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Well, yes, but that's because you think modeling is a prerequisite for engaging RPG play. I do not share that viewpoint.

I'd disagree. If we're talking about the theory and design of RPGs then a well-considered take on what stats are and do is very much...

Yup. For me it's not because I don't care about the low INT, per se, but that INT generally isn't why I'm playing a fighter. If I want...

We all know that leads to blindess.

What do you do when someone cheats at cards? When people break the rules of the game, it's time to step outside of the game and fix...

I think, ultimately the flaw to my eyes in looking too much for a score to define the character in this way, whether the Int score or...

"X Int = 10X IQ" is from a 40 year old Dragon article, and doesn't represent the realities of modern neotrad play. Character concept is...

My cousin Mike!

I think the idea that human intelligence can be fully and accurately represented by a single number is very silly, and so any demand or...

To give GMs and players an idea of the range of actions to which....wait for it...you would apply a die roll modifier.

If the low score is something a player wanted to lean into with the roleplaying, it could be portrayed as somebody who speaks floridly...

I answered that question already. General descriptions that do their best to cover what the designer sees as important. It's a not a...

I have a hard time imagining the sort of play that would make it desirable for any participant to violate table expectations to control...

Then you have the issue of how the other uses of the stats can muddle things. I want to play a super creepy Warlock who stinks of...

Okay, so let’s take an example. It’s silly, but I hope it’ll be something that everyone gets. Rodney Dangerfield’s character in...