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<blockquote data-quote="The Crimson Binome" data-source="post: 6995844" data-attributes="member: 6775031"><p>Except they don't, largely because of bounded accuracy. An ogre, for example, has Strength 19. The chances of any random human having Strength 19, given 3d6 distribution rather than 4d6 drop lowest, is 1 in 216. In a typical village of 2160 muggles, you will have about ten people who are as strong as an ogre, where being equally as strong as someone means you have a ~50% of holding them in place with one hand.</p><p></p><p>It gets worse, because the system <em>doesn't</em> account for size as a relevant factor, but it <em>does</em> account for skill. And since the Monster Manual treats monsters as third-class citizens (right behind NPCs) when determining skill proficiencies, that means ogres generally aren't proficient in Athletics where just about any PC or NPC with Strength 16 or higher <em>will</em> be. The net effect of these interacting rule decisions is that a substantial number of blacksmiths and farmhands have a better-than-even chance of holding an ogre down with one hand.</p><p></p><p>There are conflicting accounts as to whether his grandfather was or was not Zeus. As with any superhero origin story, it underwent several revisions, and there is no single definitive source on that.</p><p></p><p>If he could wrestle a giant to the ground with one hand, that would certainly lend weight to a claim of divine heritage. It's not something that any normal strongman could do.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="The Crimson Binome, post: 6995844, member: 6775031"] Except they don't, largely because of bounded accuracy. An ogre, for example, has Strength 19. The chances of any random human having Strength 19, given 3d6 distribution rather than 4d6 drop lowest, is 1 in 216. In a typical village of 2160 muggles, you will have about ten people who are as strong as an ogre, where being equally as strong as someone means you have a ~50% of holding them in place with one hand. It gets worse, because the system [I]doesn't[/I] account for size as a relevant factor, but it [I]does[/I] account for skill. And since the Monster Manual treats monsters as third-class citizens (right behind NPCs) when determining skill proficiencies, that means ogres generally aren't proficient in Athletics where just about any PC or NPC with Strength 16 or higher [I]will[/I] be. The net effect of these interacting rule decisions is that a substantial number of blacksmiths and farmhands have a better-than-even chance of holding an ogre down with one hand. There are conflicting accounts as to whether his grandfather was or was not Zeus. As with any superhero origin story, it underwent several revisions, and there is no single definitive source on that. If he could wrestle a giant to the ground with one hand, that would certainly lend weight to a claim of divine heritage. It's not something that any normal strongman could do. [/QUOTE]
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