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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 7265567" data-attributes="member: 6775031"><p>Then Larry shows up, and he actually understands how the world works. He sees his peers spending time with social engagements and playing chess, and he just laughs at them while he continues to pump iron. Later, when a social situation arises, Larry takes point because he has more confidence and jumps in before the other guy can say anything. When a situation calls for tactics, he also proposes a strategy, and convinces everyone else to go with it because he's more confident. Nobody has time to suggest that the other guys might be better at those things, because any advantage they may have is statistically insignificant.</p><p></p><p>A little while down the line, Larry keeps pumping iron and has larger muscles to show for it. While nobody noticed if the other were slightly better in their own <em>supposed</em> areas of expertise, everyone <em>does</em> notice that Larry is more effective in combat than the others, because the dozens of checks required every minute mean that the +1 modifier is no long insignificant. Joe and Bob retire in disgrace, and are replaced by John the Bard and Bob the Rogue.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 7265567, member: 6775031"] Then Larry shows up, and he actually understands how the world works. He sees his peers spending time with social engagements and playing chess, and he just laughs at them while he continues to pump iron. Later, when a social situation arises, Larry takes point because he has more confidence and jumps in before the other guy can say anything. When a situation calls for tactics, he also proposes a strategy, and convinces everyone else to go with it because he's more confident. Nobody has time to suggest that the other guys might be better at those things, because any advantage they may have is statistically insignificant. A little while down the line, Larry keeps pumping iron and has larger muscles to show for it. While nobody noticed if the other were slightly better in their own [I]supposed[/I] areas of expertise, everyone [I]does[/I] notice that Larry is more effective in combat than the others, because the dozens of checks required every minute mean that the +1 modifier is no long insignificant. Joe and Bob retire in disgrace, and are replaced by John the Bard and Bob the Rogue. [/QUOTE]
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