strategos14
Mongoose
it is difficult to relate stats to real world numbers in order to gauge just how rare those numbers are for everyday people. the only stat that really gives any sort of measurements to go by is strength. each number has a max load. the rules state that man can lift his max load over his head. assuming this is from the ground then in the weight room this would be a clean and jerk. the book then states that a man can lift twice this number off the ground and stagger around a bit. this would be a deadlift in the weight room. i looked up arnold swartzeneggers max lifts in these areas. granted he was a body builder and not a power lifter (though he started as a power lifter) but he played conan and was still a 6'2, 240lb man in his prime who could bench press over 400lbs. i found a few different numbers from ages 21 to 30. his best i found were a 300lb clean and jerk and a 682lb deadlift that would put his strength between 18 and 19. the current record for a "raw" deadlift (raw means no special suit or grips used that help you lift more) is 974lbs which would indicate a strength score between 21 and 22. this done by a 27 year old viking (lol) named benedikt magnusson. as far as clean and jerks go, the raw record a couple men have come close to seems to be about 600lbs which would indicate a strength score of 23. i know that at least one russian guy and an iranian guy got into the 580's.
i'm well aware that the book rules are not supposed to really represent actual life but they have the numbers for strength and this is just food for thought. i'm in the weight room quite a bit and i first decided to test my (D&D) strength as a joke. when i actually looked at the numbers from the conan rulebook, i realized just how rare these strength scores (and therefore all stat scores) in the mid to high teens really are. needless to say, my (D&D) strength score is not as glorious as i would've liked or even initially thought lol. like i said before, just food for thought.
i'm well aware that the book rules are not supposed to really represent actual life but they have the numbers for strength and this is just food for thought. i'm in the weight room quite a bit and i first decided to test my (D&D) strength as a joke. when i actually looked at the numbers from the conan rulebook, i realized just how rare these strength scores (and therefore all stat scores) in the mid to high teens really are. needless to say, my (D&D) strength score is not as glorious as i would've liked or even initially thought lol. like i said before, just food for thought.