Strength is one of the attributes in Gothic games. It is used to wield melee weapons.
Gothic
You start with 10 strength. You can increase this up to 100 for 1 skill point per strength. You can also increase it (over 100 if you wish) by using amulets and rings as well as potions.
Your strength affects your melee damage (armed or not). All melee weapons require a specific amount of strength to use them.
When you punch a creature, you do weapon damage for whatever number your strength is.
When you hit a creature with a melee weapon you do the number your strength is plus theamount of damage that the weapon does.
For monsters, the same is true. In this case, a wolf biting, a bloodfly stinging or a scavenger picking all count as weapon damage and the severity of their attack depends on the strength of the animal.
For example: you have 15 strength and you are using a withered axe. (13 damage) When you hit a creature, you'll do 15+13=28 weapon damage.
