Substats: Yes, I know it's been done before...

[the Jester]

How about this:

Strength
Fast Twitch - Melee attack bonus
Slow Twitch - Lifting objects, Encumberance

Not balanced imho. Melee trumps the rest by far.

Dexterity
Agility - Dodge bonus to AC, Reflex saves, balance & tumble checks
Control - Ranged attack bonus, Finessed weapon attack bonus

Not balanced imho. Agility beats control for melee rogue types; control beats agility for ranged specialists.

Constitution
Stamina - Determines bonus HP, resisting fatigue, how long you can hold your breath
Resistance - Fortitude saves

Not balanced imho. Hit points are MUCH more important than Fort saves.

Intelligence
Mystic - Bonus Wizard Spells, Knowledge (arcana) & Spellcraft checks
Normal - Other INT checks, Bonus Languages, Skill Points.

EVery wizard will have a +2 bonus to the important wizard stuff... everyone else will get bonus skill points.

And so on... I really don't think substats are a good idea. Sorry.

 

[babomb]

Here's how S&P did it.

Strength
Stamina - weight allowance, sprinting, fatigue, swimming, carpentry, stonemasonry
Muscle - melee to hit and damage, max press, open doors, bend bars/lift gates, jumping

Dexterity
Aim - ranged to hit, pick pockets, open locks, juggling, cobbling, pottery, rope use, seamstress/tailor, forgery, and gem cutting
Balance - reaction adjustment, "Reflex save", AC, move silently, climb walls, tumbling, dancing, seamanship, tightrope walking, and charioteering

Constitution
Health - system shock, save vs. posion
Fitness - HP, Resurrection chance, endurance

Intelligence
Reason - max spell level (for wizards), max spells per level (for wizards), (illusion) spell immunity, engineering, navigation, and spellcraft
Knowledge - bonus proficiencies (skill points), chance to learn a spell (for wizards), ancient and local history, ancient and modern languages, and reading/writing

Wisdom
Intuition - bonus spells (for clerics), spell failure (for clerics), tracking, healing, orienteering, weather knowledge, religion, and hunting
Willpower - save vs. mind affecting spells, (mind affecting) spell immunity, animal handling, animal training, and riding

Charisma
Leadership - henchmen loyalty, max number of henchmen, gaming, and disguise
Appearance - reaction adjustment, dancing, and etiquette

 

[Nifft]

I smell Fallout.

Favorite game of yours?

Been forever since I played that! Ah, good memories.

No, not my favorite game... though a very good game, and I do love hex maps.

Cheers, -- N

 

[Flame_Excess]

Just got an idea!

What if the stats would fusion with others to form substats?

Let me explain you

Wisdom and Intelligence have something in common:
Willpower and Knowledge. The more willpower you have to learn, the more you get to know.
What does Dexterity and Wisdom have in common ?
Balance and Intuition. The more vigilant the more you develop a sixth sense.

Dext with Str for being an athlete
Str with Con to be a muscleman
Con with Cha to develop beauty
Cha with Int; you know the right words for speeches

The score would be an average of both.
In the previous exemple, a character having 14 dex and 8 wisdom would have

+1 to his reaction adjustement,..., tracking,...
Stats like 15 and 6 would be of 10 (or 11 but it wouldn't change anything)

I also invite you to take a look at my second work on "Key Traits [Str, Dex, Con...]" at the end of the page. I have good ideas but I would need some help for better formulation of my thoughts.