

We're primarily interested in the latter. Like the Attributes, the current value is listed on the left and the permanent value is listed on the right. The first three of these values appear directly under the Attributes. You can get a brief description of all the stats by right-clicking on their names and values, but please note that some of the information is not entirely accurate. All of the easily observed effects of the Attributes can be seen in the Secondary Statistics the remaining effects are less apparent. They share the Statistics screen with the Resistances and several other values which sometimes are referred to as the Secondary Statistics. The seven Attibutes are also called the Primary Statistics. If you're tempted to skip certain topics, let me suggest that you skim them instead.

Most of this material will be review unless you are relatively new to these games, but even veterans may not be familiar with all of it.

This article is my attempt to explain the Attribute System so that everyone can use it the his or her best advantage.īefore we can discuss the Attributes themselves we'll have to cover briefly the values that they affect. It is also, however, one of the most poorly understood parts of these games. To a greater or lesser degree, every other aspect of these games depends on the Attributes and the qualities they influence. The Attribute System is the foundation of the Might & Magic role-playing games.
