| From: | "Paul J. Adam" <shadowrn@********.DEMON.CO.UK> |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Re: Attributes |
| Date: | Wed, 10 Dec 1997 01:11:13 +0000 |
100000@*******.dialix.com.au>, Adam Treloar <guardian@*******.DIALIX.COM
.AU> writes
>Fine, difference of opinion on the physical stats... What, then, about,
>say intelligence? CAn someone go from being dumb as a rock (ie 1) to a
>super-genius? (9?) It depends on your view, again, I suppose, but I tend
>to think that some people just don't have the smarts to do some things.
Intelligence isn't about "smarts", it's about perception. Your archetype
absent-minded mad professor has a skill of Weird Science 10, but an
Intelligence of 1: he might be able to build a Positron Dematerialiser
Ray out of paperclips and torch batteries, but he can't remember where
he left his glasses, and doesn't notice the men with guns in his lab
until he trips over them :)
--
There are four kinds of homicide: felonious, excusable, justifiable and
praiseworthy...
Paul J. Adam paul@********.demon.co.uk
