Exercise: What are your starting stats if life was a game?

darkxshade

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Suppose life the way it is now is a game and you were given 50 points to allocate them into the following categories for yourself before you were born, how would you allocate them? Keep in mind that like all games, you gain experience with age but the difference is that the ratio of allocation is locked so that as you gain experience your stats are proportionally the same throughout your life.

[Strength] - Self explanatory, more pts mean you're stronger and your physique will adjust accordingly... think ripped abs. So 0 means you look like a twig and you can't open a jar without asking your sister to do it for you. :p

[Constitution] - Think of this as your immune system, more pts mean you're more resistant against sicknesses and diseases. 0 means you have severe seasonal allergies, catch colds/flus all the time and have a hard time recovering from them... like as if you had full blown AIDS!!!

[Dexterity] - How skillful you are... can be any physical task you can think of whether it be threading a needle, walking a tightrope or hitting a 100mph curveball... Use your imagination. 0 means you just suck at everything you do like driving for example, you'd drive like a 90 yr old asian woman who's blind with arthritis.

[Agility] - Not to be confused with dexterity, this is how quick you are at your tasks, ability to react to external stimuli and multi-task[<-- I just threw that in there to make it more appealing]. 0 mean you're slow at everything you do and oft times flat out unable to complete them. Like the 100mph curveball example, if you allocated a high dex you may know where to place the bat to hit the ball but with no agi, you don't get there in time and it just fouls off.

[Intelligence] - How smart you are... you wanna be a genius? Then put all 50 here, that's what Steven Hawking did... ohhh snap! I'm going to hell for that. Anywho, 0 in this means you're Spaceman. ;)

[Willpower] - Not to be confused with Constitution, this is your mental fortitude. 0 in this means you tire easily, have trouble concentrating and often have a plethora of mental issues such as depression, bipolar disorder, or just being plain emotional, etc... ask your doctor if Willpower is right for you!


So what will you be, jack of all trades, master of nothing or would you like to try a different kind of build? GO!
 
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surfsatwerk

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What stat gives me a bigger dick and makes me resistant to an overdose of cocaine?

Edit:

Strength 15

Constitution 10

Agility 10

Willpower 15
 
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Mo0o

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Wouldn't a 0 constitution mean you would die immediately unless you lived in a bubble?
 

KeithTalent

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Strength - 5 I'm not all that strong, but I can lift heavy objects when required.

Constitution - 20 I very rarely get sick from anything and I've never had any major health problems.

Dexterity - 3 I'm a klutz.

Agility - 4 Not really sure about this one.

Intelligence - 4 Enough to get by, but nothing special.

Willpower - 14 I have pretty strong willpower and never get addicted to anything, except for SF2 in High School.

KT


Edit: shit, I read it wrong, I thought it was how they are allocated now, not how I would want them. Guess I got that intelligence number right. :D
 
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rivan

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I can tell you didn't play AD&D.

S - 17
I - 16
W - 12
D - 11
C - 8
Ch - 6
 

Terzo

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First answer: Cheat and put 50 points into everything.

Second answer:

Willpower:15
Constitution:13
Intelligence:10
Agility:8
Dexterity:8
Strength:8

Reasoning:
Willpower and constitution seem to be the only two things that are really "locked in." With enough willpower, I can apply myself and improve in other areas; I can study to become smarter, lift weights to increase strength, and do gymnastics or ballet to improve agility/dexterity. Constitution is given a high score since I doubt there is much you can do to improve it.

Basically, high points in areas I believe are mostly "nature" and fewer points in areas that can be "nurtured".
 

Beev

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STR: 2 Completely unnecessary to have more than say, 10 in. At most.
CON: 6
DEX: 5
AGI: 7
INT: 20
WIL: 10

Honestly, if I were smart enough I could just build a machine to do stuff for me =/.

Edit: Also, the OP confused me. I thought I was supposed to allocate what I probably have based on my current life, but it sounds like you want us to make up our own?
 

Mo0o

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First answer: Cheat and put 50 points into everything.

Second answer:

Willpower:14
Constitution:12
Intelligence:9
Agility:5
Dexterity:5
Strength:5

Reasoning:
Willpower and constitution seem to be the only two things that are really "locked in." With enough willpower, I can apply myself and improve in other areas; I can study to become smarter, lift weights to increase strength, and do gymnastics or ballet to improve agility/dexterity. Constitution is given a high score since I doubt there is much you can do to improve it.

Basically, high points in areas I believe are mostly "nature" and fewer points in areas that can be "nurtured".

But with fewer points into the nurture categories, I would assume you'd hit some kind of glass ceiling. So all the willpower in the world might not make you into a good athlete if you're really undersized and have no natural ability. A 12 point constitution probably isnt noticeably different from a 8 point constitution with modern medicine.

Mine:
Willpower:8
Constitution:8
Intelligence:11
Agility:9
Dexterity:7
Strength:7
 

MJinZ

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Suppose life the way it is now is a game and you were given 50 points to allocate them into the following categories for yourself before you were born, how would you allocate them? Keep in mind that like all games, you gain experience with age but the difference is that the ratio of allocation is locked so that as you gain experience your stats are proportionally the same throughout your life.

[Strength] - Self explanatory, more pts mean you're stronger and your physique will adjust accordingly... think ripped abs. So 0 means you look like a twig and you can't open a jar without asking your sister to do it for you. :p

[Constitution] - Think of this as your immune system, more pts mean you're more resistant against sicknesses and diseases. 0 means you have severe seasonal allergies, catch colds/flus all the time and have a hard time recovering from them... like as if you had full blown AIDS!!!

