'DEXTERITY' Dexterity is an ability score representing a combination of a character's agility, reflexes, hand-eye coordination, and the like, aggregated into a primary attribute. Fundamentally, a higher dexterity conveys an improvement on the character's natural armor class and a larger inventory space. It also improves the character's chance to hit successfully with dex-based weaponry - whips, bows, etc. Dexterity advantages are pivotal factors in most skills. The odds of being able to DODGE an attack successfully, land a DIRT KICK or even a BASH grow with the dexterity advantage in exactly the same way as they do with levels.
4.10.4. SUMMARY > YOUR CHARACTER > ATTRIBUTES > DEXTERITY