Talk:The Claw of Kazgaroth/@comment-50.72.253.114-20150925213427/@comment-92.156.60.140-20191218202034

I did some test about losing shorty bonus using ToB version (Baldur's gate trilogy)

Indeed, I don't lose my shorty bonus going from 18 con to 16 con by equiping the claw. (Equipping the claw give me a total of -3 bonus vs spell, not -2 (+1 from losing shorty bonus).

Since shorty bonus is re-calculated only on level-up, I assumed by leveling up it would then apply the penalty. But no, even wearing the claw and leveling up doesn't change anything (I checked I don't improve my saving throw, ofc)

My guess it that the game consider those bonus temporary, and consider you got 18 constitution on leveling up.

Tested on a Fighter/Illusionist gnome