Stats/Attributes

[Barsook]

I had someone who was 16 years old with AI wisdom, I think that was before also.

[ScarletteFyre]

So.. someone explain to me then what 'AI' is standing for here.. because I am going straight to 'Artificial Intelligence"...and that just doesnt fit. One stat does seem overly high.. but the 3 others are below average and was wondering if that was -really- bad. or.. normal.. with her age though I am gonna assume some of them will be going up.

[Molten Heart]

If I explained what AI stood for you wouldn't believe me because the answer would be too absolutely incredible(!)

[slvrmoontiger]

Young PCs are fun to play. But sometimes it can be quite frustrating.

[ScarletteFyre]

Awesome.. and yet somehow I understood it.. Sweet!

[slvrmoontiger]

If you start getting frustrated and you're afraid it will show something that isn't true to your character and you feel yourself expressing that frustration in your character find a way to take a break. Getting away sometimes is good too.

I can't believe I just said that.

[Korgoth]

AI strength was pretty nice. Especially when you have that with Exceptional agility and Very good endurance. I felt pretty unstoppable. It was also pretty silly that this PC's half way point, where regen stops, was some of my previous PC's actual full hp. Though actually, those stat roles hindered me, as I was super afraid to lose my second character of the game, and I didn't go out and explore as much as I wanted to.  I can't believe I ended up storing that PC. But after a year of not playing, I wanted to try something different.  Also, I've had more fun with PC's that had crap for stats, but ended up being surprisingly fun to play. So yea, stats don't really matter in the end, though not to say I don't cross my fingers when I roll and reroll.

On a side note, did poor get taken out of the game? Or is that something that still lurks in the character creation system?

[jstorrie]

So.. someone explain to me then what 'AI' is standing for here.. because I am going straight to 'Artificial Intelligence"...and that just doesnt fit. One stat does seem overly high.. but the 3 others are below average and was wondering if that was -really- bad. or.. normal.. with her age though I am gonna assume some of them will be going up.

If you started your character very young, then yes, it is not unusual for your strength, endurance, and wisdom to be fairly low. All of those increase with age. Let me guess, your one high stat is agility? That's the one that youth gets a bonus for.

Personally I would like it if the stat descriptors were themselves pegged to averages for a member of your race at your age, rather than the average for an adult. But they aren't. So don't fret about your BAs. You're new, right? You're going to get killed later this week anyway.

[Son of Valhalla]

So.. someone explain to me then what 'AI' is standing for here.. because I am going straight to 'Artificial Intelligence"...and that just doesnt fit. One stat does seem overly high.. but the 3 others are below average and was wondering if that was -really- bad. or.. normal.. with her age though I am gonna assume some of them will be going up.

AI = absolutely incredible = highest stat range for that race.

Also, since I don't see it posted elsewhere in this thread:  http://armageddon.org/help/view/Age

As citizens of Zalanthas gain years of existence, their bodies begin to change to conform to their age. Generally, a person will grow stronger and tougher from adolescence until they hit their prime, gradually increasing their stamina and endurance. After this peak, they will begin to lose that strength and health slowly. Wisdom nearly peaks early in life and increases slowly until death, and agility peaks in adolescence and slowly decreases into old age.

Following is a list of the average lifespan of members of each race on Zalanthas, in Zalanthan years:


Mantises 24
Half-giants 82
Muls 60
Elves 92
Humans 68
Dwarves 100
Half-elves 76
Halflings 120

Note that all races develop proportionally to their average lifespans, so a 30 year old halfling would be in roughly the same stage of development as a 17 year old human.

Hope that helps.

[IntuitiveApathy]

So.. someone explain to me then what 'AI' is standing for here.. because I am going straight to 'Artificial Intelligence"...and that just doesnt fit. One stat does seem overly high.. but the 3 others are below average and was wondering if that was -really- bad. or.. normal.. with her age though I am gonna assume some of them will be going up.

AI = absolutely incredible = highest stat range for that race.

Also, since I don't see it posted elsewhere in this thread:  http://armageddon.org/help/view/Age

As citizens of Zalanthas gain years of existence, their bodies begin to change to conform to their age. Generally, a person will grow stronger and tougher from adolescence until they hit their prime, gradually increasing their stamina and endurance. After this peak, they will begin to lose that strength and health slowly. Wisdom nearly peaks early in life and increases slowly until death, and agility peaks in adolescence and slowly decreases into old age.

Following is a list of the average lifespan of members of each race on Zalanthas, in Zalanthan years:


Mantises 24
Half-giants 82
Muls 60
Elves 92
Humans 68
Dwarves 100
Half-elves 76
Halflings 120

Note that all races develop proportionally to their average lifespans, so a 30 year old halfling would be in roughly the same stage of development as a 17 year old human.

Hope that helps.

Also, hitting "prime" =/= hitting "adult"