D&D Ability Scores Quiz

[cattobates]

Hello. I've made an Ability Scores Quiz, and I wasn't sure where to put it. This seemed the safest place, though I can't be sure. >.>

Anyway, here it is. Feel free to have a conversation. I'll gladly chime in. :)

Catto's D&D Ability Scores Quiz

[Flickerdart]

I'm not sure some of these questions really make sense - almost nobody practices all of the things you talk about several hours a day, and that appears to be the benchmark for 10, the average human score.

[Castaras]

Strength: 7
Dexterity: 9
Constitution: 12
Intelligence: 18
Wisdom: 12
Charisma: 15

I don't think the dex and con are right - Con should be a little lower, Dex should be a little higher. Quite honestly, I would say Charisma was a little high. Rest I agree with +/- 1 point.

Interesting test - would agree with Flicker that some of the physical stuff is a little much. Statistically, if we look at die rolls, 1 in 216 people will have an 18 in an ability score, and there's quite a few less than even 1 in 2160 people who have superhuman strength or dexterity or intelligence and such.

[Mono Vertigo]

Strength: 10
Dexterity: 8
Constitution: 12
Intelligence: 16
Wisdom: 13
Charisma: 11

Honestly, some strength should be transferred to dexterity. I guess the results are otherwise OK.

[grimbold]

STR:10
DEX:7
CON:11
INT:17
WIS:15
CHA:15

i found that the physical stats were a bit too hard and the mental states a bit to easy...

[Haruki-kun]

Strength: 12
Dexterity: 9
Constitution: 9
Intelligence: 11
Wisdom: 10
Charisma: 14

But honestly... I don't actually play much D&D, so I don't know how accurate these are.

[No brains]

When the link said 'For Pony' I stopped. I am an inanimate object.

[Jack Squat]

Strength: 13

Dexterity: 12

Constitution: 15

Intelligence: 17

Wisdom: 15

Charisma: 17

My dex should probably be a fair bit higher, and my charisma a little lower. I would say I probably need a lower intelligence score too, but most people I know would disagree with that one.

I'd say overall it's not too far off, given 10 being "average"

[valadil]

Strength: 15
Dexterity: 10
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 20
Wisdom: 19
Charisma: 13

Seems low ;-)

I think you're comparing our physical stats to the average adventurer but our mental stats to the average 2011 person. My Master's degree puts me in a high percentile for intelligence, but I can't compare that to a D&D character. My D&D characters can drag animal carcasses all over the place, but my gym just doesn't have the equipment for that so I can't measure up. Stick with modern or fantasy metrics. Personally I'd prefer modern ones.

[cattobates]

Wow, you guys rock. 6 or 7 replies in like... two or three hours. Sweet.

So far, the averages for the physical scores have been right at 10-11.

Strength seems to be the most accurate, honestly.

Intelligence has the highest average, though this is unsurprising, as most D&D players believe that they're smart.

The average for Dex to stay 10 is one to two hours of activities like those per day. Not a whole lot, honestly.

Also, Hand-Eye coordination is probably the biggest thing for gamers, as far as Dex goes.

I'd have to agree that Intelligence stats might be a little bit too easy. They all cap out at 22, though.

Strength, in real life, as in, the strongest man in the world is right at the 22-23 mark. So, I've put everything else at a 22 cap. So, the range is from 2-22.

I'm thinking about making some of the mental answers a bit more difficult.

Valadil: That's basically right. I am pretty much putting the average adventurer at a 10 for physical stats, and the average modern person at a 10-12 for mental stats.

I do note that this places your Intelligence quite high, and I assume that it does that with most people... so... I should probably take that out of the mental part of the quiz. Any suggestions for a suitable replacement?

Let's put that "20" to good use. XD!

[valadil]

I do note that this places your Intelligence quite high, and I assume that it does that with most people... so... I should probably take that out of the mental part of the quiz. Any suggestions for a suitable replacement?

Let's put that "20" to good use. XD!

More questions would average things out better. My Masters in CS ends up accounting for half of the intelligence questions. If you had 2-3 more questions, maybe some of my deficiencies would have a chance to shine through.

[Mikhailangelo]

Strength: 15

Dexterity: 13

Constitution: 17

Intelligence: 21

Wisdom: 13

Charisma: 21


I've never played D&D... And I feel like I have been overly generous, though I answered entirely honestly... How reasonable do these seem? :s

[Dienekes]

15
8
14
15
12
13

Not too bad. My physical attributes seem about right, Intelligence looks accurate as well since I was rather successful in school but that's about all I have to go by. Wisdom and Charisma are probably too high.

