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<blockquote data-quote="Koloth" data-source="post: 9692004" data-attributes="member: 6706231">This was pointed out by an illustration on page 10 of the AD&amp;D PHB.&nbsp; A dunce wizard vs one with brains.&nbsp; On the page describing Intelligence.&nbsp; The next page has a drawing of someone tripping over a banana peel on the page describing Dexterity.&nbsp; A fair number of the illustrations in the AD&amp;D books were rather educational instead of being just pretty art.&nbsp; When the books themselves are suggesting wise choices on ability allocation, hard to complain when a player follows that advice.&nbsp; &nbsp; One way a GM can discourage the &quot;Too Helpful&quot; player is to create scenarios where the less then optimal character is in fact, the correct choice.&nbsp;&nbsp; A mission where you are in a 'no weapons zone' might favor that character that can conceal a dagger or two on her person coupled with the knowledge on how to really use a dagger may well shut up the player that insists that Long Sword is the best weapon ever.&nbsp; The dagger you have with you is far better then the long sword you checked at the door.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Koloth, post: 9692004, member: 6706231"] This was pointed out by an illustration on page 10 of the AD&D PHB. A dunce wizard vs one with brains. On the page describing Intelligence. The next page has a drawing of someone tripping over a banana peel on the page describing Dexterity. A fair number of the illustrations in the AD&D books were rather educational instead of being just pretty art. When the books themselves are suggesting wise choices on ability allocation, hard to complain when a player follows that advice. One way a GM can discourage the "Too Helpful" player is to create scenarios where the less then optimal character is in fact, the correct choice. A mission where you are in a 'no weapons zone' might favor that character that can conceal a dagger or two on her person coupled with the knowledge on how to really use a dagger may well shut up the player that insists that Long Sword is the best weapon ever. The dagger you have with you is far better then the long sword you checked at the door. [/QUOTE]

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