02-18-2016, 02:25 PM | #11 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
You say the skills split pretty equally between the two. But I wonder, if you look at the utility of those skills if the Intuition isn't by far the most common in adventure templates and PC builds and the Logic skill more of a niché branch of the "book smarts"? Like scientist.
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02-18-2016, 02:27 PM | #12 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
I've seen that house rule, I've also seen still keep IQ at 20/level, so IQ + Will + Per = 30/level. I prefer to go for IQ is 15/level, Will and Per are separate, that makes it equal to the cost of DX without Basic Speed, and open-ended (i.e. 13+ skill) Talents.
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02-18-2016, 03:14 PM | #13 | |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
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02-18-2016, 03:38 PM | #14 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
Log ST at 20/level (+1 thrust per level)
DX at 20/level IQ! at 20/level HT(includes Per+Will) at 20/level |
02-19-2016, 01:04 AM | #15 | |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
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Same reason we have ST and HT as separate stats from each other or, for that matter, ST and DX. Some games get by with just a "BODY" stat. That was a 3e rule I think.
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02-19-2016, 01:39 AM | #16 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
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02-19-2016, 02:39 AM | #17 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
At some things, yes.
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02-19-2016, 03:32 AM | #18 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
Define intelligence. Probably ability to solve problems, right? What kind of problems though? How would you or I compare to a squirrel or orangutan at finding the most direct route through a three dimensional obstacle course?
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02-19-2016, 05:39 AM | #19 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
The example you proposed is accounted by DX, not IQ, and animals have DX good as human (and often in game stats animals has better, despite humans having motori capacity good as any animal).
The argument proposed seems to me like: animals have behaviours highly specialized for the environment challenges their specie faces, so they are intelligent. But intelligence is not a measure of stereotypical behaviours tailored by environmental adaptation, and there's no point in a game score measuring it. |
02-19-2016, 06:11 AM | #20 |
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Re: Alternative IQ distribution
Some RPG systems do use Intuition and Perception for the same. D&D 3rd Edition. I think Shadowrun might too. It doesn't make sense to me, but it's not without precedent. The Logic/Willpower thing makes even less sense.
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