I've created a character wielding some 'finesse' weapons that i'm proficient with. My dexterity bonus is +4 and proficiency bonus is +2. In the character sheet this gives me an attack role of +6 but a damage roll of +4. The Players handbook states on p196 that for the damage roll you add 'the same modifier used for the attack roll'. Doesn't that mean that attack roll should also be +6?
The "modifier" is your Dexterity modifier, +4. So the damage roll is using that. The attack roll uses your Dexterity modifier + your Proficiency Bonus.
When it says "use the same modifier" for a finesse weapon, it means that if you use Dexterity for the attack, it should use Dexterity for the damage as well, or Strength for the attack and also damage.
(This can matter for certain classes (like Barbarian) where features depend on an attack being made using Strength.)
I've created a character wielding some 'finesse' weapons that i'm proficient with. My dexterity bonus is +4 and proficiency bonus is +2. In the character sheet this gives me an attack role of +6 but a damage roll of +4. The Players handbook states on p196 that for the damage roll you add 'the same modifier used for the attack roll'. Doesn't that mean that attack roll should also be +6?
The "modifier" is your Dexterity modifier, +4. So the damage roll is using that. The attack roll uses your Dexterity modifier + your Proficiency Bonus.
When it says "use the same modifier" for a finesse weapon, it means that if you use Dexterity for the attack, it should use Dexterity for the damage as well, or Strength for the attack and also damage.
(This can matter for certain classes (like Barbarian) where features depend on an attack being made using Strength.)
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Thanks I get it now