Attributes, What kind of distribution do you think there is? |
Attributes, What kind of distribution do you think there is? |
Mar 23 2009, 07:53 AM
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QUOTE HUMAN ATTRIBUTE RATINGS Rating Description 1 Weak 2 Underdeveloped 3 Typical 4 Improved 5 Superior 6 Maximum unmodified human Okay, we know the table. What do people think the distribution of Attributes is like? 3 is Typical, but what percentage of the population does this represent? What percentage are at the extremes? Any thoughts/ideas/suggestions? |
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Mar 23 2009, 12:08 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 174 Joined: 23-February 09 From: Tír na nÓg Member No.: 16,906 |
For humans, I've always thought that having an attribute at 3 would be normal for someone who survives in the shadows, but a 2 would be "typical" for a normal citizen if he didnt have a job that needed it. Why would an office clerk who never does any physical excercise have a body of 3 unless he goes to the gym?
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Mar 23 2009, 01:34 PM
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Moving Target Group: Members Posts: 992 Joined: 23-December 08 From: the Tampa Sprawl Member No.: 16,707 |
You average office clerk is underdeveloped physically. That is just a given.
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Mar 23 2009, 01:47 PM
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I generally assume that about 95% of the population will fall between 2 and 4.
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Mar 23 2009, 05:35 PM
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Moving Target Group: Dumpshocked Posts: 748 Joined: 22-April 07 From: Vermont Member No.: 11,507 |
I've always assumed that there was an approximate fit to a normal bell curve:
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Mar 23 2009, 05:40 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,408 Joined: 31-January 04 From: Reston VA, USA Member No.: 6,046 |
I think the new average is about 2.5. Those attributes that the average person uses every day will, on average, be 3. Those attributes that an average person rarely relies on will be 2.
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Mar 23 2009, 06:15 PM
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Neophyte Runner Group: Members Posts: 2,336 Joined: 24-February 08 From: Albuquerque, New Mexico Member No.: 15,706 |
Not the exact spread I would use, but just as a rough example to how the curve of attribute spread should look like; the majority of people will be "underdeveloped" in 5-7 of their 8 attributes.
1: 10 2: 50 3: 30 4: 10 5: 2 6: 0.1 |
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Mar 23 2009, 06:26 PM
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Running Target Group: Members Posts: 1,002 Joined: 22-April 06 From: Canada Member No.: 8,494 |
I always took it kinda like this:
Human with attributes: 1 => completely inept (example a str 1 = barley can stand under their own weight) 2 => Underdeveloped (example a str 2 = your typical "weekling") 3 => Average (example a str 3 = standard human age 25-50 can pick up a child with ease) 4 => Above average (example a str 4 = some one that works out daily and has defined muscle mass) 5 => Superior (example a str 5 = your average pro athlete American football player) 6 => Elite (example a str 6 = World's strongest man contestant) 7 => Godlike (example a str 7 = A roid monkey) |
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