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<blockquote data-quote="steeldragons" data-source="post: 7156735" data-attributes="member: 92511"><p>Just a personal preference, I would probably combine "Supra-genius" and "Godlike" intelligence and shift things from 12 up one, filling in the gap. The terms, other than "Animal" and "Non-", though somewhat evocative, are also relatively vague. So...</p><p></p><p>(0: if it's not obvious, is completely brain dead, no involuntary functionality, ergo bodily death.)</p><p><strong>1: -5. . .Non-intelligent</strong>, No rating, "Vegetable" intelligence.</p><p><strong>2-3: -4 . .Animal Intelligence</strong>, acts on "instinct"</p><p><strong>4-5: -3 . .Semi-Intelligence</strong>, I would add "above average intelligent animals" and cite this as the minimum score for language development/use. </p><p><strong>6-7: -2 . .Low Intelligence</strong>, possibly "very intelligent" animals, for humanoids: a limited vocabulary and a general lack of knowledge. Virtually no deductive reasoning skills, limited capacity to learn more than the most basic skills, and no memory to speak of.</p><p><strong>8-9: -1 . . Dim-witted.</strong> These people are generally just dumb. If exposed to knowledge, they generally don't know what to do with it and/or make poor choices anyway. Still poor speech though a larger vocabulary. Poor deductive reasoning skills (if conclusions are reached, at all, they are usually deduced incorrectly), limited in the amount of skills they can learn and/or advancement of the skills they do possess, and a poor memory.</p><p><strong>10-11: 0 . .Average</strong>...is, well, average. What can usually be assumed to be "common knowledge." Know and clearly speak their native language. What we used to think of as your basic everyday "intelligence", though today I suspect the bulk of the U.S. is floating more in the 7-9 range. </p><p><strong>12-13: +1 . Sharp-Witted : </strong>capable of grasping irony, hypocrisy, understanding and using sarcasm, generally thinking on their feet and use deductive reasoning to formulate solutions, maybe knows an additional language, and/or more than "common knowledge" details of a particular or a few [related] topics. For my personal tastes, would not be capable of more than 3rd level spells.</p><p><strong>14-15: +2 . <em><span style="color: #00FF00">Very Intelligent</span></em>:</strong> has "good ideas" and is "correct" about things more often than not, impressive deductive reasoning, capable of learning and using multiple (let's say, up to 3) languages, and/or possess more than "common knowledge" details on a number of subjects. For my personal tastes, would not be capable of more than 4th level spells.</p><p><strong>16-17: +3 . Highly Intelligent:</strong> Capable of knowing several languages other than their own, very little escapes their notice, and/or they have a remarkable amount of knowledge on any number of topics, mastery of (i.e. know "every-/anything" about) at least one or two topics. There isn't much they can encounter that will be beyond their comprehension or at least their capacity to "figure it out" (given enough time). For my personal tastes, capable of learning 5th level spells. </p><p><strong>18-19: +4 . Genius:</strong> Is a genius. Very quick ability to analyze, examine, and make -almost always- "correct" decisions/deductions/conclusions. For my personal tastes, capable of learning 6th level spells.</p><p><strong>20+ : +5+ . Supra-genius/Godlike:</strong> ya know...knows more than you can know, mysteries of the universe "mere mortals" can't hope to comprehend, sees all situations as they are/"clearly", n' all that. Lightning quick to analyze, deduce, form "correct" decisions/conclusions. For my tastes, necessary to utilize any [arcane] spells higher than 6th level.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="steeldragons, post: 7156735, member: 92511"] Just a personal preference, I would probably combine "Supra-genius" and "Godlike" intelligence and shift things from 12 up one, filling in the gap. The terms, other than "Animal" and "Non-", though somewhat evocative, are also relatively vague. So... (0: if it's not obvious, is completely brain dead, no involuntary functionality, ergo bodily death.) [B]1: -5. . .Non-intelligent[/B], No rating, "Vegetable" intelligence. [B]2-3: -4 . .Animal Intelligence[/B], acts on "instinct" [B]4-5: -3 . .Semi-Intelligence[/B], I would add "above average intelligent animals" and cite this as the minimum score for language development/use. [B]6-7: -2 . .Low Intelligence[/B], possibly "very intelligent" animals, for humanoids: a limited vocabulary and a general lack of knowledge. Virtually no deductive reasoning skills, limited capacity to learn more than the most basic skills, and no memory to speak of. [B]8-9: -1 . . Dim-witted.[/B] These people are generally just dumb. If exposed to knowledge, they generally don't know what to do with it and/or make poor choices anyway. Still poor speech though a larger vocabulary. Poor deductive reasoning skills (if conclusions are reached, at all, they are usually deduced incorrectly), limited in the amount of skills they can learn and/or advancement of the skills they do possess, and a poor memory. [B]10-11: 0 . .Average[/B]...is, well, average. What can usually be assumed to be "common knowledge." Know and clearly speak their native language. What we used to think of as your basic everyday "intelligence", though today I suspect the bulk of the U.S. is floating more in the 7-9 range. [B]12-13: +1 . Sharp-Witted : [/B]capable of grasping irony, hypocrisy, understanding and using sarcasm, generally thinking on their feet and use deductive reasoning to formulate solutions, maybe knows an additional language, and/or more than "common knowledge" details of a particular or a few [related] topics. For my personal tastes, would not be capable of more than 3rd level spells. [B]14-15: +2 . [I][COLOR=#00FF00]Very Intelligent[/COLOR][/I]:[/B] has "good ideas" and is "correct" about things more often than not, impressive deductive reasoning, capable of learning and using multiple (let's say, up to 3) languages, and/or possess more than "common knowledge" details on a number of subjects. For my personal tastes, would not be capable of more than 4th level spells. [B]16-17: +3 . Highly Intelligent:[/B] Capable of knowing several languages other than their own, very little escapes their notice, and/or they have a remarkable amount of knowledge on any number of topics, mastery of (i.e. know "every-/anything" about) at least one or two topics. There isn't much they can encounter that will be beyond their comprehension or at least their capacity to "figure it out" (given enough time). For my personal tastes, capable of learning 5th level spells. [B]18-19: +4 . Genius:[/B] Is a genius. Very quick ability to analyze, examine, and make -almost always- "correct" decisions/deductions/conclusions. For my personal tastes, capable of learning 6th level spells. [B]20+ : +5+ . Supra-genius/Godlike:[/B] ya know...knows more than you can know, mysteries of the universe "mere mortals" can't hope to comprehend, sees all situations as they are/"clearly", n' all that. Lightning quick to analyze, deduce, form "correct" decisions/conclusions. For my tastes, necessary to utilize any [arcane] spells higher than 6th level. [/QUOTE]
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