Re: (TFT) High Level Play

["Jay Carlisle" <Jay_Carlisle@charter.net>]

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Subject: Re: (TFT) High Level Play


> I'd say that points (for ST, DX, and IQ) are relative...

Agreed... if we don't make it relative then we can't get a footrace IMO.

> I view it like this:
> ST
> 1-5 small animals, very weak old people or species, children.
> 6-7: Very weak person, like a very old man (who isn't on his death bed, as 
> above) or perhaps a 10 year old.
> 8: Weaker person, but not so much that they are considered ridiculously 
> abnormal- most teenaged girls, an out of shape fellow, etc.
> 9: At this point you are more like 'average.' Still a bit on the low end, 
> but you are strong enough to do most things- use a sword, a bow, break 
> down a light door if necessary and given a few tries, etc.
> 10: You are truly about average in strength.
> 11: You are truly about average in strength. And I'm serious. I think 
> 10/11 is around average for a stat, and really this one just varies for 
> different sized people, sexes, etc. But 10-11 is basically average 
> strength.
> 12: A strong guy, but not like really strong. This is probably more like 
> average for a soldier.
> 13-15: At this point you are pretty strong.... still not like abnormally 
> so, and many people are like you, but you are one of the tougher guys.
> 16-20: You are really, really strong. Still within human norms, but you 
> are well muscled, can easily carry large weapons and lift large amounts of 
> weight, and exert a large amount of force.
> 20+: You are in the "super strong" level..... mostly, in real life, this 
> involves steroids. Could be a low level superhero even.

I use 1pt ST = 5.5 foot pounds of force.



> DX
> 1-7: absolute clutz. On the lower end its not even possible... you'd need 
> to be nigh on brain dead for such a low DX>
> 8: You are not very good at hand eye coordination and such. The regular 
> 'kinda clutzy' dude.
> 9: Still not a great athlete or anything, but you aren't so bad. Probably 
> this is close to average for many people who aren't in their 20s.
> 10: this is average for people who are younger/fairly healthy.
> 11: Average for slightly more athletic types, but not for great swordsmen 
> and archers... more like someone who has good control of their body 
> naturally, but not a lot of training for applying it to much.
> 12-14: You are starting to be a good archer, or a good swordsmen. Not 
> nearly the best, but you are capable in a fight, and can easily do simpler 
> tasks like jumping a small chasm.
> 15-17: Really skilled, a sharpshooter or fencer.
> 18+: as you get really high you are truly god like in control over your 
> body and such, and are accurate no matter what, but at the lower end you 
> are more like a really, really good person in real life... one of the top 
> archers, fighters, etc.

I use Figure DXcheck = 1 second / adjDX
I call this reaction time.

> IQ:
> 6-7: dumb.
> 8: Far from intelligent, but this shows more a lack of experience and 
> skill than a lack of intelligence.
> 9: Same as above but slightly better.
> 10: about average intelligence/experience. You can learn the skills needed 
> to do most work at this point.
> 11-12: Above average. More skilled labor, more experience, or just plain 
> smarter.
> 13-16: Quite bright. Can learn most anything and quite a few things too. 
> At this point its hard to get this high without a fairly good natural 
> intelligence, although experience is important too to get this high.
> 17-18: Really, really experienced, educated, and very smart naturally.
> Higher than 18: getting into the genius bits then. Unlike DX and ST, I 
> think IQ can easily get up into the 30's and still be 'possible in real 
> life.'

I use Figure IQcheck = 2 seconds / IQ
I call this perception time.
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