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sonofzeal
2008-08-15, 09:21 PM
As the title says - what D&D class comes closest to capturing your real-life talents and abilities?

I, personally, am almost certainly a Factotum. I favour being a generalist over a specialist, I tend to know at least a little bit about most subjects (I was a trivia team captain in highschool), I have training in totally random things (from first aid to iaijutsu to computer programming to working with mental disabilities), and I tend to be talented at Str or Dex based activities without actually being particularly strong or dextrous. I also tend to use up a lot of energy (IP?) quickly to accomplish a lot, and then need time to rest. All in all, Factotum seems right on every count.

JackMage666
2008-08-15, 09:28 PM
Hi-Cha, Med-Dex Rogue, all the way. I'm naturally stealthy and silver-tongued, able to talk people into calming down, seeing things my way, or getting out of trouble with a well placed lie. I've got some stealth on me, and am usually able to get around generally unnoticed, and my years of videogaming has given me alot of hand-eye coordination. Additionally, I have an above average set of mental stats, as I was one of the better students in school (even though I never tried, because I never cared about school), and I'm normally considered one of the more level headed minds to talk to when my friends have a problem. Str is low, though getting higher thanks to my lovely job that requires me to carry 35 lbs back and forth for 8 hours, and my Con is probably Average/Slightly Above average, as I have allergies, though rarely get actually sick.

Thurbane
2008-08-15, 09:30 PM
Well, if we're gonna be honest about it, probably Expert, or maybe even Commoner...

Collin152
2008-08-15, 09:31 PM
Beguiler.

Despite my intense love of honesty, I'm supernaturally skilled at deceiving, persuading, and so forth.
Which is handy, frequently enough.

Eldariel
2008-08-15, 09:37 PM
Unarmed Swordsage. On a very low level. I'm a martial artist, first and foremost, with quite solid know how in a large number skills. So high Int Unarmed Swordsage (and obviously the reasonable Dex and Con that goes with the profession).

Edan
2008-08-15, 09:48 PM
Probably a Cloistered Cleric without spellcasting of course. Not good physical scores except for dexterity, with an assortment of knowledge skills because I tend to know one thing about most everything. Cleric mainly because of my religious background and immediate future in such area.

Shazzbaa
2008-08-15, 09:56 PM
My usual response to this question is "As I am unskilled in both combat and magic, I can only assume I'm some manner of bard..." :smallfrown:

But in all honesty I could answer this a few ways. In personality, I fit the Cloistered Cleric -- I'd be the one healing, rather than fighting, and the one who knows all this random stuff due to a love of studying, well, random stuff.
But then, since I have long considered wizards to be like programmers and sorcerers to be like artists... As an artist who was "born with the gift," so to speak, I identify with sorcerers a great deal. :smallsmile: But... that would depend on whether or not I ended up actually being born with magical abilities.

However, in terms of real life abilities, I have a strength of about 6 (no lie), with an okay Dex and a horrible Constitution. I'm told that I have what might be considered above average INT, WIS, and CHA, but nothing super-stunning (maybe a 15 or 16 for my highest... no 18s here)... and in addition to that, a wide variety of flaws are apparent in my abilities (feeble, frail, inattentive, non-combatant, poor reflexes and vulnerable), and I appear to have wasted all my free feats on things like "Skill Focus (Drawing)." I have no combat skill whatsoever, and have never learned anything that could be equated with the complexity of magic or psionics. My absorption and retention of useless information is the only skill I possess beyond art, so... I'd have to go with either an expert, or that Bard I mentioned earlier if I get to be a PC class.

bibliophile
2008-08-15, 10:08 PM
Cloistered cleric, because:
1)I'm not much of a fighter

2)Bardic lore, I know lots of random trivia

3)all knowlage skills would be in-class for me

arguskos
2008-08-15, 10:08 PM
Lessee... if we're being honest here, and with the following stats:

Str: 12
Dex: 8
Con: 14
Int: 11-12
Wis: 8
Cha: 14

I'd probably end up as some sort of sorcerer/bard (if we have magic) or a fighter/paladin (w/o magic). If PC classes are forbidden to me, then... uh, warrior or commoner.

-argus

Dhavaer
2008-08-15, 10:12 PM
Smart/Strong ordinary. Occupation is probably White Collar. Or Slacker.

Trizap
2008-08-15, 10:13 PM
I'm not physically fit.......but I am intelligent, I like art and reading fantasy,
so I think I'm a Sorcerer

CASTLEMIKE
2008-08-15, 10:13 PM
I'm probably a Expert-2, Warrior -2, Commoner -2 (In Ebberron I would probably have 3 levels or a fourth with a level of Magewright) since I have two Journeyman cards, a Double Master's degree and 15 years in the Navy. I think it would be neat to be able to do real magic so something like a Feat trick Beguiler -1, Wizard -3, Ultimate Magus -2 (Spellfire Wielder) with a cool template or two:smallsmile:. Took the Deck of Many Things challenge today and became a Diplomancer with my own keep.

Vexxation
2008-08-15, 10:17 PM
Commoner with Chicken Infested.
(I live on a farm)

Probably level 1, too.
That nets three feats...
Hm...
I'll take Alertness, Deceitful, and Skill Focus: Basketweaving.

...Eh?
2008-08-15, 10:19 PM
Probably Samurai: I tend to be mediocre at most things I try. <_<

If I was going to be excessively self-confident, probably bard; still not that good at most things, but fairly good with people.

Chronos
2008-08-15, 10:21 PM
The answer depends on whether I translate my abilities into D&D terms, or just transcribe them. Translating (i.e., describing what I would be, were I in a D&D world, in D&D terms), I'm a wizard, specializing in divination with enchantment barred, and working my way towards Loremaster (though I'm not high enough level yet).

Transcribing, though (that is, describing in D&D terms what I actually am in this world), I'm a level 4 expert, with class skills chosen mostly to represent physics, teaching, and related subjects.

