| ABILITY SCORE |
MODIFIER |
DESCRIPTION |
| 1 |
-5 |
Completely inept or disabled |
| 2-3 |
-4 |
Weak, infant |
| 4-5 |
-3 |
Younger child |
| 6-7 |
-2 |
Child, elderly, impaired |
| 8-9 |
-1 |
Below average, teenager |
| 10-11 |
+0 |
Average adult |
| 12-13 |
+1 |
Above average |
| 14-15 |
+2 |
Well above average |
| 16-17 |
+3 |
Gifted |
| 18-19 |
+4 |
Highly gifted |
| 20-21 |
+5 |
Best in a nation |
| 22-23 |
+6 |
Best in the world |
| 24-25 |
+7 |
Best ever, peak of human achievement |
| 26-27 |
+8 |
Low superhuman |
| 28-29 |
+9 |
Moderate superhuman |
| 30 |
+10 |
High superhuman |
| 40 |
+15 |
Very high superhuman |
| 50 |
+20 |
Cosmic |
| COMBAT BONUS |
SKILL BONUS |
DESCRIPTION |
| -- |
1-4 |
No training |
| 1-4 |
5-8 |
Basic level of training |
| 5-8 |
9-12 |
Professional level of training |
| 9-12 |
13-15 |
Recognized and likely known as an expert in the skill |
| 13-15 |
17-19 |
Virtual mastery of the skill |
| 16+ |
20+ |
Recognized among the best trained in the world |
