Link an historical character to the cited advantage

[Alonsua]

Feel free to share your opinions even if they go back to characters from ancient Egypt and there is no reliable method to check them. I prefer to have ten potentially successful opinions than none. Thank you.

[Blind Mapmaker]

Originally Posted by Humabout

Lets kick off the contention!!!

Leonhard Euler

Certainly also a contender for

6. Eidetic Memory

[sn0wball]

Originally Posted by Dalillama

Also, the trouble with using Renaissance polymaths as exemplars is that it was a whole lot easier to be on the forefront of a dozen disciplines in the 16th and 17th centuries, because the frontiers of science were a lot closer. A modern Liebniz wouldn't be a leading expert in all the disciplines the original was, simply because every one of those disciplines is many orders of magnitude wider and deeper than they were in his day.

True. But broadness of knowledge still is an indicator for an high IQ, isn´t it?

[Dalillama]

Originally Posted by sn0wball

True. But broadness of knowledge still is an indicator for an high IQ, isn´t it?

In GURPS terms, certainly However, it's very hard to compare the broadness of Leibniz's knowledge with that of e.g. Aristotle or Murray Gell-Man

[NineDaysDead]

Originally Posted by sn0wball

Under GURPS rules, being the best mathematician in the world doesn´t equal the highest IQ, but perhaps some kind of Talent.

What does he need IQ for that wouldn't be covered by IQ 10-13, Versatile [5] + 10* levels of Mathematical Ability [10]: (Accounting, Astronomy, Cryptography, Engineer, Finance, Market Analysis, Mathematics, and Physics.)

*Power Ups 3: Talents has rules for 5, 6, and 10 levels of Talent

[Curmudgeon]

Originally Posted by NineDaysDead

What does he need IQ for that wouldn't be covered by IQ 10-13, Versatile [5] + 10* levels of Mathematical Ability [10]: (Accounting, Astronomy, Cryptography, Engineer, Finance, Market Analysis, Mathematics, and Physics.)

*Power Ups 3: Talents has rules for 5, 6, and 10 levels of Talent

He doesn't need a high IQ per se, but the OP isn't looking for how to optimize and normalize the write-up for a character. The OP specifically asked for historical examples of people who could reasonably be written up as high level advantage/high Attribute characters and Leibniz [and Euler] were put forth as possibilities for very high IQ, if not IQ 20 [and Euler has also been put forward for Eidetic Memory as well].


Query for OP: Did you intend Eidetic Memory [5] or did you intend Photographic Memory [10]?

[Alonsua]

Originally Posted by Curmudgeon

He doesn't need a high IQ per se, but the OP isn't looking for how to optimize and normalize the write-up for a character. The OP specifically asked for historical examples of people who could reasonably be written up as high level advantage/high Attribute characters and Leibniz [and Euler] were put forth as possibilities for very high IQ, if not IQ 20 [and Euler has also been put forward for Eidetic Memory as well].


Query for OP: Did you intend Eidetic Memory [5] or did you intend Photographic Memory [10]?

If Photographic Memory is a possibility, then do it Photographic Memory :)

[ericthered]

6. Eidetic Memory

Kim Peek, one of the primary inspirations for "Rain Man".

15. Lightning Calculator

Jedediah Buxton, one of the earliest known Autistic Savants. Known for his mathematical ability.


Though I'd be happier if we could find these traits outside of Autistic Savants.

10. Intelligence (Maximum)

My inclination is for Da Vinci, who seems to have been a particularly rounded renaissance man.

1. Absolute Direction

I don't know of any historical characters, but I have a friend who I think qualifies. He always knew which way was north and how to get places. He may have just been very good at navigating, or you could say he has the advantage.


Of course, if its that easy to pick up, its likely that some famous navigator or sailor had it. Between Columbus, Vespucci, and De Gama, I suspect you have at least one instance. Of course, I have no historical evidence to show which, or prove it at all.

[sn0wball]

Originally Posted by Alonsua

10. Intelligence (Maximum)

Ideally, you´d look for someone who has demonstrated an extraordinarily high intellectual capabulity in several unrelated areas (to differentiate from a high Talent) before any academic training (to exclude simply high skills).

For example, Carl Friedrich Gauss, demonstrated astounding mathematical capability as a child, but only in that area, though, making him a contender for Talent.

The same is true for DX.

[ericthered]

Originally Posted by sn0wball

The same is true for DX.

Vincent Edward "Bo" Jackson.



Known for his raw athleticism and ability to just pick up sports and excel in them. A true generalist. Competed in both MLB and NFL, and rejected a career in track and field after competing at the national level. He was said to just make difficult tasks look natural.



You could build him with a talent for sports, but I suspect he's best built with a huge pile of RAW DX.