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<blockquote data-quote="DreamChaser" data-source="post: 917690" data-attributes="member: 1190">Stunning Attack: a class feature completely unrelated to any ability score.&nbsp; This does the job of allowing anyone to access Ki.And I shudder to apply &quot;popularity&quot; as a gold standard for anything.&nbsp; If we did, Star Trek would be the height of Sci-Fi (it isn't really sci-fi when it comes down to it, its plots are recycled and derivitive, and it is rife with needless technobabble).Bon Jovi would be the standard of 80's music.Will and Grace would be the &quot;standard&quot; for gay people everywhere.Blonde would the the standard hair color.etc.And please, please, please keep in mind that the fact that the D20 ability scores are built from multiple traits makes comparing them to &quot;real&quot; examples difficult at best.&nbsp; Sure, the DBZ characters may have the common sense of the average dumb and dumber character, but they seem to have sharp senses and clearly an intuitive sense of battle.I, personally, would be a nightmare to do stats for.&nbsp; I have poor muscle power and stamina (so that one's easy).&nbsp; I'm clumsy but have good manual dexterity.&nbsp; I have terrible allergies but a strong tolerance to alcohol and illness.&nbsp; I have a good memory and quick reasoning (again an easier one).&nbsp; I have good common sense but I may as well exist alone in the world for all I tend to pay attention to things going on around me.&nbsp; I have a forceful personality and a way with words but I tend to grate on some people.My stats are contradictory.&nbsp; At best, I have a low strength, and above average intelligence, and a 10 in everything else.That is the price one pays for not having to juggle 30 stats for a character.DC</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DreamChaser, post: 917690, member: 1190"] Stunning Attack: a class feature completely unrelated to any ability score. This does the job of allowing anyone to access Ki. And I shudder to apply "popularity" as a gold standard for anything. If we did, Star Trek would be the height of Sci-Fi (it isn't really sci-fi when it comes down to it, its plots are recycled and derivitive, and it is rife with needless technobabble). Bon Jovi would be the standard of 80's music. Will and Grace would be the "standard" for gay people everywhere. Blonde would the the standard hair color. etc. And please, please, please keep in mind that the fact that the D20 ability scores are built from multiple traits makes comparing them to "real" examples difficult at best. Sure, the DBZ characters may have the common sense of the average dumb and dumber character, but they seem to have sharp senses and clearly an intuitive sense of battle. I, personally, would be a nightmare to do stats for. I have poor muscle power and stamina (so that one's easy). I'm clumsy but have good manual dexterity. I have terrible allergies but a strong tolerance to alcohol and illness. I have a good memory and quick reasoning (again an easier one). I have good common sense but I may as well exist alone in the world for all I tend to pay attention to things going on around me. I have a forceful personality and a way with words but I tend to grate on some people. My stats are contradictory. At best, I have a low strength, and above average intelligence, and a 10 in everything else. That is the price one pays for not having to juggle 30 stats for a character. DC [/QUOTE]

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