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<blockquote data-quote="RangerWickett" data-source="post: 168783" data-attributes="member: 63">I think you're quite a bit off with that number.&nbsp; This is a really rough estimate, but that amounts to a lifting capacity of:10^29293 pounds.As an example of how huge that number is, the universe is about 10^17 seconds old.&nbsp; So if I tried to type 10^29293 out as an actual number, it would take me several gajillion times the length of the universe to finish typing it.&nbsp; Jupiter has a mass of somewhere between 10^18 and 10^22.&nbsp; Your Superman could move, . . . oh, the entire universe.&nbsp; With lots of strength left to spare.So no, Superman is not that strong.&nbsp; If we assume that, at his best, he can move planet Earth 10^16 pounds.&nbsp; Superman would thus have a Strength of slightly less than 300.&nbsp; According to the PHB, a strength of 10 can lift 100 lbs., and for every 10 points you go above that, you quadruple the lifting weight.&nbsp; x4 at Str 20, x16 at 30 Str, etc.&nbsp; At Strength 300, a person could lift 2.8 x10^20 pounds.&nbsp; About enough for Jupiter.Any Supers system that allows for Strengths above 300 is kidding itself.&nbsp; How much Strength do the gods in Deities and Demigods have?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="RangerWickett, post: 168783, member: 63"] I think you're quite a bit off with that number. This is a really rough estimate, but that amounts to a lifting capacity of: 10^29293 pounds. As an example of how huge that number is, the universe is about 10^17 seconds old. So if I tried to type 10^29293 out as an actual number, it would take me several gajillion times the length of the universe to finish typing it. Jupiter has a mass of somewhere between 10^18 and 10^22. Your Superman could move, . . . oh, the entire universe. With lots of strength left to spare. So no, Superman is not that strong. If we assume that, at his best, he can move planet Earth 10^16 pounds. Superman would thus have a Strength of slightly less than 300. According to the PHB, a strength of 10 can lift 100 lbs., and for every 10 points you go above that, you quadruple the lifting weight. x4 at Str 20, x16 at 30 Str, etc. At Strength 300, a person could lift 2.8 x10^20 pounds. About enough for Jupiter. Any Supers system that allows for Strengths above 300 is kidding itself. How much Strength do the gods in Deities and Demigods have? [/QUOTE]

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