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<blockquote data-quote="Cadence" data-source="post: 9141411" data-attributes="member: 6701124">For the last few days I've been wondering what the ability scores mean relative to the world in a completely non-systematic hand-wavy way.&nbsp;&nbsp; Say the IRL world population from 1200-1400 was in the ballpark of 400-million,&nbsp;&nbsp; with really big countries (China) having say 60 million, Holy Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire having 12 million,&nbsp; England having 2.5-4.5 million (depending on Plague status), Ireland and Denmark having 600,000, Cairo and Hangzhou at 400k,&nbsp; Paris, Granada, Venice around 100-150k, Lots of big cities in Europe 30-60k.What score puts one among the very highest in the world?&nbsp; (1 in 10 million?)What puts one among the highest in the empire?&nbsp; (1 in a million?)In the country?&nbsp; (1 in 100,000?)In the metropolis?&nbsp; (1 in 10,000?)&lt;who knows&gt;18 (extremely roughly, just go with it 1 in 100; using best 3 of 4d6&nbsp; is 1.62%; using 3d6 is 0.46%; assuming no ASIsSo, I think at least 22 and I might go further - say 24.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Cadence, post: 9141411, member: 6701124"] For the last few days I've been wondering what the ability scores mean relative to the world in a completely non-systematic hand-wavy way. Say the IRL world population from 1200-1400 was in the ballpark of 400-million, with really big countries (China) having say 60 million, Holy Roman Empire and Eastern Roman Empire having 12 million, England having 2.5-4.5 million (depending on Plague status), Ireland and Denmark having 600,000, Cairo and Hangzhou at 400k, Paris, Granada, Venice around 100-150k, Lots of big cities in Europe 30-60k. What score puts one among the very highest in the world? (1 in 10 million?) What puts one among the highest in the empire? (1 in a million?) In the country? (1 in 100,000?) In the metropolis? (1 in 10,000?) <who knows> 18 (extremely roughly, just go with it 1 in 100; using best 3 of 4d6 is 1.62%; using 3d6 is 0.46%; assuming no ASIs So, I think at least 22 and I might go further - say 24. [/QUOTE]

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