[RPG] If I have a saving throw proficiency does that also mean I am proficient in the ability

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Take for example, if my character is a Barbarian, one of her saving throw proficiencies is Strength. Does this mean that if she needs to perform a "Strength Check" I can add her proficiency bonus to the Strength modifier as well? Or does the proficiency bonus ONLY apply to saving throws?

To be clear, I am not asking if a saving throw proficiency in any way translates to a skill proficiency. My question is purely about ability checks and ability saving throws only.

Best Answer

No

You can only add a proficiency bonus to your ability checks when you have a feature that allows it. For example, Bards have the Jack of All Trades feature:

Starting at 2nd level, you can add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any ability check you make that doesn't already include your proficiency bonus.

Saving throw proficiencies apply to saving throws and nothing else.