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That is a reflection of the stat, so yes. It's ignoring the stat because it's inconvenient that I take issue with.

If they're playing true to the characters and the setting, in that situation they shouldn't, no.

I think you're confusing situations. The argument is, character 8 INT comes up with a good idea (no roll needed). Player needs to expand...

Maybe we should.

My point is, it should help guide your decisions. You shouldn't be able to ignore them in your character choices because it's...

Sounds good. What happens if the GM asks for an explanation and the Player says, "I rolled an 18. I don't have or need any other reason"?

I don't think that's actually true; its entirely possible for the GM to give hints to a player playing a particularly smart character to...

Besides the degenerate case I've mentioned, sometimes game systems present attributes but don't actually have a lot of mechanics...

I enjoyed 2e's Skills and Powers - an Intelligence 10 meant you could have a Knowledge of 8 but a Logic/Reason of 12.

Ok. Those people really needed to have a session zero.

Yeah, but "One True Way" doesn't limit it to just you.

Probably so, though I'm not sure its intrisnically worse than systems with psychological disadvantages. I've seen the argument "But you...

Never seen that happen. Sounds like those people aren't interested in playing to me.

It's the way I have the most fun with, and the only way I want to run.

Sounds like it depends on the judge then.