For some reason the part of the PHB clarifying this is not appearing to me as I peruse the thing. I’m sure it’s right in front of my eyes.
Every few levels, you get to add two attribute points. Can you add both points to a single attribute, or must they be to two separate attributes?
Haven’t played that edition, but from a quick perusal of the “Gaining Levels” section (p27):
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That’s correct; the bumps at 4th, 8th, 14th, 18th, etc., have to be applied to two different stats.
At 11th and 21st level, you add 1 point to all 6 stats.