diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/characters.css b/app/assets/stylesheets/characters.css
index 1ca07f4..23d2f9a 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/characters.css
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/characters.css
@@ -49,3 +49,29 @@
     padding: 1em;
   }
 }
+
+.stats {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-wrap: wrap;
+  gap: .2em;
+  justify-content: center;
+}
+
+.stat {
+  display: flex;
+  flex-direction: column;
+  border-radius: var(--border-radius);
+  h6 {
+    font-size: .8em;
+    text-align: center;
+    background-color: var(--background-color);
+    color: var(--header-text-color);
+    margin: 0;
+    padding: .5em;
+  }
+  input {
+    text-align: center;
+    font-size: 3em;
+    width: 2.5em;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb b/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2b5fb50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/stats_controller.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+class StatsController < ApplicationController
+  before_action :set_section, only: [ :new, :create ]
+  before_action :set_character, only: [ :new, :create ]
+
+  def new
+    @stat = @section.stats.new
+  end
+
+  def create
+    @stat = @section.stats.new(stat_params)
+    unless @stat.save
+      render :new, status: :unprocessable_entity
+    end
+  end
+
+  private
+    def set_character
+      @character = @section.character
+    end
+
+    def set_section
+      @section = Current.user.character_sheet_sections.find(params[:character_sheet_section_id])
+    end
+
+    def stat_params
+      params.require(:stat).permit(
+        :name,
+        :value,
+        :roll_command,
+        :character_sheet_section_id,
+      )
+    end
+end
diff --git a/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_character_sheet_section.html.erb b/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_character_sheet_section.html.erb
index d6f19dd..ab2cb4a 100644
--- a/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_character_sheet_section.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_character_sheet_section.html.erb
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
   <h4><%= character_sheet_section.name %></h4>
 
   <div class="content">
+    <div id="<%= dom_id(character_sheet_section) %>_stats" class="stats">
+      <%= render character_sheet_section.stats %>
+    </div>
     <div id="<%= dom_id(character_sheet_section) %>_sections">
       <%= render character_sheet_section.character_sheet_subsections %>
     </div>
diff --git a/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_edit_links.html.erb b/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_edit_links.html.erb
index 1eb97d7..74cb69c 100644
--- a/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_edit_links.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/character_sheet_sections/_edit_links.html.erb
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 <%# locals: (section:, parent:, id:) -%>
 <%= link_to t(".add_subsection"),
-  new_character_character_sheet_section_path(@character, parent_section_id: parent&.id),
-  data: { turbo_stream: true } %>
-<% unless id == "character_sheet_add_section" %>
-<%= link_to t(".delete_section", name: section.name), character_sheet_section_path(section),
-  data: { turbo_method: :delete, turbo_confirm: t(".confirm_delete", name: section.name) } %>
+      new_character_character_sheet_section_path(@character, parent_section_id: parent&.id),
+      data: { turbo_stream: true } %>
+<% if section.present? %>
+  <%= link_to t(".add_stat"),
+        new_character_sheet_section_stat_path(section), data: { turbo_stream: true } %>
+<% end %>
+<% unless id == "character_sheet_add_section" %>
+  <%= link_to t(".delete_section", name: section.name), character_sheet_section_path(section),
+        data: { turbo_method: :delete, turbo_confirm: t(".confirm_delete", name: section.name) } %>
 <% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/stats/_form.html.erb b/app/views/stats/_form.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fd5838a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/stats/_form.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+<section class="inset">
+  <%= form_with model: @stat, url: character_sheet_section_stats_path(@section) do |f| %>
+    <%= f.hidden_field :character_sheet_section_id, value: @section.id %>
+
+    <%= f.label :name %>
+    <%= f.text_field :name %>
+    <%= display_form_errors(@section, :name) %>
+
+    <%= f.label :roll_command %>
+    <%= f.text_field :roll_command %>
+    <%= display_form_errors(@section, :roll_command) %>
+
+    <%= f.submit button_text %>
+  <% end %>
+</section>
diff --git a/app/views/stats/_stat.html.erb b/app/views/stats/_stat.html.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0175048
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/stats/_stat.html.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+<div class="stat" id="<%= dom_id(stat) %>">
+  <h6><%= stat.name %></h6>
+  <input type="number" value="<%= stat.value %>" step="1">
+</div>
diff --git a/app/views/stats/create.turbo_stream.erb b/app/views/stats/create.turbo_stream.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f9d4f97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/stats/create.turbo_stream.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+<%= content_target = "#{dom_id(@section)}_stats" %>
+<%= turbo_stream.append(content_target) do %>
+  <%= render @stat %>
+<% end %>
+
+<%= form_target = "#{dom_id(@section)}_add_section" %>
+<%= turbo_stream.replace(form_target) do %>
+  <div id="#{dom_id(@section)}_add_section">
+    <%= render partial: "character_sheet_sections/edit_links", locals: { section: @section, parent: @section.parent_section, id: nil} %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/app/views/stats/new.turbo_stream.erb b/app/views/stats/new.turbo_stream.erb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5fc376d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/stats/new.turbo_stream.erb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<% target = "#{dom_id(@stat.character_sheet_section)}_add_section" %>
+<%= turbo_stream.replace(target) do %>
+  <div id="<%= target %>">
+    <%= render partial: "form", locals: { button_text: t(".create_stat") } %>
+  </div>
+<% end %>
diff --git a/config/locales/en.yml b/config/locales/en.yml
index 9cb8277..77d26b5 100644
--- a/config/locales/en.yml
+++ b/config/locales/en.yml
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ en:
       add_subsection: Add subsection
       delete_section: Delete %{name}
       confirm_delete: Are you sure you want to delete this section?
+      add_stat: Add stat
     index:
       character_sheet: "%{name}’s character sheet"
       no_sections: This character sheet has no content
@@ -129,6 +130,9 @@ en:
     destroy:
       log_out: Log out
       success: "You have signed out."
+  stats:
+    new:
+      create_stat: Create stat
   table_invite_mailer:
     invite_new_user:
       subject: You’ve been invited to join a game on Tabletop Companion!
diff --git a/config/routes.rb b/config/routes.rb
index af74565..21eda7b 100644
--- a/config/routes.rb
+++ b/config/routes.rb
@@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ Rails.application.routes.draw do
   resources :password_resets, only: [ :new, :create, :edit, :update ]
   resources :sessions, only: [ :new, :create, :destroy ]
 
