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14 STR - I'm a bit above the average person. That's despite not working out--I could be a lot stronger. Otherwise, I'm more of a good shot than a good puncher. I can still push harder sometimes.

20 DEX - Quick on my feet, nimble, and extra good at not falling. I'd better be, or my status of being a fox is a complete lie.

16 CON - I'm somewhat difficult to break. I have a high pain tolerance as well.. not to mention being very determined. The downside is that while I can conserve my energy extremely well in the long run, it does get spent quickly when used all at once, and takes a while to come back.

19 INT - I have always been remarked as intelligent. I will still conveniently forget very basic things. Thanks, ADHD.

24 WIS - I'd handily call this my best stat, and something I could genuinely pursue a successful career in. I am a philosopher, of sorts, and I semi-consistently surprise with my insight. Just don't tell them about the LSD.

12 CHA - I'm too moody and quiet to give a better score. Very split here. I'm either cute, funny and loving, or an absolute asshole--and my in-between is silence. I can be excellent talk, and I'm described as well spoken, but it's just too inconsistent. This stat is improving, though.

I'm more of a talker (if I'm not angry) and supportive player. If someone needs something, for some reason, I'll always have it on hand. I can fight (and you obviously wouldn't want to be hit by me), but my big talents are all unrelated to fighting.

Thinking babies' stats in these terms is funny as hell.
Str : 0
Dex : 0
Const : 0
Int: 0
Wis : 0
Cha : 30

It doesn't matter because I already have 3 points of exhaustion. 🫨

Str: 11 (I work out a couple times a week and go on 2 walks a day which is more than most people)
Dex: 10 (idk so I assume average)
Con: 10 (see above)
Int: 8 (I have some memory problems)
Wis: 11 (I figured out how to learn things and get a tech job despite the above)
Cha: Are negative numbers allowed?

I threatened to run this as a booth at a gaming convention once. Set up 6-12 basic challenges and then print certificates with your "real life stats block"

10 is an average human, so all of us would be 10 or lower for all stats unless we are appreciably above the mean.

Body builders probably would have str around 15 or something.

A PhD scholar would probably have int and wis around there too.

The same as a random villager NPC from 3e.

Even a level 1 PC is like 3 times better than a non-adventuring NPC.

17 str. 10 dex. 10 con. 17 int. 10 wis. 6 cha.

In my 20s i realized I had to spend a feat getting persuade proficiency to make up for my "maybe on the spectrum" social abilities.

I think mine would be around average in most:

• 7 Strength
• 9 Dexterity
• 8 Constitution
• 12 Intelligence
• 11 Wisdom
• 8 Charisma

I would probably focus on Intelligence and Wisdom, but I think having a higher charisma would be also be very nice

Hmmm. If 10 is average and 30 is world-class...

• Strength: 13. I'm a big and fairly muscular guy who goes to the gym regularly.
• Dexterity: 10 (+1). I'm not clumsy, but I'm no gymnast, either. Strictly average, all things considered. I give myself one bonus point on account of being ambidextrous.
• Constitution : 12. Again, regular at the gym. Should probably do more cardio, though.
• Intelligence: 15. I'm a software developer, I'm working on being bilingual, and I have a lot of varied interests. You'll also note that I can spell and use punctuation properly, which is sadly outside the norm. I'm not bragging, I know I'm well above average in intelligence.
• Wisdom: 10. I'm not the stereotype of a book-smart-but-foolish person, but I'm also smart enough to know I'm not winning any hypothetical wisdom awards. I've made average amounts of boneheaded mistakes.
• Charisma: 12 (+1). I'm a better-than-average public speaker, and I have it on good authority (my wife) that I'm reasonably handsome. I also get the (completely unfair) tallness modifier.

All in all, my D&D stats would be pretty decent. Nothing anywhere near the peak of human potential, but not bad.

Str 17 Dex 7 Con 6 Int 15 Wis 6 Cha 13

Starting stats. I'm a large guy and just naturally strong. Low dex, I can't do any activity involving balance other than ride a bike. Con is low, I get sick and when I donit hits hard. Pretty high Int, computer science and gifted. But sabotaged by failing out of college more than once. Cha is ok, I'm an introvert who be engaging when he wants.

Now in my in my 50s Str is down. Int is down, or maybe my Wis has come up enough to realize my Int isn't as high as I thought.

Str - 9.
Dex - 7.
Con - 12.
Int - 16.
Wis - 14.
Cha - 12.

