MHI - How does wearing armoured gloves effect Dexterity

[BhelliomRahl]

Good day.

 

I wanted to confirm what the modifier applies to when wearing armoured gloves.

MHI p.162

Shooting Gloves: -1 Dex Modifier

Armoured Gauntlet: -3 Dex Modifier

 

Does this modifier effect the characters Characteristic or is it a modifier to dice rolls?

i.e. Character has Dexterity: 15 (Roll: 12)

If the Character wore the Shooting gloves would this reduce their effective Dexterity to 14 (Roll: 12) or would it impose a modifier to the roll - Dex: 15 (Roll: 11) when using the hands?

 

Thank you.

[Steve Long]

It's a reduction to DEX. That may or may not affect a character's DEX-based rolls, depending on what his DEX was in the first place.