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Hmm, curious thought. Am I a starting character, or have had a few points to distribute? I think Elden ring has the most figured out composition, so I'm going to go with that.
I'm probably at 'average' on strength. I don't religiously lift weight, but I can do most things expected in my field, which requires lifting and moving things. Let's call that a 10. Dexterity is going to be just above average, because I participate in several hobbies that involve movement and coordination... let's call that a 12. Vigor might be slightly below average, I get sick just slightly more than others, so peg that at 8. Endurance is just above average (one of those hobbies is endurance related), but I don't go crazy into it, so peg that at 12 as well. I'm well educated and generally quick witted, so intelligence is a good stat, let's peg it at 14. For mind in relation to the real world I'm at a loss... since it's magic stamina, we'll put it at ~~0~~ 10, perfect average commoner level. I don't give a hoot about religion, so that does make my faith low? Or is it about my certainty in things I can't be sure about? That would put me at a lower than average (since I doubt everything compared to the 'common' person it seems). I guess default setting with a mild loss for that then, so 8. If I'm a level 0 wretch, that means my arcane must be 6. Besides mind, that's probably the best candidate for 'I have no clue for real world analog' so it's great to have it last and just be decided.
I think I like the D&D style of this better, where the ability/skill divide is more obvious, and stats are tied to level in a much looser manner. The stats are a pretty good bell curve for percentage of the population, so it's much easier to peg what a character/person should be in terms of their stats.