Greetings fellow Escapists,
A friend recently convinced me to start reading The Gamer and it got me thinking: if I were in an RPG what would my stats be? So here I'll pose the same question to everyone here: what would your RPG stats be?
For a valid comparison I suggest using the D&D attribute system. 10 is considered average in a stat. For the sake of comparison assume 10 is average for someone of your given age and size. i.e. a 20 year old and a 80 year old might both have average strength of 10 but it does not mean both are equal to each other. Just a few points above or below indicate a considerable change.
I'll list the attributes, explanations, and a few quick examples down below:
Strength (STR)How generally strong you are. Primarily focused on short term physical activities such as weightlifting or sprinting. A 12 might indicate someone who lifts weights consistently whereas a 8 might indicate a person being unable to consistently open pickle jars (damn those jars!).
Dexterity (DEX) How adept you are at working with your hands or how light and agile you might be on your feet. A professional gymnast might have a DEX of 16 whereas someone like a GOOD dentist might have a DEX of 12.
Constitution (CON) Your generally healthiness or endurance. A CON of 12 might indicate someone who runs consistently where as an 8 indicates someone who gets winded walking up several flights of stairs.
Intelligence (INT) How smart you are. A 12 might indicate someone who has studied a particular subject for a few years or is a natural quick learner and a 8 might indicate someone you consistently struggles through schoolwork.
Wisdom (WIS) Your common sense or knowledge of a non academic skill. A 12 might be someone who's acted in a leadership position for several years and an 8 might indicate someone young and inexperienced.
Charima (CHA) How well you talk to others. A 12 indicates someone who is used to speaking to groups of people or whose job requires them to interact with people consistently (lawyers and whatnot). An 8 indicates someone who is a tad "shut in" and doesn't socialize in groups well.
Don't take the examples as too literal. They're more there for a reference for scale then to be strict guidelines. If you feel you have a higher stat for other reasons by all means indicate as such.
And for extra fun I'll see if I can average the stats of those that post so we can get a feel for how highly those on the Escapist think of themselves.
A friend recently convinced me to start reading The Gamer and it got me thinking: if I were in an RPG what would my stats be? So here I'll pose the same question to everyone here: what would your RPG stats be?
For a valid comparison I suggest using the D&D attribute system. 10 is considered average in a stat. For the sake of comparison assume 10 is average for someone of your given age and size. i.e. a 20 year old and a 80 year old might both have average strength of 10 but it does not mean both are equal to each other. Just a few points above or below indicate a considerable change.
I'll list the attributes, explanations, and a few quick examples down below:
Strength (STR)How generally strong you are. Primarily focused on short term physical activities such as weightlifting or sprinting. A 12 might indicate someone who lifts weights consistently whereas a 8 might indicate a person being unable to consistently open pickle jars (damn those jars!).
Dexterity (DEX) How adept you are at working with your hands or how light and agile you might be on your feet. A professional gymnast might have a DEX of 16 whereas someone like a GOOD dentist might have a DEX of 12.
Constitution (CON) Your generally healthiness or endurance. A CON of 12 might indicate someone who runs consistently where as an 8 indicates someone who gets winded walking up several flights of stairs.
Intelligence (INT) How smart you are. A 12 might indicate someone who has studied a particular subject for a few years or is a natural quick learner and a 8 might indicate someone you consistently struggles through schoolwork.
Wisdom (WIS) Your common sense or knowledge of a non academic skill. A 12 might be someone who's acted in a leadership position for several years and an 8 might indicate someone young and inexperienced.
Charima (CHA) How well you talk to others. A 12 indicates someone who is used to speaking to groups of people or whose job requires them to interact with people consistently (lawyers and whatnot). An 8 indicates someone who is a tad "shut in" and doesn't socialize in groups well.
Don't take the examples as too literal. They're more there for a reference for scale then to be strict guidelines. If you feel you have a higher stat for other reasons by all means indicate as such.
STR 9
DEX 10
CON 10
INT 13 Four years of study and thousands of dollars of debt says I've earned it...
WIS 10
CHA 9
Total 61
DEX 10
CON 10
INT 13 Four years of study and thousands of dollars of debt says I've earned it...
WIS 10
CHA 9
Total 61
And for extra fun I'll see if I can average the stats of those that post so we can get a feel for how highly those on the Escapist think of themselves.
Number of posters 65 + one obvious outlier
Average Stats
STR 10.01
DEX 10.29
CON 10.21
INT 11.86
WIS 10.45
CHA 9.27
Total 63.17
Median Stats
STR 10
DEX 10
CON 10
INT 12
WIS 10
CHA 9
Total 61
Please note the median and average totals are calculated from each individual sub total and may not equal sum of each averaged attribute.
Last Update: May 9, 10:06pm EST
Average Stats
STR 10.01
DEX 10.29
CON 10.21
INT 11.86
WIS 10.45
CHA 9.27
Total 63.17
Median Stats
STR 10
DEX 10
CON 10
INT 12
WIS 10
CHA 9
Total 61
Please note the median and average totals are calculated from each individual sub total and may not equal sum of each averaged attribute.
Last Update: May 9, 10:06pm EST
