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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Ridley's Cohort" data-source="post: 1975462" data-attributes="member: 545">Actually, this argument strongly reinforces my own.  If Int is not a practical dump stat for even a Fighter, then a Fighter has only one potential dump stat -- Cha, while a Wizard still has three or four places he can potentially hide a weak stat.  The result is that Wizards have a easier time minimizing the effect of penalties.Int is not necessarily more or less powerful than Str, it is just that stat penalties are a poor mechanic for balancing an Int bonus (or any other spellcasting stat).A PC with just two good stats and four lousy stats is still a viable adventuring character as a Wizard (and even Cleric, Druid, Sorceror to a lesser extent).  This just does not work so well for characters that depend on Str.  According to CZ, you really need four or five decent stats to be a Fighter so stat penalties are more problematic.</blockquote>