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<blockquote data-quote="Azul" data-source="post: 963316" data-attributes="member: 11779">I think the Int x 10 = IQ &quot;rule of thumb&quot; is pretty heavily flawed because it assumes too wide a variation in IQs and makes any Int of 15+ a genius.&nbsp; The normal range is about 85 to 115 (that's Joe Average) with 70 to 130 encompassing the vast majority of the population.&nbsp; Assuming a 5 IQ point fluctuation per point of Int away from 10 makes more sense than assuming a 10 point fluctuation.So, that would make IQ = 50 + Int x 5.&nbsp; This works pretty well for sentient beings.&nbsp; Animal intelligence things really don't fit on the IQ scale anyway.&nbsp; I think Int 3 would cover the range of IQs from 65 on down just fine in game terms (i.e. anyone profoundly retarded).Using that scaling, our Int 6 individual has an 80 IQ, making him a borderline deficient individual.&nbsp; He'd be slow and kind of simple.&nbsp; The matching Cha would make him socially awkward and maladapted.&nbsp; The poor Wis would suggest that he is inattentive and easily distracted, as others have said.That same scaling would also mean that all those starting Wizards with Int 18 are only borderline geniuses rather than being so smart they make Einstein look like a dolt.&nbsp; The high level mage with the Int boosting goodies is still within the realm of comprehendable (if astronomical) IQ numbers.&nbsp; A mage with Int 30 would have an IQ of 200 (about what Descartes is thought to have had - a supergenius) rather than 300 (which is so far off the scale as to be incomprehensible).BTW, I believe IQ 60 is technically a &quot;moron&quot;, rather than an &quot;idiot&quot; (that would be someone with an IQ of 20 or less), but all those perjorative sounding terms have pretty much fallen out of use by most of the psychological community.&nbsp; Political correctness and all that.&nbsp; <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink&nbsp; &nbsp; ;)"&nbsp; data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" />First useful websight Googling produced on IQ ranges:<a href="http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/IQBasics.html" target="_blank">http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/IQBasics.html</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Azul, post: 963316, member: 11779"] I think the Int x 10 = IQ "rule of thumb" is pretty heavily flawed because it assumes too wide a variation in IQs and makes any Int of 15+ a genius. The normal range is about 85 to 115 (that's Joe Average) with 70 to 130 encompassing the vast majority of the population. Assuming a 5 IQ point fluctuation per point of Int away from 10 makes more sense than assuming a 10 point fluctuation. So, that would make IQ = 50 + Int x 5. This works pretty well for sentient beings. Animal intelligence things really don't fit on the IQ scale anyway. I think Int 3 would cover the range of IQs from 65 on down just fine in game terms (i.e. anyone profoundly retarded). Using that scaling, our Int 6 individual has an 80 IQ, making him a borderline deficient individual. He'd be slow and kind of simple. The matching Cha would make him socially awkward and maladapted. The poor Wis would suggest that he is inattentive and easily distracted, as others have said. That same scaling would also mean that all those starting Wizards with Int 18 are only borderline geniuses rather than being so smart they make Einstein look like a dolt. The high level mage with the Int boosting goodies is still within the realm of comprehendable (if astronomical) IQ numbers. A mage with Int 30 would have an IQ of 200 (about what Descartes is thought to have had - a supergenius) rather than 300 (which is so far off the scale as to be incomprehensible). BTW, I believe IQ 60 is technically a "moron", rather than an "idiot" (that would be someone with an IQ of 20 or less), but all those perjorative sounding terms have pretty much fallen out of use by most of the psychological community. Political correctness and all that. ;) First useful websight Googling produced on IQ ranges: [url]http://members.shaw.ca/delajara/IQBasics.html[/url] [/QUOTE]

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