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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Maxperson" data-source="post: 6858782" data-attributes="member: 23751">We're discussing modeling Holmes in 5e OR a PC that his Holmes-like, and therefore built the same as Holmes.]It would be equally good to make him an 18+ on int as well, since less than that is not Holmes-like.Your logic results in 1 of 2 things.  1) You are ultimately comparing a -3 to a +5, which is +8 difference for the 20 int PC and it is absurdly easy to notice that he's better than the 5 int, in which case that is a Slipper Slope.  Your argument becoming more and more absurd as you reach 5.  2) You are ultimately comparing a -2 to a -3 and saying that you can't tell the difference, which is true, but has nothing to do with being a Holmes-like character.  Since you declare that your conclusion shows that a 5 int Holmes-like PC is possible, you went with #1 and are engaged in a fallacy and your logic is invalid.Yes there is.  If you are at my table, you will be wrong if you roleplay a 5 int as a genius.  The table makes the rules.  You can do it differently at your table, but you will still be ignoring the rules when you do.</blockquote>