| From: | Darth Vader <j07c@***.UNI-BREMEN.DE> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: A debate from Tucson |
| Date: | Fri, 21 Oct 1994 16:07:18 +0200 |
> >> (Einstein, Carl Lewis, Ghandi,etc).
> Stephane> It says in the book that a stat of 3 is average, not 6.
>
> According to the book, "average" is 3, and NORMAL (emphasis mine) human
> maximum is 6. I read that just like I do normal characteristic maxima in
> Hero: it's the maximum that an otherwise normal human being can achieve
> without seriously extensive and difficult work. In Hero an Olympic-class
> weightlifter might have a Strength of 23-25; in Shadowrun he'd have a
> Strength of around 9-10.
I agree with the '6 was the average joe' view. Now I know what the
rules say and I choose to interpret it this way. There are two kinds of
people in the world - especially in the SR universe. People who achive things
and people who dont. The great majority of people really do have attributes
that tend to concentrate around 3 - they are average after all - but people
who make a difference (this deffinitely includes runners) have much
higher attributes. After all they are the elite, the best humanity has to
offer (I like being modest :). So these people, that are really good at what
they do should have stats that reflect this - a 6 means the best you can do
without being exceptional. People with stats higher than 6 are exceptional
even by runner standards - they are true legands.
--
"Believe in Angels." -- The Crow
GCS d>- H s+: !g p? !au a- w+ v-(?) C+++ UA++VS++L>++++ P-- (aren't we all?)
L+>+++ 3 E--- N++ K W(+)(---) M-- !V(--) -po+(---) Y+ t++ 5+ !j(-) R+++(--)
!G tv(++) b+++ D++ B- e+ u++(-) h*(+) f+ r- n!(----) y?
