What would it be like to wake up with 20 dex?

[Jasonft]

IQ 20 means you become such a successful Day Trader (after spending minimal points) on the stock market that the feds show up at your door thinking you must be cheating. Good thing you put that point into Law and now have it at, um, 18 I think?

Long term money off of investments, spend my remaining days being a blogger specializing in exposing political corruption. Needless to say I also have an 18-20 skill in security systems and a heavily fortified house that for some reason has no connection to me on any database.

Su8bstantial money could also be made as a freelance programmer. If you went 'Black Hat' that IQ would turn you into a computerized Walter White.

(Essentially anything computer related that lets you stay relatively anonymous you could make tons of money at and nobody knows it is you.)

[mr beer]

There's no doubt that IQ would be the most real world useful attribute. Complete mastery of all Mental skills is ridiculous.

[Flyndaran]

Originally Posted by mr beer

There's no doubt that IQ would be the most real world useful attribute. Complete mastery of all Mental skills is ridiculous.

It's also the one that would result in making you the least human. You would become a zoologist alone among primitive primates.

Insane Dx would at least allow me to PVP better than all those blasted 12 year olds out there.

[Adversary]

Originally Posted by Winged

What do you guys think would be the most lucrative what to monetize this power?

Without taking the time to improve other stats like strength and maybe health, most professional sports would not be much of an option. Likewise it does not matter how steady your hands are, without med school you are never a surgeon.

There are some really niche tasks that might be doable, like playing pool or juggling, but does being amazing at that stuff actually pay well?

Most straightforward might be professional golf. Even long drives are mostly a function of coordination and technique, not strength, as evidenced by most golfers being normal-sized people with normal physiques. Not saying strength plays no role, but you could develop the needed strength in a short time. And it pays very well, especially once you are good enough to become famous and get endorsements.

Tennis is also possible, though that would require more training to build up the necessary stamina.

[mr beer]

The world's best darts player could make about a $1 million a year in prize money, and probably pick up a bunch more in endorsements. I feel like darts would be less physically demanding than golf, but of course a lot less lucrative.

[SRoach]

How much could you make getting chased out of skee-ball arcades, midways and pachinko parlors?

You might want to bone up on some of those self defense methods first, though.

Hmm. CAN a Dex 20 player control those pachinko games? I'd assume yes, but I've never even seen one outside of a video game.

[Zeta Blaze]

Originally Posted by SRoach

Hmm. CAN a Dex 20 player control those pachinko games? I'd assume yes, but I've never even seen one outside of a video game.

I assume you are talking about Pachislo machines also known as "skill stop slot machines" which are a dex check but the machines can "slide" a variable number from when you hit the stopper so they are less based on Dex because the machines can "cheat" you out of a win.
or do you mean an actual Pachinko machine which is like a vertical pinball machine in that case defiantly yes it is a dex based skill I have played them and it is a lot about knowing how much power to use in the launcher.

[dcarson]

The top pro bowler in the US has made 176K so far this year, the world darts championship has a 250K pounds first prize. Top pool players make around 100K. Top golfer in the PGA has made 1.7 million this year. So lots of sports that don't require major strength or health and are not team based. With a DX of 20 one point would put you up there in any of those.

[SRoach]

The Japanese mob vertical pinball ones.
I didn't know about the others.

Originally Posted by Zeta Blaze

I assume you are talking about Pachislo machines also known as "skill stop slot machines" which are a dex check but the machines can "slide" a variable number from when you hit the stopper so they are less based on Dex because the machines can "cheat" you out of a win.
or do you mean an actual Pachinko machine which is like a vertical pinball machine in that case defiantly yes it is a dex based skill I have played them and it is a lot about knowing how much power to use in the launcher.

[Zeta Blaze]

Originally Posted by SRoach

Hmm. CAN a Dex 20 player control those pachinko games? I'd assume yes, but I've never even seen one outside of a video game.

That's odd I dont recall ever seeing a pachinco machine in a video game but have seen "skill stop slot machines" in several most notably Pokemon.

What games have you seen them in?