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<blockquote data-quote="Tonguez" data-source="post: 3122968" data-attributes="member: 1125"><p>The thing is 6 is only a -2 not great but is it really that bad?</p><p></p><p>1. Wisdom in D20 has more to do with Perception than commonsense and so he needs to be played as being non-observant and largely unaware of whats going on around him - he is very easily taken advantage of and can quite easily simply not notice the dangers around him (how he survived this long has to be considered)</p><p></p><p>2. Animals (including the smarter kinds) have Int 2 and things like Dogs, Chimps and Porpoises are all capable of tactics (albeit most have higher Wis scores. </p><p>So he isn't Einstein, he has a hardtime working out anything more complex than counting to 3 and can probably cope with at most 2 instructions at a time. He can think ahead and is able to focus on getting a desired outcome but this will be done in the most direct manner with no consideration of 'what if-then' situations or risks/contra-indications. If his Cha is also low - average he may not be able to cope with setbacks.</p><p></p><p>As to your questions</p><p></p><p>1. As above </p><p>2.Nothing in Rage indicates he should simply be swinging at the nearest target. I'd say he wont assess whether the opponent is stronger than him or not (due to his lack of Wis) but will use some sense</p><p>3. Depends on how vocal the Intelligent weapon is. It might give suggestions but in a fight will the PC have anough wits to act on the advice before he acts on instinct. I'd also have the weapon not being listened to during his rage (where he definately wont have time to heed the advice)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Tonguez, post: 3122968, member: 1125"] The thing is 6 is only a -2 not great but is it really that bad? 1. Wisdom in D20 has more to do with Perception than commonsense and so he needs to be played as being non-observant and largely unaware of whats going on around him - he is very easily taken advantage of and can quite easily simply not notice the dangers around him (how he survived this long has to be considered) 2. Animals (including the smarter kinds) have Int 2 and things like Dogs, Chimps and Porpoises are all capable of tactics (albeit most have higher Wis scores. So he isn't Einstein, he has a hardtime working out anything more complex than counting to 3 and can probably cope with at most 2 instructions at a time. He can think ahead and is able to focus on getting a desired outcome but this will be done in the most direct manner with no consideration of 'what if-then' situations or risks/contra-indications. If his Cha is also low - average he may not be able to cope with setbacks. As to your questions 1. As above 2.Nothing in Rage indicates he should simply be swinging at the nearest target. I'd say he wont assess whether the opponent is stronger than him or not (due to his lack of Wis) but will use some sense 3. Depends on how vocal the Intelligent weapon is. It might give suggestions but in a fight will the PC have anough wits to act on the advice before he acts on instinct. I'd also have the weapon not being listened to during his rage (where he definately wont have time to heed the advice) [/QUOTE]
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