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<blockquote data-quote="Majoru Oakheart" data-source="post: 6412744" data-attributes="member: 5143">Here's the deal.&nbsp; As I said in a previous post, 8 Int is slightly below average.&nbsp; Saying &quot;Sorry, you have 8 Int, you are too stupid to figure this out&quot; is like telling the stupidest person in your D&amp;D group that he can't contribute to the puzzle because the players is too stupid to help, sorry.&nbsp; Given random distribution of intelligence in society, it's likely that one of the players at your table has the equivalent of 8 Int.I know most people tend to over exaggerate and say &quot;Me Lump.&nbsp; Me have 8 Int.&nbsp; Me cannot understand language or where the bathroom is!&quot;I role play my Int 8 characters correctly as those characters who simply aren't as educated or thoughtful as other people.&nbsp; They come up with answers slower, but they still come up with the answers.&nbsp; Sometimes they need hints given to them by other people to solve something that smart people can do immediately.&nbsp; But there are always things that &quot;stupid&quot; people can do even though they are stupid.&nbsp; Sometimes better than the smart people simply because of luck or previous experience.&nbsp; I don't worry too much about what the 8 Int person does.&nbsp; If they get EXTREMELY out of hand, I might say something.&nbsp; I'd much prefer that player to say &quot;Here's the deal, I don't think my character would figure this out, but here's what I think the solution to this puzzle is&quot; and have the rest of the party say &quot;Oh...you're right, my character, the smart one comes up with that solution.&quot;&nbsp; My goal is to test the players anyways, so I don't have a huge problem with them helping each other out of character in this way.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Majoru Oakheart, post: 6412744, member: 5143"] Here's the deal. As I said in a previous post, 8 Int is slightly below average. Saying "Sorry, you have 8 Int, you are too stupid to figure this out" is like telling the stupidest person in your D&D group that he can't contribute to the puzzle because the players is too stupid to help, sorry. Given random distribution of intelligence in society, it's likely that one of the players at your table has the equivalent of 8 Int. I know most people tend to over exaggerate and say "Me Lump. Me have 8 Int. Me cannot understand language or where the bathroom is!" I role play my Int 8 characters correctly as those characters who simply aren't as educated or thoughtful as other people. They come up with answers slower, but they still come up with the answers. Sometimes they need hints given to them by other people to solve something that smart people can do immediately. But there are always things that "stupid" people can do even though they are stupid. Sometimes better than the smart people simply because of luck or previous experience. I don't worry too much about what the 8 Int person does. If they get EXTREMELY out of hand, I might say something. I'd much prefer that player to say "Here's the deal, I don't think my character would figure this out, but here's what I think the solution to this puzzle is" and have the rest of the party say "Oh...you're right, my character, the smart one comes up with that solution." My goal is to test the players anyways, so I don't have a huge problem with them helping each other out of character in this way. [/QUOTE]

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