Turn a character's stat into a bonus that is fair below the middle

Stat 11 gives a bonus and stat 9 gives nothing, so weak characters look exactly as good as average ones. This happens with the most common way of dividing by two. Here is the right rounding, plus a level-based bonus that grows in steps.

Why this works

A scale should be fair on both sides of the middle. Rounding toward zero quietly folds the weak side onto the average one, while rounding down keeps equal steps on both sides, so a lower score always means a worse bonus.

When not to use it

Skip it when your game has no scores at all, or when a plain table of bonuses written by hand suits your scale better. Also skip it where weak values are meant to count for nothing, and penalties would feel unkind.

In the full entry

• What to build, step by step
• Starting values and the reason for each
• 3 common mistakes and the fix
• A diagram of every state
• 22 lines of example code with 5 checks that pass
• How your AI shows you that it works

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Use the Spielerando entry "Turn a character's stat into a bonus that is fair below the middle" (read_entry stat-bonus-rounding-for-low-scores) in my game. Build it step by step, and show me how you checked that it works.

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