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In order to list examples on the wiki, the stats have been broken down into varying tiers as follows
In order to list examples on the wiki, the stats have been broken down into varying tiers as follows


* '''12-15''' - Above Average. Characters whose stats fall into this stat-tier are better than most "normals", meaning they're better than, say, 50% of everyone else out there.
* '''12-15''' - Above Average. Characters whose stats fall into this stat-tier are better than most "normals", meaning they're better than over 50% of everyone else out there.<ref>On the bell curve that plots all possible results of rolling three six-sided dice, the median line falls exactly between 10 and 11. A stat of 11 is by definition better than exactly 50% of everyone else.</ref>
* '''16-19''' - Genius-level. Characters whose stats fall into this stat-tier are considered geniuses, savants, "gifted," what have you. These are your Olympic-level athletes, chess masters, etc.
* '''16-19''' - Genius-level. Characters whose stats fall into this stat-tier are considered geniuses, savants, "gifted," what have you. These are your Olympic-level athletes, chess masters, etc.
* '''20-23''' - Superhuman. Characters who stats fall into this stat-tier are pushing the boundaries of "realistic" to the extreme. Expect movie physics to be evoked for physical feats, while characters on the more intellectual end fall into [[Magnificent Bastard]], and [[Manipulative Bastard]] territories.
* '''20-23''' - Superhuman. Characters who stats fall into this stat-tier are pushing the boundaries of "realistic" to the extreme. Expect movie physics to be evoked for physical feats, while characters on the more intellectual end fall into [[Magnificent Bastard]], and [[Manipulative Bastard]] territories.
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Note that 11 on down aren't even listed, as "normal" is just too broad a range to cover. For characters whose weakest stat ranges from about 1-5, check [[Dump Stat]].
Note that 11 on down aren't even listed, as "normal" is just too broad a range to cover. For characters whose weakest stat ranges from about 1-5, check [[Dump Stat]].


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