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ASM is the maximum an ability score can be increased naturally to, with player characters capped at 20.","Answer",{"name":66,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":67},"How do Racial Ability Score Adjustment (RASA/RASI/RASM) and Origin ability terms relate to customizing ability scores?",{"text":68,"@type":64},"RASI increases the chosen ability score but does not raise the maximum it can be increased to; RASM can raise the natural maximum beyond 20 due to race options. OASI and OASM work similarly for origin and lineage options, and the text notes that OASM does not deviate from OASA in the same way.",{"name":70,"@type":61,"acceptedAnswer":71},"How does an aasimar’s angelic guide communicate guidance?",{"text":72,"@type":64},"The guide provides direction only through dreams, not direct commands or spoken words. 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Raises the maximum an ability score can be increased to.  \nAbility Score Improvement (ASI). Increases an ability score by the stated amount, but does not raise the maximum the ability score can be increased to.  \nAbility Score Maximum (ASM). The maximum an ability score can be increased naturally. All player character's ability scores have a natural maximum of 20.  \nRacial Ability Score Adjustment (RASA). The ability score adjustment your character receives for being a member of a certain race, subrace, and/or variant options.  \nRacial Ability Score Improvement (RASI). Increases the chosen ability score by the amount given, but does not raise the maximum the ability score can be increased to.  \nRacial Ability Score Maximum (RASM). The maximum an ability score can be increased naturally beyond 20 as a result of your race, subrace, and/or variant options.  \nYou can use your RASI's to customize your ability scores outside of your race's norm, but your RASM does not deviate from your RASA.  \nWhile some players may have particular sensitivities or triggers in regards to the term \"race\" and \"subrace\", the following alternatives can be used to mean the same thing:  \nOrigin = Race, and Lineage = Subrace.  \nOrigin Ability Score Adjustment (OASA). The ability score adjustment your character receives for being a member of a certain origin, lineage, and/or variant options.  \nOrigin Ability Score Improvement (OASI). Increases the chosen ability score by the amount given, but does not raise the maximum the ability score can be increased to.  \nOrigin Ability Score Maximum (OASM). The maximum an ability score can be increased naturally beyond 20 as a result of your origin, lineage, and/or variant options.  \nYou can use your OASI's to customize your ability scores outside of your origin's norm, but your OASM does not deviate from your OASA.  \nAasimar bear within their souls the light of the heavens. They are descended from humans with a touch of the power of Mount Celestia, the divine realm of many lawful good deities. Aasimar are born to serve as champions of the gods, their births hailed as blessed events. They are a people of otherworldly visages, with luminous features that reveal their celestial heritage.  \nAasimar are placed in the world to serve as guardians of law and good. Their patrons expect them to strike at evil, lead by example, and further the cause of justice.  \nFrom an early age, an aasimar receives visions and guidance from celestial entities via dreams. These dreams help shape an aasimar, granting a sense of destiny and a desire for righteousness.  \nEach aasimar can count a specific celestial agent of the gods as a guide. This entity is typically a deva, an angel who acts as a messenger to the mortal world.  \nWhile aasimar are strident foes of evil, they typically prefer to keep a low profile. An aasimar inevitably draws the attention of evil cultists, fiends, and other enemies of good, all of whom would be eager to strike down a celestial champion if they had the chance.  \nWhen traveling, aasimar prefer hoods, closed helms, and other gear that allows them to conceal their identities. They nevertheless have no compunction about striking openly at evil. The secrecy they desire is never worth endangering the innocent.  \nAn aasimar, except for one who has turned to evil, has a link to an angelic being. That being—usually a deva—provides guidance to the aasimar, though this connection functions only in dreams. As such, the guidance is not a direct command or a simple spoken word. Instead, the aasimar receives visions, prophecies, and feelings.  \nThe angelic being is far from omniscient. Its guidance is based on its understanding of the tenets of law and good, and it might have insight into combating especially powerful evils that it knows about.  \nAs part of fleshing out an aasimar character, consider the nature of that character","cbCainDSiqjYxb0j","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCainDSiqjYxb0j","pdf",1484896,"English","# Ability score terms\n## ASA/ASI/ASM and racial/origin variants\n# Aasimar background and guidance\n## Origins, purpose, and low-profile travel\n## Angelic guide: dreams, visions, and limitations\n# Roleplaying considerations","[{\"question\":\"What is the difference between Ability Score Improvement (ASI) and Ability Score Maximum (ASM)?\",\"answer\":\"ASI increases an ability score by the stated amount, but does not raise the maximum it can be increased to. ASM is the maximum an ability score can be increased naturally to, with player characters capped at 20.\"},{\"question\":\"How do Racial Ability Score Adjustment (RASA/RASI/RASM) and Origin ability terms relate to customizing ability scores?\",\"answer\":\"RASI increases the chosen ability score but does not raise the maximum it can be increased to; RASM can raise the natural maximum beyond 20 due to race options. OASI and OASM work similarly for origin and lineage options, and the text notes that OASM does not deviate from OASA in the same way.\"},{\"question\":\"How does an aasimar’s angelic guide communicate guidance?\",\"answer\":\"The guide provides direction only through dreams, not direct commands or spoken words. Guidance can include visions, prophecies, and feelings, reflecting the guide’s understanding of law and good and its limited insight into evils.\"}]","Aasimar - Ability Score Terms and Angelic Guide Guidance | PDF",1791261290]