D&D General Which ability score would you like to increase to 18 in real life?

[Parmandur]

You forgot the "I wouldn't want to downgrade anything" option.

 

[DammitVictor]

Could either go with one of my dump stats (DEX/WIS/CON) or push my CHA.

Though, I would really much rather have straight 16s.

 

[Doc_Klueless]

I work delivering anesthesia in healthcare. I see such sick people. Good, wholesome people wracked with disease and sickness. I live in fear of lingering on and on and on.

I'll take Constitution, please.

 

[coolAlias]

The older I get,the more I think health matters over the rest.

Absolutely. I'll take being a curmudgeonly old guy that falls for all the robocall scams over being a super smart and charismatic guy that keels over before 40.

 

[TwoSix]

Con, easily. If you don't have your health, you don't have anything.

 

[doctorhook]

Wisdom. All the rest can just keep getting me into trouble, but wisdom is the one that can help me get out of it.

 

[RSIxidor]

Interesting to see no one really caring about strength so far.

 

[Azzy]

Definitely Wisdom. There's being smart, and then there's making smart choices. I know where I come up short.

You and me both.

 

[ccs]

Interesting to see no one really caring about strength so far.

Average strength is serving me well enough.

And I'm certain Con is already my high stat. Though if bumping my Con to 18 would grant me regeneration I'd have picked that without a second thought.
Since it wont, and the chronic damage (CLL) has already been done (even the toughest of us can fail a Save you know), I'll take the Int boost to help me keep making the $ I need to pump into my health care.

 

[Leatherhead]

Do you know how much you would have to eat in order to maintain that 18 STR? I've seen The Rock's diet plan, no thank you!

Dexterity is only really useful if you are young and have a future in the entertainment or sports industries.

Constitution is tempting. If it wasn't for modern medicine I would have been dead 3 times over by now. On the other hand, I've already come this far, why hedge my bets just to maintain my life when I could propel it upward?

Intelligence? I can't handle how overactive my brain gets as it is. Cranking that up would be a nightmare!

A high Wisdom will just make you live with regret over not picking something else.

That leaves Charisma, and everyone knows Charisma is OP IRL.