Deepblue706
2008-08-15, 10:36 PM
I'm obviously an Archmage. Probably epic.

Dr Bwaa
2008-08-15, 10:37 PM
Monk with high int, lower cha, decent other stats. Similar to what Eldariel said, except I said monk instead of unarmed swordsage because I wanted to be original, even though what he posted describes me quite well :)

transcribed, of course (to steal Chronos' close-to-hand definition), I'm a level 1 expert with high int, with skills focused in (as applicable as possible) the martial arts, computer science, and writing.

Lyndworm
2008-08-15, 10:44 PM
True Neutral (Good tendencies) Rogue/Cloistered Cleric, Str 16, Dex 14, Con 10, Wis 10, Cha 16, Int 14.

Despite my considerable size (6'1, if I can be bothered to stand up straight, and 350+lbs), I am incredibly sneaky. No one ever hears me coming, and I frequently startle people by accident. In addition to that, I am deeply religious/spiritual and have a deep love of knowledge in all forms, especially language, trivia, and nature.

The high strength and low constitution may seem something of an oxymoron, but I'm allergic to virtually everything and spend a lot of time being all but bed-ridden by my allergies.

I really am strong though. I once pulled a 150-200lb block of cement out of the ground and threw it a few feet during some yard work. For a good five rounds no one within three squares was able to act. Along that vein, I could bench 150 when I was ten.

It's a universally recognised fact that I talk goodly. I have a way with words, and I'm not above using it to manipulate others. Men, women, children, governments... all are fair game.

Though I have no formal training, I consider myself far above average in hand-to-hand combat and even swordplay (though I prefer axes).

If all goes well, though, I'm going to pick up a few levels of Ranger in the future. (Cryptozoologist/cryptobiologist.)

To borrow Choronos' idea of transcribing, I'm most likely a commoner 1/expert 2. Skills and feats focused towards holding my own against NPC's in mental and physical combat, and dying horribly against everythng else (whether there's actual danger or not).

Long story short, I'm a big fat guy who likes animals and gets sick a lot. I am not an impressive man.

Zack

Stormageddon
2008-08-15, 10:48 PM
Multi-class Bard/barbarian

CASTLEMIKE
2008-08-15, 10:49 PM
I'm obviously an Archmage. Probably epic.

Thought you were Azuth or Zagy in disguise :smallsmile:

Swok
2008-08-15, 10:51 PM
Well, if we're gonna be honest about it, probably Expert, or maybe even Commoner...


Almost everyone in the modern world with any degree of education would be an expert at least. Really, the only reason peasants in medieval worlds are commoners is because they are too busy farming to really learn anything. That restriction is not placed on people in a industrialized nation.

More on topic, I'm closest to Rogue or an Expert. Scores would be a decent intelligence and dexterity. Middling in most other scores though, except maybe con. It doesn't help with how abstract D&D ability scores are.

I also have a cousin that fits Barbarian uncannily well. He even can basically rage...It's actually pretty disturbing, to be honest.

SilentNight
2008-08-15, 10:53 PM
Probably a bard. I'm a musician and kind of see myself as a "jack-of-all-trades master-of-none."

SadisticFishing
2008-08-15, 10:55 PM
Human Monk 1/Rogue 1

Improved Unarmed Strike
Improved Stunning Fist
Improved Grapple
Ability Focus (Stunning Fist)

That seems about right to me, really. Using fractional BAB.

I'm a martial artist, but we're trained to be street fighters, and I have a lot of skills/decent int.

My stats: decent str/con, high-ish dex (low flexibility, high speed), good int, decent cha/wis.

12/15/12/15/13/13 or so. Possibly higher in some, but I don't think I'm lower in any (I MIGHT have 14 int)

fireinthedust
2008-08-15, 11:01 PM
I'd make my stats up using Mutants and Masterminds 2nd edition. Therefore, I'm a super hero.


However, if we're talking 3.x I'd be... probably a cleric. Solid love for God and I spend all day helping people in a social work setting (reliance on wisdom (knowing what's going on) and Cha (talking to folks about their problems).

actually, tho, I'm engaged; which means not cleric, so... PALADIN! Or else I'm a warlock who made a pact with Jesus; it's about as weird an idea as I am a person, so I kinda like it. Yep, multi-classed warlock-paladin.

4e I can do it!

expirement10K14
2008-08-15, 11:04 PM
Probably a rogue. High intelligence maxing out knowledge skills, a high charisma keeping me out of trouble (teachers are easy to trick...), low str, mid-high dex, high wisdom, mid constitution. Maybe some combat reflexes and improved grapple, I just took one lesson of law-enforcement jiu jitsu and took down some kid in about three second. High school wrestling units are a good way to practice these things.

alchemyprime
2008-08-15, 11:08 PM
Bard. With lots a ranks in Knowledge. And Perform (Act) and Perform (Sax), but just a bit.

I know too much crap, I perform, and I'm generally useless outside of ideas. And trivia.

Ned the undead
2008-08-15, 11:10 PM
High CHA Rouge.

Draken
2008-08-15, 11:20 PM
Hard to say. But probably a Diamond Mind Warblade, possibly changing one of my other disciplines (White Raven, I bet) into Desert Wind.

Dex and Int based, mainly the later, poor str, poor con, moderate wis and cha. Yup.

Xyk
2008-08-15, 11:27 PM
I'd go with rogue.

Feats Improved unarmed strike
jack of all trades

I take jujitsu and it focuses on street fighting. plus I am talented at many things. joat for perform.

BloodyAngel
2008-08-15, 11:38 PM
As someone who's transcribed themselves into games a time or three... I know full well what I'd likely end up. My strength is mediocre at best, but I'm small, flexible and pretty quick. Good dex, Int and Charisma... awful Strength, average con and wisdom (maybe a little low in wisdom too. :P)

In D&D... I'm lowish leveled (3rd or 4th, tops) char, and probably a rogue... or possibly a beguiler, sorceress or sorceress/rogue.

