Let’s assume 10 is an average person and 30 is world class
- Strength
- Dexterity
- Constitution
- Intelligence
- Wisdom
- Charisma
14 STR - I’m a bit above the average person. That’s despite not working out–I could be a lot stronger. Otherwise, I’m more of a good shot than a good puncher. I can still push harder sometimes.
20 DEX - Quick on my feet, nimble, and extra good at not falling. I’d better be, or my status of being a fox is a complete lie.
16 CON - I’m somewhat difficult to break. I have a high pain tolerance as well… not to mention being very determined. The downside is that while I can conserve my energy extremely well in the long run, it does get spent quickly when used all at once, and takes a while to come back.
19 INT - I have always been remarked as intelligent. I will still conveniently forget very basic things. Thanks, ADHD.
24 WIS - I’d handily call this my best stat, and something I could genuinely pursue a successful career in. I am a philosopher, of sorts, and I semi-consistently surprise with my insight. Just don’t tell them about the LSD.
12 CHA - I’m too moody and quiet to give a better score. Very split here. I’m either cute, funny and loving, or an absolute asshole–and my in-between is silence. I can be excellent talk, and I’m described as well spoken, but it’s just too inconsistent. This stat is improving, though.
I’m more of a talker (if I’m not angry) and supportive player. If someone needs something, for some reason, I’ll always have it on hand. I can fight (and you obviously wouldn’t want to be hit by me), but my big talents are all unrelated to fighting.
Thinking babies’ stats in these terms is funny as hell.
Str : 0
Dex : 0
Const : 0
Int: 0
Wis : 0
Cha : 30Str: 11 (I work out a couple times a week and go on 2 walks a day which is more than most people)
Dex: 10 (idk so I assume average)
Con: 10 (see above)
Int: 8 (I have some memory problems)
Wis: 11 (I figured out how to learn things and get a tech job despite the above)
Cha: Are negative numbers allowed?It doesn’t matter because I already have 3 points of exhaustion. 🫨
I threatened to run this as a booth at a gaming convention once. Set up 6-12 basic challenges and then print certificates with your “real life stats block”
I thought about running a stretching class called +1dex.
Sounds hilarious. Can’t wait for my 6 8s.
10 is an average human, so all of us would be 10 or lower for all stats unless we are appreciably above the mean.
Body builders probably would have str around 15 or something.
A PhD scholar would probably have int and wis around there too.
its very safe to say most PhD scholars are well below the mean on Wisdom.
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If 10 is average then anyone above the mean is above 10? Strongmen, Olympic lifters etc. are close to 30 str, since that is “world class”.
I would guess that a lot of “ordinary” people have at least one stat where they are above average, just based on how low “average” is for a lot of stats, and how most people are decently good at something.
Edit: This depends on the distribution of course, but stuff like strength, IQ, etc. are typically close to normally distributed, in which case about half the population is above average in any given stat.
I’m being needlessly pedantic.
In dnd heroes get strong enough to wrestle with a dragon through magic and what not. I don’t think any human devoid of stuff like that would even get to 20 str.
Maybe int and wis are different, I don’t know what 20 int would really be like.
I was just basing myself off OP’s scale, where 10 was “average” and 30 was “world class”, which I interpret as shifting the scale compared to how it would be in a dnd-game, such that the whole scale applies to actual humans.
In that spirit, I think it’s fair to put a talented engineer at 20 int, and an absurdly talented polymath at 30 int. My personal experience is that engineers with some years of field experience are often more “intelligent” (i.e. better at general problem solving) than most PhD’s.
You know, I am about 15 years into my Comp Sci career. I was just thinking about how some solutions to problems just “appear” these days. I was thinking it was wisdom, i have seen the same types of problems for years and know how to fix them better
I remember as a student when I couldn’t understand how professors could “just see” the solutions to problems. I’ve been reflecting after teaching a bit that I’m becoming that person, and how it just feels natural now, and that it’s really just because once you’ve seen enough problems in your field everything kind of just fits together, so new problems don’t really look that new anymore. It feels good to be honest, but I have a hard time thinking of it as wisdom, more just accumulated experience (then again, what is really “wisdom”?)
Haha, even when playing DND I don’t really understand wisdom :)
What do you teach?
“Wisdom”: You’re a sorcerer with a long beard. “Intelligence”: You’re the annoying engineering type that breaks the DM’s beta in creative ways.