[Asta Kask]

Strength: 15

Dexterity: 13

Constitution: 17

Intelligence: 21

Wisdom: 13

Charisma: 21


I've never played D&D... And I feel like I have been overly generous, though I answered entirely honestly... How reasonable do these seem? :s

You are a genius leaving Einstein in the dust. You are the most charismatic person since Julius Caesar or Alexander the Great (and arguably more charismatic than they were). You are vastly above average in all areas known to man.

[cattobates]

I definitely need to change the test around a bit... I believe.

[THAC0]

This tests assumes that people with a masters are more intelligent than people without a masters. Not exactly a valid assessment, IMO.

Some other wonky stuff around too.

[Mikhailangelo]

Well, the intelligence certainly isn't correct, but I have to say the charisma may be semi-accurate... My advocacy style has been compared to Findlay (and the mad Hatter...) and I'm not even out of uni :P

[Aedilred]

Strength: 10
Dexterity: 9
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 19
Wisdom: 14
Charisma: 13

Strength and Dexterity are probably the wrong way round. The mental stats are possibly a little on the high side, although it depends what you measure them against.

[Aedilred]

Strength: 10
Dexterity: 9
Constitution: 13
Intelligence: 19
Wisdom: 14
Charisma: 13

Strength and Dexterity are probably the wrong way round. The mental stats are possibly a little on the high side, although it depends what you measure them against.

[Mikhailangelo]

Well, the intelligence certainly isn't correct, but I have to say the charisma may be semi-accurate... My advocacy style has been compared to Findlay (and the mad Hatter...) and I'm not even out of uni :P

[Reprimand]

Strength: 13

Dexterity: 17

Constitution: 19

Intelligence: 15

Wisdom: 16

Charisma: 17

My strength should have been higher and my dex far lower. I'm a tae kwon do instructor but I'm not incredibly light on my feet. I teach about 3 session per day but many of my stats are far off the mark, like say my charisma. I mean, my students like me but I'm not very attractive.

[Istari]

Strength: 6
Dexterity: 7
Constitution: 8
Intelligence: 17
Wisdom: 15
Charisma: 17

Mental scores seem about right, strength is probably right too. Constitution is hard to judge for me since my pain tolerance and endurance are low, but my health is extremely good. Dexterity is way to low, I have above average hand-eye coordination and flexibility, but all of the questions were in how often I do physical exercises (not often).

[cattobates]

Actually the questions are about how often you do activities like that and/or how good you are at doing activities like those.

Though I can easily see how you wouldn't realize that.

Thank you, THACO. The test also assumes that people with Masters are more Wise, and Charismatic, as well, though I don't believe anyone realized this before.

EDIT: Istari. Dexterity is basically how agile you are, how good your balance is, and how good your hand eye coordination is.

Reprimand. How high do you believe your Dexterity should have been? How high do you believe your Strength should have been? Is the quiz off by several points, or only 1 or 2? Also, even if you are not attractive, that doesn't mean your Charisma isn't high. Hitler was not a handsome man, but he did make the world rise to war, did he not?

[THAC0]

Actually the questions are about how often you do activities like that and/or how good you are at doing activities like those.

Yeah, that sums up what's been bugging me pretty well.

Time spent on an activity =/= skill in said activity. Sometimes if you're more skilled, you need to spend LESS time, even!

[Reprimand]

Sometimes if you're more skilled, you need to spend LESS time, even!

I honestly have to second that.

[cattobates]

It's quite true. That's why there's an and/or. If you're more skilled, then you just say, "I'm more skilled," if you're less skilled, but you spend more time doing the activity...

Everyone seems to be throwing things at me, but, no real conversation is going on. Y'see? I do need feedback, but, perhaps some input on things that could be changed? Suggestions for what kind of questions should be on the test?

[Morph Bark]

How many questions are there in total?

[onthetown]

Str: 7
Dex: 14
Con: 10
Int: 17
Wis: 14
Cha: 14

The Strength is pretty bang-on for me. Dex ended up being my balance-related activities and my hand-eye coordination, so that seems alright. The Intelligence is a little far fetched... I answered fairly average on most of the mental ones, and my education is only 14 years, so I don't know how I managed to get it that high. So I would say that it's almost too easy to "cheat" on this test to get the answers that you want, even if you don't know you're doing it...

[cattobates]

I believe that there are 23 or 24 questions on the test. I do have a disclaimer at the beginning. You've got to be totally honest, and, it's going to be based on what you believe of yourself. I'm not here to trick you into getting your correct stats. The test is there to work with you, toward getting stats very close to your actual stats.

[cattobates]

Going back to not knowing you're doing it. Yes. You definitely could do that. This test requires a lot of self analysis, and really shouldn't be taken in a speedy manner. However, it's not like some tests, which have over 100 questions, and which force you to take the test in a very slow manner, no matter what... so... yeah.



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