[Dexterity] - How skillful you are... can be any physical task you can think of whether it be threading a needle, walking a tightrope or hitting a 100mph curveball... Use your imagination. 0 means you just suck at everything you do like driving for example, you'd drive like a 90 yr old asian woman who's blind with arthritis.

[Agility] - Not to be confused with dexterity, this is how quick you are at your tasks, ability to react to external stimuli and multi-task[<-- I just threw that in there to make it more appealing]. 0 mean you're slow at everything you do and oft times flat out unable to complete them. Like the 100mph curveball example, if you allocated a high dex you may know where to place the bat to hit the ball but with no agi, you don't get there in time and it just fouls off.

[Intelligence] - How smart you are... you wanna be a genius? Then put all 50 here, that's what Steven Hawking did... ohhh snap! I'm going to hell for that. Anywho, 0 in this means you're Spaceman. ;)

[Willpower] - Not to be confused with Constitution, this is your mental fortitude. 0 in this means you tire easily, have trouble concentrating and often have a plethora of mental issues such as depression, bipolar disorder, or just being plain emotional, etc... ask your doctor if Willpower is right for you!


So what will you be, jack of all trades, master of nothing or would you like to try a different kind of build? GO!

The problem is that games limit you while in your real life, all of your abilities can be extremely high or max/ minned out.

Strength - easy to train. Dexterity/Agility is genetic and trainable. Willpower develops over time. Constitution is genetic but environmental can affect. Intelligence is genetic but must be nurtured and fully developed.

A 20 something year old person can have fairly maxed out strength, con, intelligence, dex/agility and perhaps be off from maximum will power.

Keep in mind there will always be Einsteins with a 50 in Intelligence, Ghandis with a 50 in Willpower, and Athletes with various 50points in Dex/Strength etc. Also the person who is immune to HIV is 50 in con.

By "maxed out", I mean more like the top 90-99&#37; of all people.

NOW, if you are loser, you are a loser. You have low everything or just one high stat.
 
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darkxshade

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The problem is that games limit you while in your real life, all of your abilities can be extremely high or max/ minned out.

Strength - easy to train. Dexterity/Agility is genetic and trainable. Willpower develops over time. Constitution is genetic but environmental can affect. Intelligence is genetic but must be nurtured and fully developed.

A 20 something year old person can have fairly maxed out strength, con, intelligence, dex/agility and perhaps be off from maximum will power.

NOW, if you are loser, you are a loser. You have low everything or just one high stat.


Name one person in this world who has theoretically maxed out all of these abilities... Granted some people might have more total points allocated but I disagree with you there. Plus I also said assume the allocation is locked meaning as you age you focus your time and effort proportionally into each category. You have to assume everyone is somewhat equal pointwise since we are actually just creating a new self from scratch. Everyone is compared relative to each other.
 

SunnyD

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... except I was granted a wish and wished everyone else out of existence. Hence, now I'm maxed in all stats since there's nothing to compare to.
 

darkxshade

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... except I was granted a wish and wished everyone else out of existence. Hence, now I'm maxed in all stats since there's nothing to compare to.


Perfect example of someone who refused to allocate and was born deaf, blind and mute. :p
 

MJinZ

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Name one person in this world who has theoretically maxed out all of these abilities... Granted some people might have more total points allocated but I disagree with you there. Plus I also said assume the allocation is locked meaning as you age you focus your time and effort proportionally into each category. You have to assume everyone is somewhat equal pointwise since we are actually just creating a new self from scratch. Everyone is compared relative to each other.

Every Ivy League 6' + Jock on a Sports Team, with near perfect GMAT/ LSAT, and MCATs and a 4.0 GPA in a difficult Science/Engineering major.

There are more than you think.
 

darkxshade

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Every Ivy League 6' + Jock on a Sports Team, with near perfect GMAT/ LSAT, and MCATs and a 4.0 GPA in a difficult Science/Engineering major.

There are more than you think.


They have not maxed anything, unless you can name one like I asked... I can prob name someone who could do better which would then mean your guy hasn't maxed it.
 

MJinZ

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They have not maxed anything, unless you can name one like I asked... I can prob name someone who could do better which would then mean your guy hasn't maxed it.

Well obviously, I already mentioned Einsteins and Powerlifters and etc of the world.

By "maxed" I mean towards the top percentile of the human population.
 

darkxshade

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Well obviously, I already mentioned Einsteins and Powerlifters and etc of the world.

By "maxed" I mean towards the top percentile of the human population.


Well then you're just cherry picking the outliers to derail this exercise. No shit there will be special cases, there's also people who's as dumb as a rock and can't do anything, you should have went for those since they're easier to point out. But more than likely, most people are average, that's why they call them average. And this is obviously hypothetical where everyone will have the same total points over time to spend.
 

child of wonder

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I'm going to treat life as a Shadowrun 3rd edition game instead.

Attributes: B
Skills: C
Resources: A
Race: D
Magic: E

Bod: 4
Qui: 4
Str: 4
Cha: 4
Int: 6
Wil: 5

Skills:

Computer: 6
Pistols: 5
Negotiation: 6
Unarmed Combat: 5
Etiquette: 4
Cars: 4
Demolitions: 4

Starting cash: $1,000,000