In d20 modern.... Fast/Charismatic hero.

Chymist
2008-08-15, 11:45 PM
I would consider myself something like wizard or even an archivist. I recently ran a game in d20 with a group of friends, where we all played ourselves in a zombie invasion game (well, I was a DMPC). Because we were ourselves, all of our abilities were agreed upon by the group as a whole. I felt that I was pretty honest with

Str 11
Dex 9
Con 10
Int 17
Wis 8
Cha 11

I know that having an Int that high sounds rather arrogant of me, but I just took 5 of the standardized American Chemical Society exams (which average about 2 hours per test), and ended up passing all 5 easily. Of course, the exciting part was my complete lack of studying and the fact that I finished all 5 tests in under 30 minutes. A good start to my Ph.D. program indeed.

Reptilius
2008-08-15, 11:52 PM
A Wizard. Low STR, DEX, and CON, but knowledge skills out the wazoo. And probably low Charisma too, as I'm very smug about being smarter than everyone else ever anywhere.

Kiara LeSabre
2008-08-16, 12:01 AM
Assuming personality dictates the result, I'd probably end up being a rogue simply because my personality results in my usually wanting to be a rogue in games that feature them. And I'm physically pretty fit.

Oddly, I've relatively recently, due to certain influences, made what I would characterize as the real-life equivalent of an alignment shift on the law/chaos axis, moving from something around neutral or maybe even slightly chaotic to a decidedly lawful bent.

And just so it's said, I definitely don't have the patience for bookkeeping minutia to be a wizard. So I ...

... I would be a lawfully inclined rogue. :smallconfused:

Swok
2008-08-16, 12:18 AM
Lawfully inclined rogues aren't too unlikely. You could be an antitheft specialist. (As in, someone who hunts the lawless rogues)

Collin152
2008-08-16, 12:19 AM
Ah, but how do you explain a Lawful Beguiler?
ie, me?

Swok
2008-08-16, 12:21 AM
Ah, but how do you explain a Lawful Beguiler?
ie, me?

Simple. You mindrape people for the benefit of society. LE, essentially.

Alternatively, you could just have a very strict code on who you can mindrape with your beguiler illusions.

Collin152
2008-08-16, 12:24 AM
Simple. You mindrape people for the benefit of society. LE, essentially.

Alternatively, you could just have a very strict code on who you can mindrape with your beguiler illusions.

I see... so it's a "persons whose loss would be a distinct gain to society at large" thing, huh?

Curses, foiled by logic.

D_Lord
2008-08-16, 12:26 AM
Mostly wizard with a few levels in Beguiler.

Little lower then normal strength like 7.
Dex 12
Con maybe a 13
Wisdom not sure, some things I'm wiser then most people and others not so much so I'll go 10
Int 18
Cha 5

I can make people do what I want but rare knowledge and tricks are more of my thing.

Mastikator
2008-08-16, 12:29 AM
A chaotic neutral (with slight good overtone) human wizard, 1st level :P
Despite chaotic, I'm good at bookkeeping and being organized, I just think it's easier to be spontaneous with my plans. And at the risk of sounding pompous, I'm a free and critical thinker.

Strength- 9
Dexterity- 10
Constitution- 7
Intelligence- 16
Wisdom- 13
Charisma- 11

Swok
2008-08-16, 12:29 AM
I see... so it's a "persons whose loss would be a distinct gain to society at large" thing, huh?

Curses, foiled by logic.

It's not just any logic, it's evil logic, the kind that has an insurance policy in case it doesn't leave the average human with a twisted knot of guild in their stomach just for listening.

The Extinguisher
2008-08-16, 12:35 AM
A Binder.

In that I can do a lot of things, and a lot of people hate me.

Tempest Fennac
2008-08-16, 12:40 AM
Archivist fits me perfectly due to my love of healing people and my interests in cryptozoology and the paranormal (also, I have poor Wis and high Int, so Healer wouldn't work for me). To be fair, I'd probably use a less cheesed out Archivist variant (I was thinking about using Int for bonus spells while only using Cleric and Druid spells while getting 1 spell/level from any other spell list in the game).

Doresain
2008-08-16, 12:58 AM
a high CHA expert focusing on bluff/diplomacy as well as a bunch of useless knowledge skills...probably drop a bunch of skill points in survival cuz im a pizza guy, so i know my way around pretty well...average STR and CON, above average DEX and INT, fairly low WIS...feats are skill focus (survival) and skill focus (bluff)...lawful evil if anything

ghost_warlock
2008-08-16, 01:47 AM
I am an egoist (http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Psion). No class describes me better, nor would I want one to.

Ordinarily, I may not be the best or brightest, but I simply don't need to be (http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/SRD:Animal_Affinity_%28Power%29). The ultimate in adaptiveness (http://www.dandwiki.com/wiki/Psychic_reformation), give me a few moments of prep time and I can do anything. Eschew - I don't need wimpering piousness or mouldering tomes to do my thing (though I admit I love books and the pursuit of knowledge).

Mind over matter; mind over body.

Jayngfet
2008-08-16, 01:49 AM
Rogue, since I can get through most defenses building wise and have a few informants.

An Enemy Spy
2008-08-16, 01:52 AM
Level -1 Commoner ... Oh Yeah!

Deepblue706
2008-08-16, 02:11 AM
Thought you were Azuth or Zagy in disguise :smallsmile:

Quiet, you.

shadowxknight
2008-08-16, 02:14 AM
Epic level wizard/archmage

I wish.

Level 2-3 commoner with high Str, Con and low Cha, Wis.

mroozee
2008-08-16, 02:33 AM
There's got to be more to being a Wizard than just having poor physical stats, a reclusive personality, and enjoying fantasy books.

