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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 9822495" data-attributes="member: 7808">If we're going to go for full rules reference, we may as well also note that this is a D&D General thread. So, here's the relevant 3.5e text:"Intelligence (Int)Intelligence determines how well your character learns and reasons. This ability is important for wizards because it affects how many spells they can cast, how hard their spells are to resist, and how powerful their spells can be. It’s also important for any character who wants to have a wide assortment of skills.You apply your character’s Intelligence modifier to:<ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The number of languages your character knows at the start of the game.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">The number of skill points gained each level. (But your character always gets at least 1 skill point per level.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Appraise, Craft, Decipher Script, Disable Device, Forgery, Knowledge, Search, and Spellcraft checks. These are the skills that have Intelligence as th,eir key ability.</li> </ul>A wizard gains bonus spells based on her Intelligence score. The minimum Intelligence score needed to cast a wizard spell is 10 + the spell’s level.An animal has an Intelligence score of 1 or 2. A creature of humanlike intelligence has a score of at least 3."In this edition, there are a lot more ways that a INT 3 will affect you character. The skill points thing is a big one, and a major mechanic showing how low intelligence will be a factor beyond basic ability checks. It's not just that you start stupider, it's that you will learn so much less as you level up. I had a kobold with STR 4 in a 3.5e game (due to ability modifiers, not rolls, but that's a different discussion). He was a summoning based cleric. It was a pain to deal with his low carrying capacity, but a lot better than dealing with a low INT. And overall pretty fun.</blockquote>

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