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Originally Posted by Krensky  I believe Paizo should leave it as Dex based in the core rules for both compatibility reasons and for tradition. |
Mostly fair enough.
But ... isn't Disable Device with INT just as "compatible" as Disable Device with Dex? One way or the other, you're changing the stat-base of one of the underlying skills. In fact, I'd argue that Pathfinder making Disable Device INT-based is
more compatible with 3.5, simply because of the name of the skill. In 3.5, Disable Device is INT-based. Keeping the skill INT-based, even though Open Lock has been folded into it, is one less thing for a DM to remember to change on-the-fly, right?
I of course agree that "thief" skills have traditionally been DEX-based. It just doesn't bother me to change things when they make sense and (arguably) play better, so "tradition" isn't particularly persuasive to me, unless all else is equal.
As I said to one of my players -- playing a rogue -- "As a high-INT, low-DEX person in real life, I believe I could learn to pick a lock or defuse a bomb. On the other hand, I'd be crappy at sneaking around or picking pockets." He found that pretty convincing.
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