Whoever is playing me as a character is a total munchkin.

loopy
2008-08-16, 02:37 AM
Hi-Cha, Med-Dex Rogue, all the way. I'm naturally stealthy and silver-tongued, able to talk people into calming down, seeing things my way, or getting out of trouble with a well placed lie. I've got some stealth on me, and am usually able to get around generally unnoticed, and my years of videogaming has given me alot of hand-eye coordination. Additionally, I have an above average set of mental stats, as I was one of the better students in school (even though I never tried, because I never cared about school), and I'm normally considered one of the more level headed minds to talk to when my friends have a problem.

What he said, except add sleight-of-hand skills to the list. I stole wallets and the like for funsies as a teen.

Yeah. Teenage me was a bastard. You would never expect it of him though.

EDIT: Oh, and just some more evidence. I now make a 'living' (though I really live off a web of favours) delivering speeches to large audiences.

The Rose Dragon
2008-08-16, 02:37 AM
I'm an Expert. Probably down the path of the Noble. Sadly, my chances of rhy-bonding soon is very slim.

Swok
2008-08-16, 04:02 AM
Epic level wizard/archmage

I wish.

Level 2-3 commoner with high Str, Con and low Cha, Wis.

You're an uneducated farmer? Really, all you people putting yourselves as commoner seem to fail to realize that you now don't have enough skill points for half of what a real person can even do.

Samakain
2008-08-16, 04:04 AM
1 lvl Expert (scribe)/2 lvl commoner/ 2 lvl barbarian

Str: 14, Dex: 3, Con 16, Int 16, Wiz 6, Cha 16

I like spending time with my books, and with people, but there are a few things make me very very angry, but i normally end up tripping over something before doing any real damage, and no matter how much **** i break people still love me? why? for i am made of win and rainbows


and modesty

big steaming chunks of it

Sa

Trizap
2008-08-16, 04:23 AM
The answer depends on whether I translate my abilities into D&D terms, or just transcribe them. Translating (i.e., describing what I would be, were I in a D&D world, in D&D terms), I'm a wizard, specializing in divination with enchantment barred, and working my way towards Loremaster (though I'm not high enough level yet).

Transcribing, though (that is, describing in D&D terms what I actually am in this world), I'm a level 4 expert, with class skills chosen mostly to represent physics, teaching, and related subjects.

well I've already done translating, now I'll transcribe myself: Bard, I'm a storyteller, an artist, class skills chosen: Perform (Storytelling) Diplomacy, Knowledge (a bunch of things)

Adumbration
2008-08-16, 04:36 AM
I still have just 1 human racial hitdice. Perhaps soon it will convert into a level in Expert.

xelliea
2008-08-16, 04:38 AM
stats:

str: 11, i have normal str.

int: 18, at 6 i had the int of a 12 year old.

wis: 14, i can easly remember things i care about.

dex: 9, i am slow and tall.

con: 14, am quite sturdy.

cha: 15, i am a good leader.

maybe wizard, elven? and N or CN alingment

AstralFire
2008-08-16, 08:40 AM
NG Sorcerer.

Probably something like:
9 Str
11 Dex
10 Con
12 Int
12 Wis
15 Cha

sonofzeal
2008-08-16, 09:36 AM
Wow.... quite the list! Tally so far....


Factotum - 1
Rogue - 9
Expert - 4
Beguiler - 1
Swordsage - 1
Cloistered Cleric - 2.5
Cleric - 1
Bard - 4.5
Charismatic Hero - 0.5
Fast Hero - 0.5
Smart Hero - 0.5
Strong Hero - 0.5
Sorcerer - 2
Magewright - 1
Commoner - 2
Samurai - 1
Monk - 1.5
Barbarian - 1.5
Warblade - 1
Archivist - 2
Wizard - 4
Binder - 1
Egoist - 1

loopy
2008-08-16, 09:44 AM
See, that is the strange thing, isn't it. People are answering with:

- The class equivalent to their self-image? ("I'm dexterous and a fast-talker, so I'm a rogue!")
- The class that they think they'd be realistically? ("Well guys, I'm a uni student, so I'd probably be Commoner 1/Expert 2")
- The class that they'd most like to be? ("I've always wished I could cast spells, I'm a beguiler!")

I'm sure the guy from the second option could probably write a paper on it. :smallwink:

Pauwel
2008-08-16, 10:06 AM
I'm a bard, probably level 1. Str is 10 (I'm really tall, but weak for my size), Dex and Con are both 8 (I'm clumsy and get sick a bit more often than I'd like) and Int is 15. Wis and Cha are both a bit tricky; I'm very philosophical and can think in very abstract terms when I concentrate, but normally I can be quite absent-minded. I'm not normally confident in social situations, but still manage to befriend most people I meet without really knowing how. =S

Skill points spread between Perform (keyboards), Perform (singing) and various knowledges.

OzymandiasVolt
2008-08-16, 10:08 AM
Though I would prefer Wizard, most tests I take say that I am a [Lawful Good] [Smart Paladin].

The only test that returned stats said they were:
Strength- 12
Dexterity- 15
Constitution- 13
Intelligence- 17
Wisdom- 16
Charisma- 12

tribble
2008-08-16, 10:22 AM
didnt there used to be a poll that would tell you this? I remember seeing it in a lot of sigs. I took it and found out I am a true neutral Cleric-Mage with higher WIS than INT. I am an elf too, because of my skeletal frame. (or a halfling because of my short height and love of food...mmm foood)

Tengu_temp
2008-08-16, 10:32 AM
Psion - intelligence-based powers that rely on pure mental strength rather than learning and memorization of complex rituals and gestures? Completely me! Pity real life is such a low-magic setting.

Stats, with elite array:
Str 10
Dex 8
Con 12
Int 15
Wis 13
Cha 14

Ossian
2008-08-16, 11:24 AM
Instead of taking yet another one of those tests, I'll try and answer what I think the OP is asking.

