Ryngard said:The rule of thumb is take the Int score and multiply by 10.
I.E./ Int 7 x 10 = 70 IQ. So figure roughly Forrest Gump (a little slow but able to excel all the same). I would say complex speech would make them ponder for a time but they should be able to puzzle out what the speaker is saying. This is not 100% accurate but it is the easy way to do it. Read online about IQ scores. The average is something like 80-120 range with 100 being "normal" (i.e. Int 10). Low Int/IQ doesn't mean you have to be a drooling idiot uncapable of thought... it can be expressed in many ways.
Voadam said:Slightly smarter than an ogre or hill giant (int 6)
That's not a good approximation. Make it Int x 5 + 50 for a simple formula.Al said:A far better model is the approximation IQ = Int x 5 + 70, which maps far more closely onto a 3d6 probability curve.
Iku Rex said:That's not a good approximation. Make it Int x 5 + 50 for a simple formula.
(See my post above.)
I see bad descisions being more in the realm of Wisdom than Int. Most sitcom dufuses are generaly low in both Wisdom and Int.werk said:Ryngard has a nice system there, and I believe there is a table in the PHB or DMG that shows which monsters have what Int score, which is somewhat useful.
I look at it like this...He has a nice penalty on all int based checks and like no skill points, so he's basically going to make a bad decision, if making a decision, and he's basically untrained in all skills. That being said, like Forrest Gump, Int isn't everything, and with other decent stats, the dummy can still be useful/contributing in many ways.
The problem with drawing an analysis is that you have to take out all the other stats that help to make up for the low Int. You could have a low Int and average on all other stats and be completely worthless, or have low Int and high on all other stats and be fine. Hard to draw real world comparisons to game mechanics.
PrinceZane said:Well, more than likely the person with the 7 int HOPEFULLY won't be making the party decisions, so you could just sit back, play the comic relief, and hack and slash your way to the bloodied pile of corpses you crave
moritheil said:Actually, I'm not sure I agree with that. Aren't they in the 6-7 range with the same ability mod?
Al said:Sorry, my mistake. Int x 5 + 50 is what I meant to type, but for some reason my fingers must have gone rogue