If you could have 18 in one stat, what would it be?
semiticgoddess
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- If you could have 18 in one stat, what would it be?90 votes
- Strength3.33%
- Dexterity10.00%
- Constitution15.56%
- Intelligence15.56%
- Wisdom22.22%
- Charisma28.89%
- Other4.44%
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That is why I chose dexterity. This would make me more agile than I already am and would let me pursue the path of thief/mage, one of my favorite multiclass combinations (swashbuckler/mage if playing neutral or good, assassin/mage if playing evil).
Oh wait... Mashedtaters already has an 18 in deliciousness...
Also, I can develop my knowledge and learn how to use it better. Developing charisma is much harder.
With exceptional charisma I could simply recruit a loyal group of followers to compensate for whatever other physical or intellectual shortcomings I have.
I have bad str and Con; good dex and cha; high Int, but probably what gets me far in life is my insight on when to do and not to do things, when to be pragmatic and when not to be, so I interpret that as wisdom.
Aside from above average intellect and agility, I don't really see myself desiring or possessing anything particularly above or below average stats.
Edit-plus, this pic says it all.
BG: 18 Constitution
BG2: 18 Wisdom
IWD: 18 Dexterity
IWD2: 18 Intelligence
And money in RL is the best stat.
So I'd go with DEX, it would be extremely useful in day to day life, as well as extreme situations, and can be quite difficult to increase.
If you think you're wise, then you're not.
Cough, cough...
Having equivalent of 18 in any stat would be amazing. Chose Charisma because I’m a creature of base instinct and who doesn’t want to be irresistible to women/preferred orientation? Also you’d fly up the corporate ladder through sheer persuasion / blagging ability and be filthy rich.
STR 13, DEX 18, CON 14, INT 18, WIS 18, CHA 17
Now logically I should have gone with something like CON or STR. But I just couldn't live without having that sweet 18 Charisma.
(also going from 17 to 18 gives me 5 more henchmen, and who doesn't like more henchmen?)
It basically observed that the less skilled a person is in a particular field, the more they think they know about it. As a person gets more skilled, their eyes open up to the depths of the field and they begin to see themselves as less skilled than they really are.
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It goes without saying that I know everything there is to know about the Dunning-Kruger effect.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunning–Kruger_effect
As @mashedtaters said, people ignorant of how much they DON'T know will overestimate how much they do. Because they are ignorant.
I've always liked bards and sorcerers over mages and clerics anyway. :P
Suppose you come across a heated political discussion, in either the online or offline world, with three participants.
The high intelligence character would enter the conversation, point out everyone else's logical flaws, cite scientific studies and/or independent research to verify their own claims, and arrive a solution which the other three participants could not have discovered on their own.
The high wisdom character sits down, quietly sips a beer, and lets them continue to argue like children.
Incidentally, the high charisma character got them all engaged in singing drinking songs together