What's with the modesty about stats?

Anthony · 12-11-2012, 11:39 AM

The main reason for stat normalization is IQ, because IQ is too broad, and thus the only way to force people into reasonable levels of specialization rather than just being 'good at everything except shooting people' is to hardcap IQ. IQ should be split into a minimum of three different attributes, to properly encourage specialization; the D&D split between book learning (Int), social talent (Cha), and perception/intuition (Wis) works okay and is reasonably consistent with literary archetypes.

12-11-2012, 11:39 AM	#11
Anthony Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Berkeley, CA	Re: What's with the modesty about stats? The main reason for stat normalization is IQ, because IQ is too broad, and thus the only way to force people into reasonable levels of specialization rather than just being 'good at everything except shooting people' is to hardcap IQ. IQ should be split into a minimum of three different attributes, to properly encourage specialization; the D&D split between book learning (Int), social talent (Cha), and perception/intuition (Wis) works okay and is reasonably consistent with literary archetypes.