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<blockquote data-quote="Guest 6801328" data-source="post: 6869045">I don't &quot;trust players to use this tool constructively&quot;?&nbsp; Where did THAT come from?&nbsp; I've been arguing this whole time for more flexibility, more freedom?&nbsp; Jeeeeez-us, talk about Orwellian use of language!Sure, the various character concepts I proposed could easily be modeled using other ability scores and skills and what-not. Where did I ever say that couldn't be done?&nbsp; I'm just saying it doesn't *have* to be that way.That entire chain of logic is predicated upon the assumption that I interpret the &quot;meaning&quot; of the ability scores the same way you apparently do.&nbsp; Since I don't, none of the above is true or applicable.&nbsp; I'm describing characters that have an inhibition on the results of their intellectual endeavors, and that inhibition does not happen to be overall intellectual capacity, but some other factor.&nbsp; And giving them a low Int score models that very well.&nbsp; Sure, it's not the obvious, &quot;commonsense&quot; definition of &quot;intelligence&quot;, but so what?&nbsp; It works.So let me get this straight, because I said that I will choose to play with people who enjoy their RPGs in a way similar to how I do, you're equating that with me dictating that other players comply with my narrative or I'll walk out?That's just silly, and such a gross distortion of what I've been saying that I can only conclude you are no longer discussing this in good faith, but are merely trying to belittle and disparage.Good day, sir.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Guest 6801328, post: 6869045"] I don't "trust players to use this tool constructively"? Where did THAT come from? I've been arguing this whole time for more flexibility, more freedom? Jeeeeez-us, talk about Orwellian use of language! Sure, the various character concepts I proposed could easily be modeled using other ability scores and skills and what-not. Where did I ever say that couldn't be done? I'm just saying it doesn't *have* to be that way. That entire chain of logic is predicated upon the assumption that I interpret the "meaning" of the ability scores the same way you apparently do. Since I don't, none of the above is true or applicable. I'm describing characters that have an inhibition on the results of their intellectual endeavors, and that inhibition does not happen to be overall intellectual capacity, but some other factor. And giving them a low Int score models that very well. Sure, it's not the obvious, "commonsense" definition of "intelligence", but so what? It works. So let me get this straight, because I said that I will choose to play with people who enjoy their RPGs in a way similar to how I do, you're equating that with me dictating that other players comply with my narrative or I'll walk out? That's just silly, and such a gross distortion of what I've been saying that I can only conclude you are no longer discussing this in good faith, but are merely trying to belittle and disparage. Good day, sir. [/QUOTE]

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