Attributes

Represents the physical, mental, and social capabilities of a character. The standard six attributes are Strength, Intelligence, Wisdom, Dexterity, Constitution, and Charisma. MACE adds a seventh in the form of Social Status.

Strength

Physical prowess, brawn, and might. Strength is a Prime Requisite for Fighters. Strength often adjusts melee combat values.

Strength	Melee To-Hit	Melee Damage^†	Feats of Strength	Fighter XP Bonus
3–4	−2	−1	1-in-6	−20%
5–6	−1	—	1-in-6	−10%
7–9	—	—	2-in-6	—
10–12	—	—	2-in-6	—
13–14	+1	—	2-in-6	5%
15	+1	—	2-in-6	10%
16	+1	+1	3-in-6	10%
17	+2	+2	4-in-6	10%
18	+2	+3	5-in-6	10%

† Fighters only receive the benefit of Melee Damage bonuses, but all classes receive the penalty.

Intelligence

Mental acuity, logic, reasoning, and education. Intelligence is a Prime Requisite for Magic-Users. Additional languages are granted to characters with Intelligence scores greater than 10.

Intelligence	Additional Languages	Max Spell Level^†	Chance to Learn^†	Min Spells/Level^†	Max Spells/Level^†	Magic-User XP Bonus
3–4	—	5	20%	2	3	−20%
5	—	5	30%	2	4	−20%
6	—	5	30%	2	4	−20%
7	—	5	30%	2	4	−10%
8	—	5	40%	3	5	−10%
9	—	5	40%	3	5	—
10	—	5	45%	4	6	—
11	+1	6	50%	4	6	—
12	+2	6	55%	4	6	—
13	+3	7	60%	5	8	5%
14	+4	7	65%	5	8	5%
15	+5	8	70%	6	All	10%
16	+6	8	75%	6	All	10%
17	+7	9	85%	7	All	10%
18	+8	9	95%	8	All	10%

† Magic-Users only.

Wisdom

Insight, perception, and willpower. Wisdom is a Prime Requisite for Clerics, and provides a bonus to magical saving throws.

Wisdom	Magic Save Bonus	Bonus 1st-Level Spell^†	Surprise Modifier	Cleric XP Bonus
3	−3	—	−2	−20%
4	−2	—	−1	−20%
5–7	−1	—	−1	−10%
8–14	—	—	—	—
15	+1	+1	+1	5%
16	+2	+1	+1	10%
17	+3	+1	+1	10%
18	+4	+1	+2	10%

† Clerics only.

Dexterity

Agility, coordination, and speed. Dexterity is a Prime Requisite for Thieves, and adjusts missile to-hit scores.

Dexterity	Missile To-Hit	Thief XP Bonus
3–6	−1	−20%
7–8	−1	−10%
9–12	—	—
13–14	+1	+5%
15–18	+1	+10%

Constitution

Physical fortitude, heartiness, and resilience. Constitution adjusts a character's hit points and the likelihood of surviving physical trauma.

Constitution	HP Bonus^†	Survive Resurrection	Survive Transformation
3–6	−1	30%	35%
7–10	—	50%	55%
11–12	—	75%	80%
13–14	—	85%	90%
15	+1	90%	95%
16	+1	95%	98%
17	+2	98%	99%
18	+3	99%	100%

† Minimum 1 HP per die.

Charisma

Force of personality, magnetism, and luck. Charisma adjusts reactions by non-player characters and governs how many retainers one may employ.

Charisma	Max Retainers	Loyalty Base	Reaction Modifier
3	1	−2	−2
4–5	2	−1	−1
6–8	3	—	−1
9–12	4	—	—
13–15	5	+1	+1
16–17	6	+2	+1
18	8	+4	+2

The tier of society a character was born into.

Social Status	Standing
3	Thrall
4–5	Outlaw
6–8	Serf
9–12	Freefolk
13–15	Guilded Freefolk
16–17	Gentry
18	Noble