Great White Games/Pinnacle Entertainment Group

[Theta]

What is the actual real life comparison for the die types of attributes and skills? How strong is d12 strength? How far can you stretch with d8+2 agility? How ridiculously deathproof is a man with d12+2 vigor? What level of fighter has d12 fighting? How blessed is a d12 faith priest?

What is the comparison for these attributes?

[Clint]

[Dracones]

Interesting, I hadn't really looked at Savage Worlds in the light of Edges being the power drive.

In other games you really tend to focus on the skill die itself while things like "feats" are minor fluff and flavor.

[tigerguy786]

Yeah it takes a while to get used to the fact that generally you're better off with an Edge than with upping a skill (though you do need to do some of that, it's just the majority of the time you're going to take an edge.

Edges are not the same as Feats in other systems, they do a lot more than that, almost more akin to non-magic powers.
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[RenoGM]

I've had to mention the same thing to new players in my group; unlike games where a 20 Strength is clearly "stronger" than a 15, Savage is a bit different. I tell my players to remember that no matter what "die" you are rated, it can always be a "1" this time.

[tigerguy786]

On this idea, I've wondered:

How "dumb" is a d4 Smarts?

I have a d4 SMA character and I tend to play him as less just simple minded. Not Hulk Speak simple, but always practical and always thinks of the straightforward and least complex way to do things.

I wonder the same about the other stats too, but Smarts is the one I'm most worried about.
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[Zadmar]

[ogbendog]

I've used d4 smarts for a person who wasn't very worldly. Hadn't been out much, not much contact with people / the outside world

then raised later.

Or I could see it as someone who just thinks slow, not so good with academics, etc. That PC I might not raise it as soon / at all

[kreider204]

This is what I settled on:

https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4Nf1fUxRi-LM2VlMGE0MDUtMjBkNy00ZmRkLTk5N2EtOTQzMzZlODg2ODY1/edit

YMMV, FYI, etc.
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[Virgobrown72]

I've always looked at it like D6 was the baseline "average", with D4 being below average. Everything else went from "above average" to "Damn he's good!!!'

Your milage may vary...
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