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SixOfSpades · 12-04-2003, 09:02 PM

Yeah, an average score of 9 is about right for non-adventuring sorts. But that doesn't mean that they're ALL 9's: Someone who has 12 STR but 6 WIS might choose to do manual labor, while someone with 15 CON but low CHA might become a coal miner (the pay's good, if you can tolerate the bad air).
Adventurers, however, can be relied on to have average stats much higher than 9, because if they were no better than anyone else, they'd have to be pretty stupid to become adventurers.

Xen: Can you juggle 8 balls at a time? Tightrope between skyscrapers? Pick locks with a paper clip? Then 18 DEX you probably ain't got. These are all things that Humans can do, and since Humans are capped at 18 DEX....you get the idea. As for the 18 CON....I suppose the circus performer who stopped cannonballs with his stomach would be a good bar to aim for.

12-04-2003, 09:02 PM	#10
SixOfSpades Dracolisk Join Date: September 16, 2001 Location: Bellingham, WA, USA Age: 48 Posts: 6,901	Yeah, an average score of 9 is about right for non-adventuring sorts. But that doesn't mean that they're ALL 9's: Someone who has 12 STR but 6 WIS might choose to do manual labor, while someone with 15 CON but low CHA might become a coal miner (the pay's good, if you can tolerate the bad air). Adventurers, however, can be relied on to have average stats much higher than 9, because if they were no better than anyone else, they'd have to be pretty stupid to become adventurers. Xen: Can you juggle 8 balls at a time? Tightrope between skyscrapers? Pick locks with a paper clip? Then 18 DEX you probably ain't got. These are all things that Humans can do, and since Humans are capped at 18 DEX....you get the idea. As for the 18 CON....I suppose the circus performer who stopped cannonballs with his stomach would be a good bar to aim for. __________________ Volothamp's Comeuppance Everything you ever needed to know about the entire Baldur's Gate series......except spoilers.