Absurdly high skill levels

[David Johnston2]

[QUOTE=Sijo]

Going back to the original topic: how would you stat Brainiac 5's "12th Level Intellect" super power? Given that normal humans are only supposed to be "6th level" which would mean IQ 10 in GURPS, and assuming a normal scale of progression, he would have IQ 20... very impressive, but STILL not quite superhuman. We could assume that 6th-Level means the full human IQ scale, i.e. up to 20th, which would make his IQ 40- now THAT sounds like a superpower! Though the "Super Attribute" option (from GURPS Supers) would be needed to override the Rule of 20, or he would still not get defaults over 20.

No reason for that. Brainy's really good at sciences and engineering, things he's actually studied, but he isn't that good at social skills and I doubt he'd be a great artist.

Or IS his power a superhigh IQ? One thing about "Brainy" has always been that he's not been terribly smart, committing errors of judgment several times

A high IQ doesn't keep you from making errors of judgement of course. He obviously doesn't have Common Sense.

Even so I'd probably make him IQ 20 and pile on advantages like Lightning Calculator, Gadgeteer, Enhanced Time Sense, Compartmentalised Mind, Absolute Timing, 3D Spatial Sense...

[vicky_molokh]

Originally Posted by Ze'Manel Cunha

In general, many people wouldn't want to be caught in the act of "advanced nookie-fu" by a snooping teenager.

The comment is actually funny on its base, no other context is needed.

How is that better than being caught by an adult or an Old One? At least the teen will react with more interest and less critique. It is an old saying that one cannot engage in sex on the main square, because one will get too many comments and recommendations and tips and 'you are doing it wrong's.

[Sijo]

Originally Posted by tbrock1031

I'm most familiar with the post-Zero Hour Reboot Brainiac 5, so that's the one I'm referencing.

Brainy in that incarnation of the Legion had a genius-level IQ, somewhere I'd place in the 16-20 range, but his real "power" in that incarnation was his Compartmentalized Mind, implied to be 12 "compartments". When a criminal telepath entered his mind, his subconscious was calmer than his conscious trains of thought. He could literally think about 12 projects at once.

I'm not that familiar with that version myself, so I didn't know about that. That explanation certainly seems to fit the Compartmentalized Mind advantage, and as Shrubbery said, it might have helped him resist Universo's control. Not to mention that he's gone insane at least once, so one of those extra minds might have mental disadvantages. Yes, it does sound best to give Brainy a high IQ (but not SUPER high) and simulate his other abilities with mental advantages.