I’m a chemist, and I lecture in some engineering-related courses (mostly thermodynamics and mathematics)
I suppose? I quite like the way World of Darkness did it. There wasn’t as much gradation, but the average human was 2/5, and if you were kind of good at something, or you took a community college course, or something, you could justify a 3. The qualifications in the book were a scale the average person in real life was familiar with and probably even had few of (so my EMT license was a 2 in medicine, my Eagle scout was a 1 in survival, and so forth).
It really made you feel unique, rather than promote this “NPC” shit.
The same as a random villager NPC from 3e.
Even a level 1 PC is like 3 times better than a non-adventuring NPC.
I think mine would be around average in most:
- 7 Strength
- 9 Dexterity
- 8 Constitution
- 12 Intelligence
- 11 Wisdom
- 8 Charisma
I would probably focus on Intelligence and Wisdom, but I think having a higher charisma would be also be very nice
Hmmm. If 10 is average and 30 is world-class…
- Strength: 13. I’m a big and fairly muscular guy who goes to the gym regularly.
- Dexterity: 10 (+1). I’m not clumsy, but I’m no gymnast, either. Strictly average, all things considered. I give myself one bonus point on account of being ambidextrous.
- Constitution : 12. Again, regular at the gym. Should probably do more cardio, though.
- Intelligence: 15. I’m a software developer, I’m working on being bilingual, and I have a lot of varied interests. You’ll also note that I can spell and use punctuation properly, which is sadly outside the norm. I’m not bragging, I know I’m well above average in intelligence.
- Wisdom: 10. I’m not the stereotype of a book-smart-but-foolish person, but I’m also smart enough to know I’m not winning any hypothetical wisdom awards. I’ve made average amounts of boneheaded mistakes.
- Charisma: 12 (+1). I’m a better-than-average public speaker, and I have it on good authority (my wife) that I’m reasonably handsome. I also get the (completely unfair) tallness modifier.
All in all, my D&D stats would be pretty decent. Nothing anywhere near the peak of human potential, but not bad.
That tallness modifier is more real for me than I ever realized growing up. Wish I had made better us of that earlier in life. The 4-eyes bonus helped my INT too.
Str 17 Dex 7 Con 6 Int 15 Wis 6 Cha 13
Starting stats. I’m a large guy and just naturally strong. Low dex, I can’t do any activity involving balance other than ride a bike. Con is low, I get sick and when I donit hits hard. Pretty high Int, computer science and gifted. But sabotaged by failing out of college more than once. Cha is ok, I’m an introvert who be engaging when he wants.
Now in my in my 50s Str is down. Int is down, or maybe my Wis has come up enough to realize my Int isn’t as high as I thought.
Str - 9.
Dex - 7.
Con - 12.
Int - 16.
Wis - 14.
Cha - 12.17 str. 10 dex. 10 con. 17 int. 10 wis. 6 cha.
In my 20s i realized I had to spend a feat getting persuade proficiency to make up for my “maybe on the spectrum” social abilities.
In my mind, charisma is easily the hardest one to improve. The rest you can grind out or get better with age but Charisma is tough
I need to start teaching “Charisma for the Neurologically Atypical” classes.
I got my strength from going to the gym 3 hours per week for years.
If I joined an amateur theatre group or something similar that practiced 3 hours per week I’m sure it would improve after a few years.
sure buddy
This is the perfect reply to someone with a 6 charisma.
10 STR - Used to be 14 when I worked out.
12 DEX - Used to be 16, but I’ve kind of stiffened up with age.
10 CON - Average. Always has been.
12 INT - I wouldn’t be able to get paid loads for the occasional perl hack if I wasn’t. However, see below.
8 WIS - See below.
8 CHA - See below.Int and wis might be the other way around. My experiences leads me to conclude that I’m reasonably smart, but still prone to stupid decisions. I’m not sure if I have wisdom that makes up for lack of int, or if lack of wisdom sabotaged my int. My will save is awful, though.
As for charisma, I am OK looking, but I severely lack social skills. I have what you’d call charisn’tma.
charisn’tma
well put. and I feel this.
- Str 3
- Dex 5
- Con 4
- Int 5
- Wis 4
- Cha 2
D&D characters are capable of superhuman feats even with standard stats, so I’d estimate mine pretty low.
No luck stat? Because we all tend to underestimate how much luck plays into everything.
