Upgrade your account to a Community Supporter account and remove most of the site ads.
Rocket your D&D 5E and Level Up: Advanced 5E games into space! Alpha Star Magazine Is Launching... Right Now!

Reply to thread

Message: <blockquote data-quote="UltimaGabe" data-source="post: 2344652" data-attributes="member: 16019">Ooh- I just had an interesting idea.Does anyone think there's a bit of a parallel between the Physical Stats and the Mental Stats? I mean, take a look at them:StrengthDexterityConstitutionvs. IntelligenceWisdomCharismaNow, look at them in pairs: Strength-Intelligence, Dexterity-Wisdom, and Constitution-Charisma. It seems to me that, from a concept standpoint, each pair is essentially the same thing- at least, in the base concept- varied between your body and your mind. Look at Strength and Intelligence, for example. Strength is how you use your body to its best potential, and Intelligence is how you use your mind to its best potential. If two ability scores have ever been rivals of each other, it's these two- you always see the cheesy cartoons that try to show that if something can't be solved by strength, try intelligence, and the Strong fighter against the Intelligent fighter always seems to be a common archetype. (A strong guy can just hit a door really hard to break it, and a smart guy can use some sort of a lever-dealy to try and pry the door open.)Then, look at Dexterity and Wisdom- Dexterity is how well you react to your surroundings, whereas Wisdom is how you perceive your surroundings. Most Dexterity-based skill checks are opposed by Wisdom-based skill checks- such as Hide vs. Spot, and Listen vs. Move Silently.Now, look at Constitution and Charisma. Constitution is how strong and pronounced your body is- and Charisma is how strong and pronounced your personality is. It's not reflected much in the skills of D&D, but it seems to work out well.Anyone think I'm onto something?</blockquote>

Verification