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<blockquote data-quote="Jack Simth" data-source="post: 4722070" data-attributes="member: 29252">On 3d6 (which is the NPC class roll, generally), you'll get an 18 once out of every 216 rolls, a little under half a percent for any given roll (it's much higher on the PC's 4d6 drop lowest, but still not very high).&nbsp; With six 3d6 rolls, the chance that there's at least one 18 in there is just a hair under 3%.&nbsp; The guy with 18 Dex?&nbsp; He's likely to go into some profession where reaction time matters - Race Car driving, baseball, whatever.&nbsp; But yes, more often than not, when someone takes a swing at him, he'll dodge, block, and/or counterpunch the guy.&nbsp; The annoying bit, though, is that most things are skills, when it comes down to it - from lifting weights (strength) to hitting things, to picking locks, to tricking people into doing what you want.&nbsp; However, the d20 puts more of a spin on things than you get at 1st level, regardless (unless you really, really focus).&nbsp; That +4 from the stat?&nbsp; It means that all else being equal, he's 20% more likely to succeed on a tricky task.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jack Simth, post: 4722070, member: 29252"] On 3d6 (which is the NPC class roll, generally), you'll get an 18 once out of every 216 rolls, a little under half a percent for any given roll (it's much higher on the PC's 4d6 drop lowest, but still not very high). With six 3d6 rolls, the chance that there's at least one 18 in there is just a hair under 3%. The guy with 18 Dex? He's likely to go into some profession where reaction time matters - Race Car driving, baseball, whatever. But yes, more often than not, when someone takes a swing at him, he'll dodge, block, and/or counterpunch the guy. The annoying bit, though, is that most things are skills, when it comes down to it - from lifting weights (strength) to hitting things, to picking locks, to tricking people into doing what you want. However, the d20 puts more of a spin on things than you get at 1st level, regardless (unless you really, really focus). That +4 from the stat? It means that all else being equal, he's 20% more likely to succeed on a tricky task. [/QUOTE]

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