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<blockquote data-quote="pawsplay" data-source="post: 3500620" data-attributes="member: 15538"><p>I'm always baffled by this reaction. For every 12 Int there is, someone else has an 8. Simply being in generally good health, having a solid college education, a significant number of friends, and pretty good driving skills probably rates straight 12s, considering the strictly average person is not in great health, is not a very good driver, can't remember anything they studied in high school, regularly misses social cues, and is timid enough to be bullied into nearly anything.</p><p></p><p>Arguably, anyone who was ever in the "out" crowd in high school and did not compromise their identity probably has a base Will save of at least +2, Iron Will, or a pretty good Wisdom.</p><p></p><p>Someone with Int 12 is not likely to throw away an iron skillet at Taco Cabana that had food on it. Someone with Int and Wis 10 is somewhat likely to do so, or they wouldn't have a sign up telling you not to do so.</p><p></p><p>Someone with a 10 Intelligence is halfway between an above average student who is college bound and a below average student who struggles to graduate high school.</p><p></p><p>I've regularly played in gaming groups whose tested and retested IQ and SAT scores, statistically speaking, would all rate 17 or higher, mostly 18s, and who have over the years demonstrated the ability to accumulate many skill ranks in a very short period of time. </p><p></p><p>Simply being able to log onto the Internet and post here probably rates an averate Int of 12 or so. Sure, there are some 10s and maybe even some 8s here and about, but there are plenty of 14s and 16s, too. </p><p></p><p>There are plenty of Charisma 12+ types here, too... keep in mind how many Cha 8 people you see on a regular basis ineffectually railing at people just doing their jobs or causing people not to sit next to them in class. For every Cat Piss Man who hangs out at a gaming store somewhere, somewhere else there is the guy with the natural 18. </p><p></p><p>The "average" person is not a "typical" one at all, because people with very high ability scores would tend to be successful or liked in some fashion, whereas people with very low ones are often marginalized. Someone with a Charisma of 3 probably doesn't leave their house on a daily basis. Someone with a Constitution of 3 does not go to a burger joint for lunch. Someone with an intelligence of 3 probably doesn't have a driver's license or perhaps even a job. </p><p></p><p>You probably don't game with lots of people with very low Int, Cha, and perhaps Wis. That doesn't mean gamers have unviersally high scores in those stats, but since the group is skewed upwards, you will have (on average) somewhat higher scores and perhaps exceptional numbers of very high scores. Str, Dex, and Con, however, should approximate a normal curve. That seems to be consistent with what's been posted in this tread; Str, Dex, and Con have been posted anywhere from 7 to 18. I could easily believe the scores posted were rolled on 3d6.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="pawsplay, post: 3500620, member: 15538"] I'm always baffled by this reaction. For every 12 Int there is, someone else has an 8. Simply being in generally good health, having a solid college education, a significant number of friends, and pretty good driving skills probably rates straight 12s, considering the strictly average person is not in great health, is not a very good driver, can't remember anything they studied in high school, regularly misses social cues, and is timid enough to be bullied into nearly anything. Arguably, anyone who was ever in the "out" crowd in high school and did not compromise their identity probably has a base Will save of at least +2, Iron Will, or a pretty good Wisdom. Someone with Int 12 is not likely to throw away an iron skillet at Taco Cabana that had food on it. Someone with Int and Wis 10 is somewhat likely to do so, or they wouldn't have a sign up telling you not to do so. Someone with a 10 Intelligence is halfway between an above average student who is college bound and a below average student who struggles to graduate high school. I've regularly played in gaming groups whose tested and retested IQ and SAT scores, statistically speaking, would all rate 17 or higher, mostly 18s, and who have over the years demonstrated the ability to accumulate many skill ranks in a very short period of time. Simply being able to log onto the Internet and post here probably rates an averate Int of 12 or so. Sure, there are some 10s and maybe even some 8s here and about, but there are plenty of 14s and 16s, too. There are plenty of Charisma 12+ types here, too... keep in mind how many Cha 8 people you see on a regular basis ineffectually railing at people just doing their jobs or causing people not to sit next to them in class. For every Cat Piss Man who hangs out at a gaming store somewhere, somewhere else there is the guy with the natural 18. The "average" person is not a "typical" one at all, because people with very high ability scores would tend to be successful or liked in some fashion, whereas people with very low ones are often marginalized. Someone with a Charisma of 3 probably doesn't leave their house on a daily basis. Someone with a Constitution of 3 does not go to a burger joint for lunch. Someone with an intelligence of 3 probably doesn't have a driver's license or perhaps even a job. You probably don't game with lots of people with very low Int, Cha, and perhaps Wis. That doesn't mean gamers have unviersally high scores in those stats, but since the group is skewed upwards, you will have (on average) somewhat higher scores and perhaps exceptional numbers of very high scores. Str, Dex, and Con, however, should approximate a normal curve. That seems to be consistent with what's been posted in this tread; Str, Dex, and Con have been posted anywhere from 7 to 18. I could easily believe the scores posted were rolled on 3d6. [/QUOTE]
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