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<blockquote data-quote="Scott Christian" data-source="post: 8468330" data-attributes="member: 6901101">I hate to be that person... but no. Some NPCs might be doltish. They can't figure things out, and thus their actions represent that. The ol' - show don't tell. This is not about naivete, which is often the ignorance of a societal or cultural value. It is about not being able to figure out things. Kevin from The Office is an example. Did he have other traits? Sure. But his primary trait was being doltish. [ATTACH=full]147323[/ATTACH](Bold) Absolutely. And sometimes, no. All NPCs can't be round or dynamic characters. And some might not ever have a genius moment. There is only so much time at the table, and to place real life constraints of character creation, as if we are psych study is unrealistic.And, of course, people can have strengths and weaknesses, including people with cognitive difficulties. Even IQ tests denote this fact, by use of spatial, logical, language, etc. No one is debating that. And, as many have noted, the table is not real life - not in characterization nor in time. And time is the key here. There are many reasons your mom might have excelled later in life: she didn't apply herself when she was in high school because she didn't like it. Interest is directly correlated to application. Or maybe she reached an age where the lightbulb went off. That happens quite a bit. Or maybe the math done in nursing was better suited to her skills, as opposed to a geometry course. Maybe ratios and converting fractions to percentages and straight calculations were her strength, and those skills were not as needed in Algebra or Geometry or Calc. Your mom did not have a low IQ. A low IQ means she might never have never have learned the math.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Scott Christian, post: 8468330, member: 6901101"] I hate to be that person... but no. Some NPCs might be doltish. They can't figure things out, and thus their actions represent that. The ol' - show don't tell. This is not about naivete, which is often the ignorance of a societal or cultural value. It is about not being able to figure out things. Kevin from The Office is an example. Did he have other traits? Sure. But his primary trait was being doltish. [ATTACH type="full"]147323[/ATTACH] (Bold) Absolutely. And sometimes, no. All NPCs can't be round or dynamic characters. And some might not ever have a genius moment. There is only so much time at the table, and to place real life constraints of character creation, as if we are psych study is unrealistic. And, of course, people can have strengths and weaknesses, including people with cognitive difficulties. Even IQ tests denote this fact, by use of spatial, logical, language, etc. No one is debating that. And, as many have noted, the table is not real life - not in characterization nor in time. And time is the key here. There are many reasons your mom might have excelled later in life: she didn't apply herself when she was in high school because she didn't like it. Interest is directly correlated to application. Or maybe she reached an age where the lightbulb went off. That happens quite a bit. Or maybe the math done in nursing was better suited to her skills, as opposed to a geometry course. Maybe ratios and converting fractions to percentages and straight calculations were her strength, and those skills were not as needed in Algebra or Geometry or Calc. Your mom did not have a low IQ. A low IQ means she might never have never have learned the math. [/QUOTE]

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