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 If I wanted to say STR and DEX, I would use a `3`. If I wanted STR, WIS, and
-CHA, that would be 1 + 16 + 32 = `49`. This is to not have to have more database
-tables than necessary when trying to list one or more ability scores.
+CHA, that would be 1 + 16 + 32 = `49`. This is to give a program-focused data
+return in addition to the textual representation.