Ability Checks

{
  "name": "Ability Checks",
  "page": 237,
  "rows": [
    [
      "Strength",
      "Physical force and athleticism",
      "Smash down a door, move a boulder, use a spike to wedge a door shut"
    ],
    [
      "Dexterity",
      "Agility, reflexes, and balance",
      "Sneak past a guard, walk along a narrow ledge, wriggle free from chains"
    ],
    [
      "Constitution",
      "Stamina and health",
      "Endure a marathon, grasp hot metal without flinching, win a drinking contest"
    ],
    [
      "Intelligence",
      "Memory and reason",
      "Recall a bit of lore, recognize a clue's significance, decode an encrypted message"
    ],
    [
      "Wisdom",
      "Perceptiveness and willpower",
      "Spot a hidden creature, sense that someone is lying"
    ],
    [
      "Charisma",
      "Social influence and confidence",
      "Persuade a creature to do something, cow a crowd, lie to someone convincingly"
    ]
  ],
  "__prop": "table",
  "source": "DMG",
  "caption": "Ability Checks",
  "chapter": {
    "name": "Running the Game",
    "index": 8,
    "ordinal": {
      "type": "chapter",
      "identifier": 8
    }
  },
  "colLabels": [
    "Ability",
    "Used for...",
    "Example Uses"
  ],
  "colStyles": [
    "col-1",
    "col-3",
    "col-8"
  ],
  "reprintedAs": [
    "Resolving Outcomes; Abilities, Ability Checks, and Saving Throws|XDMG"
  ]
}