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Message: <blockquote data-quote="MyISPHatesENWorld" data-source="post: 4512445" data-attributes="member: 65684">Within the context of the game, the short blurb about, "Intelligence (INT) desribes how well your character learns and reasons." is pretty much nonsense.Besides the aforementioned Heal (WIS), Dungeoneering (WIS), Nature (WIS) and Thievery (DEX) all include knowledge aspects and/or reasoning aspects that are reflective of the ability to learn and reason.INT determines your aptitude with Wizard and Swordmage powers and has a secondary effect on some Warlord and Warlock powers. It also determines your aptitude for Arcana, History and Religion skills. And, if you have a lower DEX, it can contribute to your AC and Reflex defense. But that's pretty much it.Mapping INT to IQ in 4e doesn't work, particularly in a point buy or array system where you would get worse at things requiring reason or knowledge by improving your Intelligence rather than another attribute (making your character become effectively less intelligent in a lot of cases rather than more intelligent by doing so). A canny, quick-witted rogue in 4e is a canny, quick-witted rogue with an 8 INT.</blockquote>