How do you roleplay an Int 74 character?

[Old Drew Id]

Check out this episode of ST: TNG:

http://www.startrek.com/startrek/view/library/episodes/TNG/detail/68492.html

 

[Quasqueton]

Let's look at the D&D game mechanics for this:

74 Int = +32 modifier

As a 1st-level wizard, this character would have 34x4 skill points (not counting human bonus).

He could have all 10 of the standard knowledge skills maxed out with a total of +36 modifier.

He could fluently speak all 20 of the standard languages.

He could have +36 on Spellcraft, Decipher Script, and many Craft checks.

He could figure out any spell he sees cast immediately and automatically. He could figure out any written material with one read through.

He'd have all cantrips (as normal) and 35 of the 39 1st-level wizard spells in his spellbook. With the Spell Mastery feat, he can prepare to cast 32 of them just from memory, without his spellbook.

He could have 9 1st-levels spells prepared in his head to cast each day -- more than even archwizards.

Quasqueton

 

[apsuman]

Pretty cool idea. It was a pitty they never revealed how he came to know all these things before the show was cancelled. Luckily, the writers came forward and spoiled it after it was clear the show was history.

Really?!! What was it? Where can I find it. Yes I can search, but if you could point me in the right direction it would be helpful.

 

[LazarusLong42]

A 74 Int is, well, absurd. The standard deviation on attributes is about 3, with an average around 10, which means a 74 Int is 21 standard deviations from the mean. I'm having to extrapolate here because I can't find a normal distribution table that goes past 7.5 SD, but at a guess, this 74 Int guy is one in 10^40.

For comparison, the current population of Earth is less than 10^10, and the number of atoms in the universe is around 10^70, IIRC.

 

[DonAdam]

I would take a look at River from the Firefly tv series. Technically a psychic, but could give you some ideas.

 

[Zappo]

A 74 Int is, well, absurd. The standard deviation on attributes is about 3, with an average around 10, which means a 74 Int is 21 standard deviations from the mean. I'm having to extrapolate here because I can't find a normal distribution table that goes past 7.5 SD, but at a guess, this 74 Int guy is one in 10^40.

For comparison, the current population of Earth is less than 10^10, and the number of atoms in the universe is around 10^70, IIRC.

I think that the distribution of attributes is no longer Gaussian beyond a certain point, thanks to stat-enhancing magic. A 74 Int is extremely unlikely, but not that unlikely.

 

[Li Shenron]

With 72 Int he could be clever enough to figure out the whole plot in advance, therefore the DM may hand him out the books and let him play alone.

 

[Ravellion]

I think if this ever crops up, best you can do is make your house wheel chair friendly and invite Stephen Hawking to play. I hope you like your Dwarven warriors to speak in a metallic voice (probably beats scottish accents for Dwarves though...).

 

[glass]

So, how would you play a character with an Int of 74?

Same way as you play a character with Int 20, or any intelligence higher than yours. Badly probably, but that doesn't matter because you can't know you are doing it badly.

glass.

 

[The Mirrorball Man]

A character with an Intelligence of 74 is so much smarter than the guy playing him that he would instantly deduce that he's a fictional character and take control of his player in the real world. Then a couple of months later, he would pretty much rule the Earth.

Now that I think of it, it's a good start for a story...