As of now (typing this post) I am probably an expert, like most of you. But then again, NO d&d setting was thought with our modern world categories, our skills, our attitudes (+ absence of heroism and magic) in mind.
Sure, I took my karate classes for some years, and workout regularly. Got my master and postgrad, travelled a lot and read a lot more. I speak some languages and have a good range of social skills. Still, this is not D&D stuff.

Plus, D&D characters just go and slay something to get the gold that keeps them going for a month or so. The never get diabling injuries (tendonitis, arthritis, arthrosis, broken ligaments/cartilöages, inflammations, lack of sight etc...). They have the time (and the necessity) to regularly train, find masters, go through books and their sole occupation is, in fact, stacking XPs. And their bodies never fail them while doing so.

I have my interests, granted. And some free time. Yet why am I not, say, learning French now? Why am I not in pursuit of a mentor or learining the Separinpei kata? Because this is not D&D. :)

If I am to translate my inclinations and passios into a fictional world of high adventures, where magic exists and heroes are somewhere to be found, I would go for some kind of pragmatic druid, or maybe a ranger of some kind.

I like to travel, and while this makes me feel bitter sometimes, for want of stability and family and home, I am ok with that for the time being. I find it most appeasing to spend some time in natural reserves, and am stunned speechless by the beauty of trees and, more in general, by the living power of Nature when it is displayed in tiny details or in a more majestic and jaw dropping fashion. I like to stay neutral, most of the time, and the most I do is being a silent mediator when I see imbalances of some kind. I do convey my opinion, and feel strongly about some topics that make my blood steam, but I hardly ever yell at anyone. Were I to fight, I would probably be a defensive person, as I hate to harm and am well aware that injuries sometimes do not heal and PTSD is always lurking somewhere near a fight, whoever wins it.
I have a decent frame, and I am in good condition. Stamina and relflexes, mostly, with occasional spider senses.

So, yeah, I would say that a combo of ranger and druid levels would be alright with me. Lighlty armored, I would carry a quarterstaff as a weapon.

O.

fendrin
2008-08-16, 11:26 AM
Monk/Psion
Str 12
Dex 12
Con 14
Int 16
Wis 14
Cha 8

I keep trying to convince the DM to let me take Kung Fu Genius and the Zerth Cenobite PrC, but so far no luck. Probably from the low Cha. :smallwink:

Partysan
2008-08-16, 12:03 PM
Realistically I am a Commoner 1 or 2/Warrior 1 with a slightly over-average con, a good int and a average or slightly under-average cha and dex.

Heroically, I'd probably be a Warblade.

FatherMalkav
2008-08-16, 12:16 PM
Rogue 1/Bard 1/ Archivist X

I'm told I sneak up on people a lot and it's often hard to surprise me as well as having a good eye for traps when playing war games (Rogue). Other then that I'm nonreligious but obsessed with theological lore and tend to know all the funny little facts about the things that go bump in the night (Archivist). Finally I'm a font of random knowledge that I can never remember where I know it from, I'm confident to the point of cockiness some times and I'm a flirt just for the fun of it.

only1doug
2008-08-16, 01:17 PM
I'm an expert

lots of Knowledge and Craft skills.

sonofzeal
2008-08-16, 04:38 PM
See, that is the strange thing, isn't it. People are answering with:

- The class equivalent to their self-image? ("I'm dexterous and a fast-talker, so I'm a rogue!")
- The class that they think they'd be realistically? ("Well guys, I'm a uni student, so I'd probably be Commoner 1/Expert 2")
- The class that they'd most like to be? ("I've always wished I could cast spells, I'm a beguiler!")

I'm sure the guy from the second option could probably write a paper on it. :smallwink:
Strange thing is, for me all THREE come out "Factotum". I mean, I could just be an Expert, but Factotum expresses my "crunch" far better, and fits my "fluff" just dandy too.

Collin152
2008-08-16, 05:24 PM
:furious:
- The class that they'd most like to be? ("I've always wished I could cast spells, I'm a beguiler!")


You vastly downplay what I mean when I say supernatural.
:smallfurious:
After all, I'm the most superstitious in the playground. I do believe in magic. And as it happens, I use it in a similar manner to a beguiler.
...Mean person, make me rant...

Grey Watcher
2008-08-16, 05:34 PM
Hmmm... A heroic version of myself would be a Bard. I'm an opera singer with a knack for remembering odd facts and quotes relevant to the situation at hand. A more realistic rendition of myself would be an Expert with maxed out ranks in Perform (singing). Either way, level 1 or 2. As for a alignment, almost certainly non-Evil (the D&D understanding of Evil doesn't really include faults of omission), possibly Good, depending on how high a standard you set for being Good. Probably non-Chaotic, not sure about Lawful.

Krimm_Blackleaf
2008-08-16, 05:35 PM
I'm fairly certain the real life version of me translates into a warlock/rogue.

FMArthur
2008-08-16, 06:23 PM
I'm thinking a Psion. I value my own mind above all other things I have or will have, and that seems to fit with the ordinary fluff of the class. In terms of things I'm good at, I don't know. I'm good at a lot of unrelated things, so I'd like to say Chameleon, but since it's my favourite class, I'm probably skewing things in that direction unconsciously. Better stick with Psion.

Deth Muncher
2008-08-16, 06:23 PM
I'd have to say a mid-Dex, Upper Mid-Cha, Mid-Str Bard with Weapon Focus: Sousaphone, with moderate amounts of ranks put into Perform: Wind Instruments and Keyboard.

With a one level Rogue dip. :smalltongue:

Morandir Nailo
2008-08-17, 12:49 AM
Real-life, I'd be best described as an Expert, with some sort of ability that lets me give up ever having a BAB in exchange for Bardic Lore - I'd die in combat of any kind, but I've got tons of completely useless knowledge. I'd say average physical stats, 14 Wis, 15 Int, and 12 Cha. Lots of points in History and Anthropology.

As for D&D, the tests all come up with the results posted in my sig.

