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Message: <blockquote data-quote="genshou" data-source="post: 2672757" data-attributes="member: 13164">Oh no, a frontal lobotomy would actually segregate the brain's ability to reason and judge social situations, turning one into a brute with a Wisdom score 4 points lower and a Charisma score of 3.  Wouldn't affect memory any more than removing any other part of the brain.  Do a web search on Phineus Gage if you want to know more about this slightly off-topic concept.Meanwhile...Skill points represent Education (via class skill points per level) and Intelligence which total to the amount of knowledge (not the skill which is capitalized) which you can get out of your training.  Since skill points apply to all skills, and not simply Int-based skills, the idea is that the memory in the brain covers ALL skill ranks, and in that way Intelligence does double duty with regards to Int-based skills.  The trick is to distinguish between "knowledge" as I define it in my discussion and "Knowledge" as a skill representing booksmarts in a particular field of study.  There's a difference, and it's crucial to understand that difference if you hope to see where my points are coming from.Again, not trying to convince you that you absolutely must use this house rule because it's more realistic.  As you pointed out, in its own way it requires just as abysmal of a level of book-keeping as creating a high-level character with Int boosts would.</blockquote>