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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8190014" data-attributes="member: 6801845">Your eponymous barbarian that knows a lot about demons has a specific proficiency or background.&nbsp; So the game already handles it.&nbsp; Ability scores are just one small part of what makes that PC unique along with a few dozen other factors before we even get to the imagination of the player which is virtually infinite.People are different, some people are inherently more intelligent or stronger or more dextrous than others. It does affect who they are and what they do.&nbsp; In the real world we can't easily measure attributes, but I don't see why that matters.&nbsp; It's a game mechanism that oversimplifies reality in order to be something we can comprehend and utilize in the game.&nbsp; The categories are as good as any and you need something to distinguish one PC or creature from another. In other words, they're just about the worst option possible but no other options are significantly better.&nbsp; Feel free to disagree.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8190014, member: 6801845"] Your eponymous barbarian that knows a lot about demons has a specific proficiency or background. So the game already handles it. Ability scores are just one small part of what makes that PC unique along with a few dozen other factors before we even get to the imagination of the player which is virtually infinite. People are different, some people are inherently more intelligent or stronger or more dextrous than others. It does affect who they are and what they do. In the real world we can't easily measure attributes, but I don't see why that matters. It's a game mechanism that oversimplifies reality in order to be something we can comprehend and utilize in the game. The categories are as good as any and you need something to distinguish one PC or creature from another. In other words, they're just about the worst option possible but no other options are significantly better. Feel free to disagree. [/QUOTE]

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