Mor

Zeta Kai
2008-08-17, 12:59 AM
I'd prefer to be a Bard, but I'm proficient with my lock-picking set & I've done my fair share of sneaking in & out of houses (mostly out), so I guess I'm a low-level Rogue.

BloodyAngel
2008-08-17, 02:05 AM
Wow... there are a lot of very high Int folks here in the playground, apparently.

As for myself, I picked rogue due mostly to my lack of morals, moral ambiquity, small, nimble build, and the fact that I fight dirty or not at all. Why fight fair when you can hit them with a crowbar in their sleep? Fun times!

ghost_warlock
2008-08-17, 04:12 AM
Wow... there are a lot of very high Int folks here in the playground, apparently.

Eh, has to do with the demographics - intelligent, creative people are often drawn to hobbies such as gaming as well as message boards revolving around gaming. This goes double for people who are also less-so-gifted physically (take a quick look through the variety of Str scores people listed). Stephen Hawking isn't likely to play football, but I wouldn't be surpised to learn that he DMs a game from time to time. :smallwink:

Prophaniti
2008-08-17, 10:14 AM
My immediate response would be 'fighter', but the more I think about it, the less true that seems. I'm at least fairly intelligent (14-16 I'd say) and I, like many others here, know a lot about a lot. Tons of trivia and random skills, so I definitely get more than 2+int skill points. On the other hand, I have had actual combat training, both with modern and archaic weapons. I'm handy in a fight, though not amazing, and really enjoy physical competition and exhertion. I have a love of learning too, and continue to expand my knowledge of trivia and gain further random skills. My major flaws mostly revolve around people skills (I'm pretty sure my CHA is less than 10, possibly as low as 6).

So, I'd say I'm most likely multi-class, probably Fighter/Archivist, or some other class that's all about knowledge. Couldn't say on level, probably 6 at highest, more likely 2 or 4.

Maybe I could claim one of the gish classes, Duskblade or something. When I think about it, I usually put myself in one of those melee/magic hybrid classes.

Leon
2008-08-17, 12:19 PM
A aspiring Archivist with quite a few ranks in Knowledge: Geography

Current Class: Expert Procrastinator

mroozee
2008-08-17, 12:53 PM
I think a lot of people would be seriously disappointed with their stats if they were ever Parson'd into a D&D game. My personal opinion is that people pick the one sub-area they feel they are best at and use that as a proxy for their stat; a sort of high-water mark. "I have such and such a degree so my Int should be X." If this is your methodology, your stats would likely be significantly lower than those indicated below.

Translating 3d6 stats into statistical percentiles for today's world, here are some of the things that correspond to those percentiles. Note: these are not to be read as "strength", "intelligence", etc... they are analogs; "If there were a Bench Press Attribute or an Education Attribute or an Income Attribute, these are the corresponding scores..." Further note: depending upon the distribution, the mean and median are not necessarily close.

Bench Press in lbs. (for a 160 lb male between ages 20-29)
8 = 140, 9 = 160, 10 = 180, 11 = 200, 12 = 215, 13 = 230, 14 = 240

Education in the United States (for people 25 years old and up)
Some College = 11
Bachelor's Degree = 14
Master's Degree = 15
Professional Degree = 16
Doctorate = 17-18

Annual Personal Income in the United States (age 25+)
$25K-50K = 10-11
$50K-75K = 12-13
$75K-100K = 14
$100K+ = 15-18

Gralamin
2008-08-17, 01:12 PM
The best way of describing me is probably Smart Hero from D20 Modern, with Savant (Computer Use).

The 3.5 way of describing me is probably Psion, but with a lack of powers due to not being able to manipulate matter with my mind.

The 4E way of describing me is probably a Warlord, But one who isn't very hardy or strong.

hotel_papa
2008-08-17, 01:35 PM
I was an engineer in the Marine Corps, and all but memorized the Army Ranger improvised weapon field manuel. With enough preparation, I'm pretty sure I could take down anything. (Ergo.. low wisdom) I'm not that good of a fighter, but I can throw a punch (took some karate and learned hand-to-hand in the Corps). I'm decently smart and well-spoken, but have crappy balance and I'm overweight. So,

Str 12
Dex 8
Con 10
Int 16
Wis 9
Cha 15

Artificer. All the way. If I can't build it, I'll fake it. If I can't fake it, I'll break it.

HP

fendrin
2008-08-17, 02:01 PM
I think a lot of people would be seriously disappointed with their stats if they were ever Parson'd into a D&D game. My personal opinion is that people pick the one sub-area they feel they are best at and use that as a proxy for their stat; a sort of high-water mark. "I have such and such a degree so my Int should be X." If this is your methodology, your stats would likely be significantly lower than those indicated below.

Translating 3d6 stats into statistical percentiles for today's world, here are some of the things that correspond to those percentiles. Note: these are not to be read as "strength", "intelligence", etc... they are analogs; "If there were a Bench Press Attribute or an Education Attribute or an Income Attribute, these are the corresponding scores..." Further note: depending upon the distribution, the mean and median are not necessarily close.

Bench Press in lbs. (for a 160 lb male between ages 20-29)
8 = 140, 9 = 160, 10 = 180, 11 = 200, 12 = 215, 13 = 230, 14 = 240

Education in the United States (for people 25 years old and up)
Some College = 11
Bachelor's Degree = 14
Master's Degree = 15
Professional Degree = 16
Doctorate = 17-18

Annual Personal Income in the United States (age 25+)
$25K-50K = 10-11
$50K-75K = 12-13
$75K-100K = 14
$100K+ = 15-18

You are right and wrong all at the same time.

You are right that most people inflate their stats, when a more accurate translation would involve using feats and/or skills. Using myself as an example, I put my con at a 14 because I am very healthy and hard to damage. I rarely get sick (I was once the only person in a group of 6 to not get food poisoning off some bad shellfish), and I've never broken a bone (even in situations that doctors said should have broken bones, like getting hit by a car going about 20 mph at point of impact). However, I'm not particularly in shape and I don't have particularly great stamina. So I should probably lower that 14 to a 12 and say I have the feats Great Fortitude and Toughness.

