# (Lore?)A bit confused by the Speed and some Stats lore setting thought

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**Created:** [March 14, 2020, 3:50am UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lore-a-bit-confused-by-the-speed-and-some-stats-lore-setting-thought/23004 "2020-03-14T03:50:11Z")\
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**Author:** ![kevin.granade](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/discourse.cataclysmdda.org/kevin.granade/32/1316_2.png) [@kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/u/kevin.granade)\
**Post date:** [March 14, 2020, 10:05pm UTC](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/lore-a-bit-confused-by-the-speed-and-some-stats-lore-setting-thought/23004/6 "2020-03-14T22:05:28Z")

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> [@Tekeli](#):
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> Note I’m imaging an end game transhuman character. In the game it is possible to get a 20 STR character at end game by stats focusing and specific mutations and bionics, and he would have a carrying weight of 93kg, over two times of default.  
> That’s quite monstrous and transhuman considering “a 545kg hourse would be best off carrying no more than 109kg”, making this character’s power large animal level?  
> It means a stats of 20 makes you a transhuman and it’s available in the game.

Yep, I have plans to cut that at least in half since it is out of line. Also you might want to read [FMS: Frequently Made Suggestions - #7 by kevin.granade](https://discourse.cataclysmdda.org/t/fms-frequently-made-suggestions/9764/7)  
In short, one set of unreasonable game features doesn’t justify other sets of unrealistic features. More likely than not, your “justification” is what’s out of line and what needs to be changed.

> [@Tekeli](#):
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> From RunRepeat, the average marathon finish time in 2001 is 4:28:56, and the world record is 1:59:40, so a non-transhuman champion could easily doulbe the long running speed of an averge marathon runner. It’s said an average person would run the 100m in 15-20 sec, and the world record is 9:57, 50%-100% faster, recorded from a non-transhuman person.  
> So for a 20 DEX transhuman character, I think it’s rational to run or walk double time?

No, because we aren’t linking dexterity to running speed.

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