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<blockquote data-quote="thorian" data-source="post: 3228041" data-attributes="member: 4727">The simplest way is to use percentile.&nbsp; If your game world uses 4d6 drop the lowest, then the distribution is as follows:3&nbsp; &nbsp; 04&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.0771604945&nbsp; &nbsp; 0.3858024696&nbsp; &nbsp; 1.1574074077&nbsp; &nbsp; 2.7777777788&nbsp; &nbsp; 5.7098765439&nbsp; &nbsp; 10.4938271610&nbsp; &nbsp; 17.515432111&nbsp; &nbsp; 26.9290123512&nbsp; &nbsp; 38.3487654313&nbsp; &nbsp; 51.234567914&nbsp; &nbsp; 64.5061728415&nbsp; &nbsp; 76.8518518516&nbsp; &nbsp; 86.9598765417&nbsp; &nbsp; 94.2129629618&nbsp; &nbsp; 98.37962963So if you test in the 98.38 percentile or above, you get an 18.&nbsp; If you tested in the 45th percentile, you get a 12.The issue, however, is based upon the group which takes the GRE.&nbsp; I would surmise, they are of higher than average intelligence to begin with, so you might want to adjust for that by adding 5% to your percentile, for instance.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="thorian, post: 3228041, member: 4727"] The simplest way is to use percentile. If your game world uses 4d6 drop the lowest, then the distribution is as follows: 3 0 4 0.077160494 5 0.385802469 6 1.157407407 7 2.777777778 8 5.709876543 9 10.49382716 10 17.5154321 11 26.92901235 12 38.34876543 13 51.2345679 14 64.50617284 15 76.85185185 16 86.95987654 17 94.21296296 18 98.37962963 So if you test in the 98.38 percentile or above, you get an 18. If you tested in the 45th percentile, you get a 12. The issue, however, is based upon the group which takes the GRE. I would surmise, they are of higher than average intelligence to begin with, so you might want to adjust for that by adding 5% to your percentile, for instance. [/QUOTE]

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