On the other hand you are wrong because your analogues are weak at best.

Bench press measures primarily chest strength and to a less extent arm strength. I would suggest using the two Olympic weightlifting events (Snatch and Clean & Jerk), as they are full-body motions.

Education is more a matter of skills than of intelligence. Intelligence is closer related to IQ, in the sense that it is about processing data, not about storage and retrieval. General education would represent use of skill points and specialized education would indicate feat usage (particularly Skill Focus).

Income would be at best a proxy for the Profession or Craft skill, and really has no direct bearing on determining stats.

mroozee
2008-08-17, 03:52 PM
On the other hand you are wrong because your analogues are weak at best.

Bench press measures primarily chest strength and to a less extent arm strength. I would suggest using the two Olympic weightlifting events (Snatch and Clean & Jerk), as they are full-body motions.

Education is more a matter of skills than of intelligence. Intelligence is closer related to IQ, in the sense that it is about processing data, not about storage and retrieval. General education would represent use of skill points and specialized education would indicate feat usage (particularly Skill Focus).

Income would be at best a proxy for the Profession or Craft skill, and really has no direct bearing on determining stats.

I agree that these are not D&D attributes and they are not even good approximations. I was, in no way claiming that these SHOULD be used or that they ARE good proxies. Quite the opposite, actually. Bench Press != Strength, though it is used by people to estimate/justify their score. Education != Intelligence but it has also been used for this same sort of justification. Note: Income was put in there just because I had the numbers handy and I vaguely recalled seeing it as an attribute in an RPG I played long ago.

My points were two-fold. First, people cite an accomplishment without really knowing how it relates to real-world norms ("I can type 60 wpm so I have a pretty high Dexterity", "I have only missed two days of work due to illness in the past 5 years so I have a high Con", etc.). Well, how extraordinary is 60 wpm typing or missing having only 2 sick days in 5 years? Are those 13's? 17's? 9's? It LOOKS to me like people err on the high side. Personally, I have no idea what these correspond to, but the ones I listed can be looked up. And my second point, people compound the problem when they tend (again, IMHO) to select their high-water mark accomplishment and use that as a proxy for their overall score.

My conclusion was that most of us would be surprised at how low our scores are when compared to what we assign ourselves.

_Puppetmaster_
2008-08-17, 04:39 PM
I'm a level 1 Expert with max ranks in Knowledge (Gaming), Knowledge (Useless Knowledge), Perform (Video Games), Perform (Schoolwork), and Craft (Basic Video Game [Like a 2d Platformer or RPG])

coston89
2008-08-17, 05:49 PM
I would say a lower level expert or a bard with real low charisma(no self confidence), Int between 13-16, and Knowledge skills in ll sorts of things. The reason for bard is the bardic knowledge for my knack of knowing useless but relevant information.

Pie Guy
2008-08-17, 06:12 PM
possibly 1 bard,I used to play an instrament, 4 monk (blackbelt at age 6), 3 duelist, as i actually fence(only stabbing).

7 str
14 dex
10 con
14 int
11 wis
12 cha

These are probably gross exagerations, but what's the worst that could happen?

Starbuck_II
2008-08-17, 06:12 PM
Gestalt Cleric/Monk

I know some martial arts. I have a religious background. I wouldn't have many skill points in Knowledge religion, but I have some. I have that one psionic feat that gives a 1st level power (not Wild Talent the other one) this is due to the ability to read minds (which is a power I believe) I seemed to possess as a child.

I have no memory of my childhood so it might be true because my whole family remembers that.

CASTLEMIKE
2008-08-17, 10:35 PM
Hidden Talent feat [General] page 67 EPH.

Recaiden
2008-08-17, 11:17 PM
If i get a PC class, I'd like to consider myself a wizard, but due to a lack of magic, I'm closer to a scout.
I'm more like a 3.0 apprentice bard / expert.

Edea
2008-08-17, 11:33 PM
IRL, probably just a level 1 Commoner with three 10s and three 11s distributed randomly :/.

As far as 'THE TEST' goes, I ended up being a high-level TN Human Wizard with (once again, it seems in this thread) a very solid stat array. Not surprisingly, that result pretty much describes my favorite type of character to play in D&D games.

darkzucchini
2008-08-18, 12:05 AM
I am going to have to go with CG (maybe CN, good is relative) Rogue.

My stats would be:
Str: 8-10: I'm very thin (6'3" and between 130 and 140 lb, depending on how much I have had to eat and drink recently), have rather poor upper body strength, but good core and lower body strength.
Dex: 12-14
Con: 14-16: Despite my build I can take quite a beating, have great endurance, and rarely get seriously sick, usually getting over any illness within a day or two without any sort of medication.
Int: 14-16: Most be consider my a bright bloke and take my ideas seriously. I feel that I have a fair number of skills and a broad range of knowledge and am also known for being a very quick learner.
Wis: 16: I don't have a high Wisdom in the spiritual sense but more in the judging people/common sense arena. One of the areas I really excel at.
Cha: 10-12: I am not bad looking but am no Brad Pitt. I am a quite individual, both in the amount that I speak and the volume. However, people tend to like me and I am good at being diplomatic and avoiding pissing people off.

For Traits I would have Near Sighted and Thin.

For Flaws I would have Unreactive

My Feats would be Run, Negotiator, and Dodge.

For my skills I would have various ranks in Balance, Bluff, Climb, Diplomacy, Disable Device, Gather Information, Hide, Knowledge (History), Knowledge (Politics), Move Silently, Open Locks, Sense Motive, and Survival.

