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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Sejs" data-source="post: 1605951" data-attributes="member: 4910">Strength (frankly it's fine as-is.  can't think of a reasonable way to split it up)Dexterity: Agility (gross physical grace, reaction time, balance, *ref save modifier*)Dexterity: Manual Dexterity (hand-eye coordination, fine manipulation, digit/limb stability, *most dex related skills*)Constitution: Fitness (endurance, metabolism, *fort save modifier, run/swim checks*)Constitution: Toughness (pain tolerance, build, *hit point modifier, concentration modifier*)Intelligence (also fine as-is.  int covers your ability to learn, rather than what you've already learned which is covered by skills)Wisdom: Perception (sensory acuity, intuition/instinct, *listen/spot/search type skills*)Wisdom: Willpower (mental stability, common sense, *will save modifier, profession/hearth wisdom type skills*)Charisma (fine as-is.  cha covers your ability to exert your will upon others; your mental assertiveness)I would not include an attractiveness type stat because frankly beauity is in the eye of the beholder, pun aside.  What one one culture/race would considder attractive, another culture/race would considder a flaw.  (Guy A: "Look at her, she's so graceful and lithe.  She's beautiful"  Guy B: "Ugh, you can have her - she looks like you'd break her in two just by speaking too loudly.  Someone needs to give that girl a sandwich.")  Different groups' reaction to a character's appearance would vary based on their own standards of beauity, but at the same time the character's attribute would not change.  So it would provide a consistant modifier, even though the situation would warrant a variable.  It just wouldn't work.</blockquote>

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