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<blockquote data-quote="DEFCON 1" data-source="post: 9492213" data-attributes="member: 7006">The other thing we all need to remember is that the ability scores really have little to do with how a character is with those scores.&nbsp; INT of 14 versus INT of 12 or 10 means virtually little in terms of intelligence.&nbsp; One modifier point higher is merely a 5% chance of doing better (or 10% chance with two points higher), which means you don't actually have any appreciable difference raising your INT a few points.&nbsp; You're more often than not just as smart with a 10 as you are with a 14.In addition... being proficient in something gives you the same bonus to your rolls as making your ability score a 14 rather than a 10, so again, how much does that 14 INT really mean towards your natural Intelligence?&nbsp; Not to mention that the die you roll to check your Intelligence means so much more than your ability score.&nbsp; When it comes to checking how much your Intelligence means to some activity... your actual ability score is piddling compared to just random chance.&nbsp; So why get bent out of shape over what your score is?</blockquote>

[QUOTE="DEFCON 1, post: 9492213, member: 7006"] The other thing we all need to remember is that the ability scores really have little to do with how a character is with those scores. INT of 14 versus INT of 12 or 10 means virtually little in terms of intelligence. One modifier point higher is merely a 5% chance of doing better (or 10% chance with two points higher), which means you don't actually have any appreciable difference raising your INT a few points. You're more often than not just as smart with a 10 as you are with a 14. In addition... being proficient in something gives you the same bonus to your rolls as making your ability score a 14 rather than a 10, so again, how much does that 14 INT really mean towards your natural Intelligence? Not to mention that the [I]die[/I] you roll to check your Intelligence means [I]so much more[/I] than your ability score. When it comes to checking how much your Intelligence means to some activity... your actual ability score is piddling compared to just random chance. So why get bent out of shape over what your score is? [/QUOTE]

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