-  resources :character_sheet_sections, only: [ :destroy ]
+  resources :character_sheet_sections, only: [ :destroy ] do
+    resources :stats, only: [ :new, :create ]
+  end
   resources :characters do
     resources :character_sheet_sections, only: [ :index, :new, :create ]
   end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20240607091417_create_stats.rb b/db/migrate/20240607091417_create_stats.rb
index 1368dc6..3713928 100644
--- a/db/migrate/20240607091417_create_stats.rb
+++ b/db/migrate/20240607091417_create_stats.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class CreateStats < ActiveRecord::Migration[7.1]
       t.string :name, null: false
       t.string :slug, null: false
       t.belongs_to :character_sheet_section, null: false, foreign_key: true
-      t.decimal :value, null: false, default: 0
+      t.integer :value, null: false, default: 0
       t.string :roll_command
 
       t.timestamps
diff --git a/test/controllers/stats_controller_test.rb b/test/controllers/stats_controller_test.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3414204
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/controllers/stats_controller_test.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+# frozen_string_literal: true
+
+require "test_helper"
+
+class StatsControllerTest < ActionDispatch::IntegrationTest
+  test "should render new turbo stream" do
+    sign_in users(:trevor)
+    get new_character_sheet_section_stat_url(character_sheet_sections(:stats)), as: :turbo_stream
+    assert_response :success
+  end
+
+  test "should create stat" do
+    sign_in users(:trevor)
+    assert_difference "Stat.count", 1 do
+      post character_sheet_section_stats_url(character_sheet_sections(:stats)),
+           params: { stat: { name: "Wisdom", character_sheet_section_id: character_sheet_sections(:stats).id } },
+           as: :turbo_stream
+    end
+  end
+end
diff --git a/todo.md b/todo.md
index b997165..59d3bbc 100644
--- a/todo.md
+++ b/todo.md
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+- fix inconsistencies in nested create: do we need to submit the id or use in url?
+- add stat stimulus controller to update stats
 - default avatars
 - add uuid/slug to characters and any other url-visible ids
 - shared/private notes