In his video, which has over half a million views, he says, "I like the idea of, depending on what state you're from, you are born with automatic stat bonuses, right? Like, I'm from Jersey, so plus four constitution, minus four intelligence, and I do plus five damage with one-handed weapons."
People started rapid-fire responding with what they thought their stat bonuses would be based on where they're from:
This is how Texas shaped up in the comments:
Californians are clearly inferior to any type of water or cold:
However, New York gets kudos for their fast-paced society:
Idaho ranked very high in what would be expected:
And it was decided that anyone residing in any Midwest state gets an automatic charisma bonus:
Colorado folk were pulling some pretty impressive stats:
And, TBH, so was Washington:
We give props to Maryland because of this truth:
Kansas people are shaping up like this:
And this is what Minnesota got:
Oregon's stat bonuses are as follows:
Maine seems to be pretty spot on:
Vermont got points for their maple syrup:
Utah is the land of endless partners:
And Arizona people are getting some pretty high stats overall:
Here's what Tennessee's rankings looked like:
Indiana's looked like this:
Louisiana scored high in cooking, of course:
And Kentucky ranked high in bourbon:
Here's a little blurb about Nevada:
New Hampshire is a place that also gets points for resisting the cold:
And West Virginia is apparently the land of Pepperoni Roll stat bonuses:
Here's a peek at Wisconsin:
And Arkansas people pride themselves on religion:
This is what one person said about Connecticut:
We've got South Dakotans taking their own points off for "low intelligence":
And even though Oklahoma also lost points for low intelligence in the comments, they gain points for being able to face tornadoes head on:
BuzzFeed spoke to Fritz who said he made the TikTok after thinking about how he's probably naturally better at certain things since he grew up in New Jersey. "Things like cooking Italian food, committing tax fraud... I started wondering what sort of things people from other states would be naturally better at than the average person. I love anything to do with fantasy so I just put it in terms of a base-level DnD character."
According to Fritz, New York likely ranks the highest overall in stat bonuses. "You have upstate New York with a pretty resilient build, and NYC is just an overall well-rounded base character because of the diversity. The argument could be made for Florida, but only if you're specifically playing the 'Florida Man build,' which grants the ability to wrestle alligators, immunity to most physical damage, and a boost to all physical stats, with the downside of having to consume potions to maintain your abilities constantly."
Fritz believes his video went viral because people enjoy talking about where they're from and what makes their state unique. "My favorite part of this video has been how much I've learned about other states and the people in them. Just the interesting things that people have come up with, like Idaho characters beginning with a bag full of potatoes, Wisconsin people having a never-ending block of cheese that whispers evil things to them, or Maryland population starting with a pet crab, it's all just been a really fun creative little discussion."
So, if you want to see more stat bonuses by state, you can scroll through the countless comments on Fritz's video here. In the meantime, if you have some to add to your state, let us know in the comments!