RTGoodman
2008-08-18, 12:53 AM
Real life, I'm probably a Neutral Human Expert 2 or 3 with ranks in Knowledge (History, Geography, and Religion), Perform (Brass, Percussion), a couple in Diplomacy and Bluff, and enough points in Speak Language (Latin) and part of Speak Language (German). I've got the Versatile Performer feat, as well as probably Skill Focus (Knowledge [History]) and maybe something else. Stats are probably (with the Elite array):

Str 10
Dex 12
Con 8
Int 15
Wis 13
Cha 14

Of course, I probably wouldn't get myself that high of a Cha, but I haven't gotten my DM to let me drop it to up my Int yet. :smalltongue: If I tried to say my real stats, it's probably be Str 11, Dex 10-11, Con 9, Int 15+, Wis 13, Cha 12.

In a idealized world, I'd probably be some weird Archivist/Bard combination (or maybe Wizard/Prestige Bard).

Matticus
2008-08-18, 03:30 AM
Lessee...
Strength's about 8, Dex is about 11, Con's about 8, Int's about 16, Wis's about 10, Cha's about 10...

...I'll be a Wizard, then.

SoD
2008-08-18, 04:25 AM
Honestly? A silver-tounged rogue. Low level, but with a few feats, so probably a flaw in there (Probably pathetic wisdom).

Str? Lower than average. Probably 8. I can, however, get lucky if I am in a fight, and take down people stronger than me with a lucky (or dirty) strike (SNEAK ATTACK!!!).
Dex? Not sure, I'm very good at avoiding stuff that gets thrown at me, or the occasional blow, and have good reflexes (even for things I don't expect [uncanny dodge!]). That being said, I am almost totally unflexible, and bend much less than is normal.
Con? Probably 12 or 13. Nothing amazing, but I don't get sick so easily, and don't feel the cold much (good fort saves against cold weather effects).
Int? If I may brag, 14, maybe even 15. Not a genius, but very bright. However, this is often let down because:
Wis? 6 (patetic wisdom counted in). Possibly even 5. Dispite my cleverness, my common sense is very lacking. I'm also a bit paranoid, with no reason to be, and I often ignore reality and drift off into my own world, and am extremely absent-minded.
Cha? My strongest point. 16, I would guess. I'm very likeable, and it adds to my perform skill for my piano playing.

Feats? Probably one or two luck feats, as well as one that adds to my quick tounge, and Force of Personality.

WhiteHarness
2008-08-18, 05:57 AM
Another one of these threads?

*sigh...*

The hubris is piling up in here...

It never ceases to amuse me when people claim that they actually are something more than a 1st-3rd level commoner or expert. Particularly entertaining are the ones who think they actually belong to magic-using classes in this magicless world. :smallsigh:

Nobody who hangs out here on this internet messageboard belongs to a PC class. Period. You don't adventure for a living. You might get me to believe that you've got a level or two in Warrior if you are, for example, a really serious, every weekend SCA fighter. But simply saying to yourself, "I take Tae Kwon Do classes at the local strip-mall dojo, so I must be a Monk!" is just laughable...

SoD
2008-08-18, 06:03 AM
Maybe, but it's more interesting if you don't have the answers as:
commoner
commoner
commoner
commoner
expert
commoner
commoner
expert
expert
commoner
commoner.

LordMalrog
2008-08-20, 01:12 AM
Rouge, i'm a sneaky guy with alot of unusual knowledge on how to hurt someone whos not looking(alittle ninja training goes a long way). Also i'm a very accurate person(can't be beat in lasertag). Not to flatter myself but i also have a decent charisma score. (or at least bluff check)

PresidentEnder
2008-08-20, 01:15 AM
I think computer programmers count as experts. Maybe the delusional among us insist that we're wizards.

LordMalrog
2008-08-20, 01:16 AM
Another one of these threads?

*sigh...*

The hubris is piling up in here...

It never ceases to amuse me when people claim that they actually are something more than a 1st-3rd level commoner or expert. Particularly entertaining are the ones who think they actually belong to magic-using classes in this magicless world. :smallsigh:

Nobody who hangs out here on this internet messageboard belongs to a PC class. Period. You don't adventure for a living. You might get me to believe that you've got a level or two in Warrior if you are, for example, a really serious, every weekend SCA fighter. But simply saying to yourself, "I take Tae Kwon Do classes at the local strip-mall dojo, so I must be a Monk!" is just laughable...

YES we know we live in WoD, and we're generally not gonna start shooting fireballs out of our hands, but this is a highly hypothetical question. Don't be such a @#%^ about it. Oh and why are you speaking down to people?

Gerrtt
2008-08-20, 08:45 AM
Well, I'm working towards getting a master's degree in mental health counseling, so clearly that makes me a gestalt Dwarven Lion Totem Barbarian 10/Blackguard 10//Warlock 7/Hellfire Warlock 3/Eldritch Disciple 10.

Clearly. Can't you tell? I mean, I don't even care that that doesn't make sense; clearly, that's what I do.

I dunno. Human expert? Skill points put into perform (guitar), knowledge (object relations), knowledge (religion), and profession (mental health counselor).

Calemyr
2008-08-20, 10:31 AM
Commoner? Are you kidding? I own and can control a mechanical behemoth that would put most constructs to shame, I can manipulate a chunk of plastic and silicon into doing things that would confound and astound all but the most exceptional wizards. I can scry on lands on the opposite side of the world and can communicate with people just as far away in real time. I could, on a whim, even travel to the other side of the world in less than a day. I have ready access to levels of knowledge that would melt a loremaster's brain. I possess so many devices for so many occassions that even an artificer would ask where I got all those wonderful toys!

Just because it's mundane doesn't mean it's not also fantastic.

As for the "who are you" thing, I'm either probably a dwarven bard, with a focus on story-telling rather than music and a variety of gadgets that accomplish what a D&D world would consider "magic" - like a cell phone, a computer, and psp. My strong stats are strength and intelligence and my weak stats are dexterity and charisma.