Statistics

I was updating my list of dead PCs, and in noticing my lack of recent posts, figured I could do this:

(Rounded to whole numbers, I know they're not exact)

Player Races:

Human: 74%

Half-Elf: 9%

Halfling: 9%

Dwarf: 4%

Half-Orc: 4%

Player Classes:

Fighter: 17%

Cleric: 15%

 Assassin:15%

Wizard: 11%

Thief: 9%

Bard: 7%

Illusionist: 4%

Druid: 4%

Barbarian: 4%

Ranger: 4%

Paladin: 4%

Killed By:

Monsters, Directly: 13%

Miscellany:  13%

Humans: 9%

Other Players: 9%

Monsters, Effects of: 4%

Animals: 4%

Magic: 4%

Still Active: 17%

Retired (just guest players): 26%

Overall Mortality Rate (Excluding Retired Characters): 76%

Names (Some overlap):

Historical Reference: 22%

Real English Names:  22%

Dubiously Ethnic Names: 13%

Jokes: 13%

Sirname-For-First-Name: 9%

Roman Names For Some Reason: 9%

Just Used Her Real Name: 4%

Video Game Reference: 4%

TV Reference: 4%

First-Time-Player: 52%

Shortest-Lived Character: Don, Human Assassin, less than one game

Longest-Lived Characer: Locke, Human Ranger, nearly two years