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AggaWackTan

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With regard to stats I always assumed I should rate a character as competent in a particular area when they have a skill of 8, be it martial, finesse, oratory or religious. In CK2 this seemed to be the mark. Anything higher just meant that character was particularly good.

However in IR 8 is a high stat. Base stats are always particularly low and new characters after 100 years are rarely 8+ in all categories, if any. I often find myself happy with a character having a stat of at least 7 as long as statesmanship is decent.

So in my games I now assume a character is competent if they have skill of 5 in a category and anything higher is very skilled. Those characters with skills of 10+ are major characters that change the world. What skill level do you rank as competent?
 
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Five is too low for being competent but many times you have to go with them as you say.

7-8 would be my threshold for competent, this being completely subjective.

I agree that 10+ are exceptional.
 

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It is low, just on average it seems to be what to expect as average. But still hoping for at least 8 is ideal. When comparing to CK though the stats are lower so I was thinking should we expect a lower number to be ‘competent’ as well
 

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I find myself using people with 6-8 in their relevant stat the majority of the time, so I would call that the average from my experience. 6 is low end of competent, 8 is high. Above is excellent and below is poor. Unless you're a mercenary captain, in which case the average seems to bump up a bit. Usually I go for 10+ Mercs.
 
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I find myself using people with 6-8 in their relevant stat the majority of the time, so I would call that the average from my experience. 6 is low end of competent, 8 is high. Above is excellent and below is poor. Unless you're a mercenary captain, in which case the average seems to bump up a bit. Usually I go for 10+ Mercs.
Merc Captains get a +5 to their military skill with the "merc captain" modifier next to it. So, I mean, judge that how you do. This does explain why so many are 10+ though.
 
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