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<blockquote data-quote="Morrus" data-source="post: 6907730" data-attributes="member: 1"><p>[h=4]DEXTERITY[/h]</p><p>Dexterity is a little harder to measure, but we'll give it a try! There are <a href="http://hubpages.com/business/5-Ways-to-Assess-Dexterity-and-Coordination" target="_blank">many tests used in scientific studies</a>, so we'll be borrowing from them without making the test too much hassle or <a href="http://www.rehabmart.com/category/manipulation/dexterity_tests.htm" target="_blank">require special equipment</a>. Note in D&D, this also includes spatial ability and aiming. The standard tests involve pegs and holes, but we can't do that here.</p><p></p><p>But you know what a lot of us do do? We play twitch-based video games.</p><p></p><p>With these tests, do not keep practising them. We're testing your natural Dex, not your ability to learn a skill.</p><p></p><p><strong>TEST 1: NUMBER PICKS</strong></p><p></p><p>Take <a href="http://www.goobix.com/tests/dexterity/" target="_blank">this online test</a>. Don't worry, it starts really slow but speeds up as the numbers disappear.</p><p></p><p>400 seconds is average. Take the number of seconds and divide by 40. Take the result away from 20. I did quite badly - 451 seconds which gives me a Dex score of 9.</p><p></p><p><strong>TEST 2: REACTIONS</strong></p><p></p><p>Take <a href="http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime" target="_blank">this online test</a>. The average is a score of 250 (note it doesn't count people faster than 100ms as no human can do that). Deduct your average time from 500 and divide by 25. I got 228ms, which gives me a Dex score of 11.</p><p></p><p><strong>TEST 3: ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS THREE</strong></p><p></p><p>Take the average of your two Dex scores above and apply the following modifiers.</p><p></p><p>Can you juggle? +2</p><p>Assuming you are of legal age, can you drive? If not, -1.</p><p>Can you dance? +1</p><p>Do you do acrobatics, gymnastics, or martial arts? +2</p><p>Do you play a sport (does not stack with the previous question)? +1</p><p>Are you generally sedentary? -1</p><p></p><p><strong>YOUR FINAL TALLY</strong></p><p></p><p>The average of my two scores (9 and 11) was 10. I can't juggle, do drive, can't dance, don't do acrobatics etc., but am not sedentary. No modifier. My Dex is 10.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Morrus, post: 6907730, member: 1"] [h=4]DEXTERITY[/h] Dexterity is a little harder to measure, but we'll give it a try! There are [URL="http://hubpages.com/business/5-Ways-to-Assess-Dexterity-and-Coordination"]many tests used in scientific studies[/URL], so we'll be borrowing from them without making the test too much hassle or [URL="http://www.rehabmart.com/category/manipulation/dexterity_tests.htm"]require special equipment[/URL]. Note in D&D, this also includes spatial ability and aiming. The standard tests involve pegs and holes, but we can't do that here. But you know what a lot of us do do? We play twitch-based video games. With these tests, do not keep practising them. We're testing your natural Dex, not your ability to learn a skill. [B]TEST 1: NUMBER PICKS[/B] Take [URL="http://www.goobix.com/tests/dexterity/"]this online test[/URL]. Don't worry, it starts really slow but speeds up as the numbers disappear. 400 seconds is average. Take the number of seconds and divide by 40. Take the result away from 20. I did quite badly - 451 seconds which gives me a Dex score of 9. [B]TEST 2: REACTIONS[/B] Take [URL="http://www.humanbenchmark.com/tests/reactiontime"]this online test[/URL]. The average is a score of 250 (note it doesn't count people faster than 100ms as no human can do that). Deduct your average time from 500 and divide by 25. I got 228ms, which gives me a Dex score of 11. [B]TEST 3: ANSWER THESE QUESTIONS THREE[/B] Take the average of your two Dex scores above and apply the following modifiers. Can you juggle? +2 Assuming you are of legal age, can you drive? If not, -1. Can you dance? +1 Do you do acrobatics, gymnastics, or martial arts? +2 Do you play a sport (does not stack with the previous question)? +1 Are you generally sedentary? -1 [B]YOUR FINAL TALLY[/B] The average of my two scores (9 and 11) was 10. I can't juggle, do drive, can't dance, don't do acrobatics etc., but am not sedentary. No modifier. My Dex is 10. [/QUOTE]
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