48.3 ft	300 kg / 600 lbs

Exceeding 70% of carrying capacity results in becoming Encumbered, and exceeding 90% results in becoming Heavily Encumbered.

Encumbered

Carrying too much weight.
Movement Speed reduced by 3 m / 10 ft, and Jump distance is halved.

Heavily Encumbered

Carrying far too much weight.
Movement Speed heavily reduced, and you can no longer climb or Jump. You also have Disadvantage on Ability Checks and Attack Rolls, as well as Strength, Dexterity, and Constitution Saving Throws.

Related Items

Increases Strength "to"

File:Handmaiden's Mace Icon.png Handmaiden's Mace sets 20 to 18
File:Club of Hill Giant Strength Icon.png Club of Hill Giant Strength sets 20 to 19
Elixir of Hill Giant Strength sets 20 to 21
Gauntlets of Hill Giant Strength sets 20 to 23
File:Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength Icon.png Elixir of Cloud Giant Strength sets 20 to 27

Increases Strength "by"

File:The Mighty Cloth Icon.png The Mighty Cloth boosts Strength by +2 (up to 20)
File:Harmonium Halberd Icon.png Harmonium Halberd boosts Strength by +2 (up to 23)

Saving Throws

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