10 STR - Used to be 14 when I worked out.
12 DEX - Used to be 16, but I've kind of stiffened up with age.
10 CON - Average. Always has been.
12 INT - I wouldn't be able to get paid loads for the occasional perl hack if I wasn't. However, see below.
8 WIS - See below.
8 CHA - See below.

Int and wis might be the other way around. My experiences leads me to conclude that I'm reasonably smart, but still prone to stupid decisions. I'm not sure if I have wisdom that makes up for lack of int, or if lack of wisdom sabotaged my int. My will save is awful, though.

As for charisma, I am OK looking, but I severely lack social skills. I have what you'd call charisn'tma.

• Str 3
• Dex 5
• Con 4
• Int 5
• Wis 4
• Cha 2

D&D characters are capable of superhuman feats even with standard stats, so I'd estimate mine pretty low.

No luck stat? Because we all tend to underestimate how much luck plays into everything.

I have absolutely mediocre stats, but the player is using slightly loaded dice. Not enough that everything is a 20, but enough that I have very few 1s.

• STR 10
• DEX 10
• CON 8
• INT 12
• WIS 8
• CHA 8

• 10 STR
• 10 DEX
• 10 CON
• 10 INT
• 6 WIS
• 6 CHA

Think of the default model that appears in character creators.

I'd love to re-spec. Take away some dexterity and wisdom and put some in charisma

So on a scale of 1-30? Not 1-18?

Okay then:

• STR 4
• DEX 6
• CON 17
• INT 18
• WIS 21
• CHA 12

For justification:

I can't lift most things people can, in many ways im less strong than comparable in terms of height cis women. I'm a clutz but can occasionally display dexterity like dodging out of the way of something or catching a difficult casual throw of some object.

I recovered from surgery about 2 months ahead of schedule, I frequently just ignore the fact food is expired and eat it and I'm fine most of the time, never been seriously sick or broke a bone and have put my body through absolute hell in terms of circumstances and drugs and am fine.

I wouldn't say I'm smart but I do work in cybersecurity and am learning hacking which requires a lot of brain effort, so I suppose being able to keep up with that must mean I'm fairly above average.

Wisdom I'd say I'm pretty high on, I can connect between disparate ideas and cross-domain knowledge fairly easily and intuitively.

My charisma is okay when I am dunking and roasting people, I have a good sense of humour, but I'm not very convincing, I'm a critic.

My group did a multi-shot where we played ourselves, and we each set each other's stats. Each of us took a turn being DM so we could each play ourselves.

Mine was something like 8, 9, 8, 14, 12, 8

I'd have to dig up that ancient sheet to know for sure.

Then I spent a decent chunk of the campaign trying to build a phone charger out of random things you'd find in Chult.

Hmm well not sure but I'll try:

STR 6
DEX 12
CON 10
INT 12
WIS 12
CHA 8

Or perhaps more accurately would be to lower wisdom and dexterity and give myself expertise/proficiency on a few skills, namely, Perception, Nature, Animal Handling, Medicine, Insight, Sleight of Hand, Investigation.

Follow up question: You say that 10 is average and 30 is world class, but what kind of distribution are we talking about, and what is the variance?

If I'm the strongest guy in a randomly selected group of 100, I'm far above average, but still miles away from being world class, but does that put my strength at closer to 15 or closer to 20? (Please note: I would not be the strongest in a random group of 100, unless all the other 99 happen to have severe muscle atrophy)

• Str: 8
• Dex: 10
• Con: 12
• Int: 11
• Wis: 10
• Cha: 12

Pretty boring tbh, I don't get sick very often at all and can forrest gump it for ages. My Cha at 21 would probably be 11 but I do think I've developed a decent amount just through life experience/learning how to build rapport quickly with new colleagues and acquaintances who have become friends

• Str 10
• Dex 12
• Con 8-9
• Int 20-24
• Wiz 18-22
• Cha 9-10

Hard to tell, but with 30 as world class, I think a lot of people are underestimating what they are capable of.

As for what I would focus new points into; I should take the +1dex class someone suggested, stretching and yoga are good for you; Cha boosts would give me an outsized advantage in a lot of situations....so Charisma it is.

• Strength: 9

• Dexterity: 10

• Constitution: 11

• Intelligence: 15

• Wisdom: 13

• Charisma: 10

(i think this depends a lot on how you imagine the average person)