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You can roleplay low intelligence in a number of different ways like any of the other non- physical attributes. For example, your character maybe perfectly charming but have hideous facial scarring that result in a charisma of 6. People just find it difficult to warm to him when they see those...

I couldn't agree with this more. And, as I posted something like a week ago? Turning up at my friends house and sitting mute or contributing monosyllabic words for hours until I roll a dice to try and hit something does not sound like a good gaming experience to me.

I guess the real question is this: What can an int 6 character figure out that an int 5 character can't? And how much more does the int 7 character know? And 8.... And so on and so forth. And who steps in and says "sorry, your reasoning is beyond an intelligence 8 character, I'd expect a score...

The rules are quite specific regarding what you can do with a physical ability score. For example, if I know your strength, I know exactly how far and high you can jump and how much you can carry. I'm interested to know what people on here think that an int 5 character can do? What are his/her...

Anyone can try and pick a lock in D&D but it's likely that the rogue will have the best chance to beat it. Most parties will have their most charismatic character do the talking to the important NPC. But there's a difference between the two examples. The player of the rogue doesn't have to...

This is where I disagree. The int scores for frogs exist because the game mechanic requires them to have it. For example saves vs spell effects. A frog that can talk is, in the worlds of D&D and my opinion, a frog in appearance only. It's a special case. A common frog can't sit exams and work...

The ability scores are divided in half, physical (Str,Dex,con) and mental (int,wis,cha). So, the game makes physical checks easy to roleplay as they stand. "Bob the Str 6 bard kicks the door down" (rolls 10) ...er no he doesn't. But... Bob might have rolled 20 - success! A lucky punt under...

Personally, I think this is silly. D&D is also a game where plants, rocks, dead people etc.. can speak. Do they all qualify too? I think we're talking about mundane creatures here? And in any case, everyone knows that you kiss talking frogs!

To be fair, there's intelligence and your intelligence ability score. Take, for example, speed. In D&D it's derived in several ways. If you're talking about reaction time, fast drawing weapons or slight of hand then Dex more than differentiates characters speed. Over a foot race or chase, though...

With regard to animals and their ability scores, I think they only have scores for the following reasons. Firstly, as a general comparison between other creatures and the PC's to give the overall idea of what these beasties can and can't do. Secondly, they need to have ability scores in order...

I have in the past usually named places and important npc's after items in the ikea catalogue. It works quite well unless someone recognises that your evil necromancer shares his name with a set of stacking coffee tables. They can lose a bit of their aura...