Importance of Stats - Staff Only

[Ander]

There is no one stat that is superior to the other. Each has its advantages and disadvantages. You can choose to be good at one or two things, or take a balanced approach. You can have a cranked up Strength percentage, but if your Endurance percentage is low, then you can kick someone twice around the block, but you'll also be vulnerable to attacks yourself. If you reverse that, you can withstand a lot of damage, but you can't dish it out. You can be really good at something, but that will generally leave you weak in another area. It's about your preference of how you want your character to fight versus trying to pick the stat that's king. Kaden also listed a good example of Agility and Focus applications. If you choose to take a balanced approach, then you're averaging out your skills. It would be a little like being a three sport athlete. You can really excel at football (American football), and be not so good at soccer or baseball. Or, if you're balanced, then you're competent at all three sports, but not a superstar at any single one of them.

There's no formulaic equations involved. They're guidelines. Each stat is given a simple and succinct explanation as to their general application, and based on how a player likes to have their character fight (attack, defense, or speed), they choose to split their CA accordingly. The percentages define what your Combat Ability is based in. If you have 50% Agility, then fifty percent of your Combat Ability is centered on being a speed freak. If your problem is that there's no specific definition of "I have 50% Strength and they have 50% Focus, that means I can do 1,562 points of damage to their Hit Points, RAAHHH," then sorry, but we just don't have that. Strength is not inherently better than Focus, and vice versa.

What exactly about the stat rules is "half-baked nonsense"? Be specific.