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What is your RPG Stats

I’ve wanted to play some RPG a lot lately, but with everything else I already have going on, it’s one of those things listed under “I’ll get to one day.” But I saw this on Twitter (and Scalzi himself even posted his ranking on his blog yesterday), and I figured a couple of writer buddies (Josh Smith, Josh Hardt, and Liberty Hardt) would enjoy this. So, what is your RPG stats ranked from 1 thru 6…? Mine are below!


1- Charisma 

I like to be in charge, and I like my ideas to be the ones everyone agrees with. This could be good or bad. I would make a great cult leader. 

2-Dexterity 

I have decent reflexes and I’m pretty agile when I need to be. I feel like this should come in at number two. 

3- Wisdom

I feel like I’m pretty perceptive and have a pretty good tune with the world around me. 

4- Constitution 

I could easily swap this out with number three and probably should, but they are sort of even. I’m not tough in the rugged masculine way, but I have a high level of endurance. I can go for several hours and often have difficulty stopping to take a break when I’m in the middle of something. 

5- Strength

Okay, definitely on the low side. I don’t have a stunning physical appearance. And while I’m in decent shape, if you need me to move a tree on our path to fight a horde of Orcs, I’m not your guy. 

6- Intelligence 

I don’t have a high level of intelligence. I’m a common sense guy and I have an average level of smarts. But if you need someone to do trig on our quest, you’re out of luck.

I’d be curious to hear how others rank themselves. Comment below and let me know 

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Iggy Argues with J.J. About His Plan to Start Blogging

The Argument

Iggy & JJ Argue about JJ Blogging again

JJ: Hey, Iggy! You got a sec?

IGGY: I’m swamped right now, J.J. Go bug Oz.

JJ: No, I need to talk to you. And besides, you’re just reading Silver Surfer. Listen, I got a great idea!

IGGY: Oh, man. Listen, J.J., Anytime Oz shows up and says he has an idea, I end up in some sort of mess.

JJ: But this is different. I’ve decided I’m going to start blogging again.

IGGY: Dude, blogging is dead. Now go away. I got to keep this neighborhood safe.

JJ: Keep the neighborhood safe? Man, Iggy. You’ve been reading too many Mercury Hale novels.

IGGY: Those are memoirs, not novels.

JJ: I bet if you asked Mercury if he thought blogging was a good idea, he would agree.

IGGY: He would say you’re crazy.

JJ: Call him.

IGGY: Mercury isn’t taking my calls right now.

JJ: Oh, the dude is ghosting ya, huh?

IGGY: No, he’s got his own problems to deal with.

JJ: Oh, yeah. Like what?

IGGY: Steve Rzasa has been acting up again.

JJ: What did he do now?

IGGY: He quit his job.

JJ: That’s not too bad.

IGGY: Yeah, well, if Mercury has to put up with as much stuff from Steve as I have to deal with from you, then he’s got his hands full.

JJ: Well, I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to be blogging again.

IGGY: Seriously? Why would you waste your time doing that?

JJ: Because no one else seems to be. Plus, it means I don’t have to waste time doing TikTok or Reels.

IGGY: I’ve already told you. TikTok is what we should be doing. Everyone else is.

JJ: Yeah, but I stink at TikTok

IGGY: Allen Brokken does TikTok. I bet his characters are happy with him.

JJ: Yeah, but Allen is good at TikTok. I look like a dweeb.

IGGY: Please don’t do this. I mean, why? Why would you start blogging again?

JJ: I have a lot of things I want to say.

IGGY: That’s why you have me. And we should be working on figuring out who Mr. Chesterson is and why all these strange things keep happening in the neighborhood. Now make yourself useful, and go write.

JJ: Oh, I already know who Mr. Chesterson is.

IGGY: Wait, you do?

JJ: You’re getting off-topic. I’m going to start blogging again. Maybe three to four times a week.

IGGY: You’re serious? J.J. Please don’t do this.

JJ: Nope, I’ve made up my mind.

IGGY: Okay, okay. What’s your niche going to be?

JJ: Oh, that’s easy. “Just Whatever.”

IGGY: “Just Whatever?”

JJ: Sounds cool, right?

IGGY: J.J. That’s not a niche. That’s not even an itch.

JJ: It makes sense to me.

IGGY: That’s your plan? “Just Whatever?” What does that even mean?

JJ: Oh, no. You’re missing the point. There is no plan. And it means “just whatever.”

IGGY: J.J. You have to have a plan.

JJ: Dude, I’m Gen-X. Having no plan is sort of our thing.

IGGY: No, no, no. J.J. What does any of this even mean?

JJ: It means I’m going to write about “Just Whatever” pops into my head that day.

IGGY: Oh, man. J.J. We’ll be ruined.

JJ: I know, cool, right?

IGGY: We’ll never sell another book.

JJ: Hey, Iggy. Do me a favor.

IGGY: What?

JJ: Be sure to like, comment, or subscribe.

IGGY: Oh, dude. What are you doing?