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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Elf Witch" data-source="post: 5749283" data-attributes="member: 9037">A wizard with a str of 3 is also screwed if you use encumbrance rules at least in 3 which is what I play. With just the basics of a light crossbow, quaterstaff, basic backpack and a few supplies the weight is 21 pounds which is considered a heavy load. So the wizard movement is slowed to 20 a round and they are limited to a +1 on dex. That lower dex effects their AC and their tough range attacks. The -4 on str effects their melee attacks. Even with an intelligence of 3 the barbarian has learned to swing his weapon because under the rules that is not based on int but on str besides if he has a decent wisdom that will help him not to just pick the worse possible square to be in. Even someone who is mentally challenged and has a low IQ can master certain skills like cooking a meal just as well as a person with a normal IQ. They learn it through rote. The difference is dealing with something out of the ordinary like having to make a substitution for a missing ingredient. Even a dumb barbarian has the experience to know that if he runs by people with weapons they are going to hit him and hurt him so they know better than to do that. The issue with the 3 int Barbarian comes in is if the players has him solving puzzles and making advance tactics beyond what he would have experienced in combat.</blockquote>