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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8466037" data-attributes="member: 6801845">While the concept of intelligence is nebulous at best, I do play less intelligent (or low wisdom) PCs on occasion.&nbsp; I think you can play a low intelligence PC without making them &quot;stupid&quot;, or a caricature.There are only so many ways to roleplay characteristics and as long as people aren't being ridiculed I don't see the issue.&nbsp; I mentioned Dumb and Dumber earlier, I find the depictions from the movie insulting.&nbsp; I don't find Forest Gump insulting.&nbsp; I wouldn't want someone to play the former, I would have no problem with someone playing the latter if it was done well, although in either case you need to be aware of how other people at the table are going to take it.As an example I've played PCs with reasonably high intelligence and low wisdom as an absent-minded-professor who just didn't think things through.&nbsp; AKA, my brother-in-law.&nbsp; Great guy, one of the most intelligent people I know, can rattle off facts, incredible at chess, makes really dumb decisions. I've played PCs with low intelligence and decent wisdom as caring, empathetic, good at making decisions if given time, crap at quick analysis and deduction like my cousin.Have respect for other people and don't play a stereotype should be a given.&nbsp; It doesn't, to me, have much to do with playing intelligence.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8466037, member: 6801845"] While the concept of intelligence is nebulous at best, I do play less intelligent (or low wisdom) PCs on occasion. I think you can play a low intelligence PC without making them "stupid", or a caricature. There are only so many ways to roleplay characteristics and as long as people aren't being ridiculed I don't see the issue. I mentioned Dumb and Dumber earlier, I find the depictions from the movie insulting. I don't find Forest Gump insulting. I wouldn't want someone to play the former, I would have no problem with someone playing the latter if it was done well, although in either case you need to be aware of how other people at the table are going to take it. As an example I've played PCs with reasonably high intelligence and low wisdom as an absent-minded-professor who just didn't think things through. AKA, my brother-in-law. Great guy, one of the most intelligent people I know, can rattle off facts, incredible at chess, makes really dumb decisions. I've played PCs with low intelligence and decent wisdom as caring, empathetic, good at making decisions if given time, crap at quick analysis and deduction like my cousin. Have respect for other people and don't play a stereotype should be a given. It doesn't, to me, have much to do with playing intelligence. [/QUOTE]

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