Primary Attributes for RPGs

[Malfarian]

Having worked on this problem myself, you want Attributes that will come up roughly equally. The Physical/Mental/Social seperation of attributes is purely arbitraty, but well established in the hobby. You can add and manipulate that basic list, but if you are missing one of those three then people will notice.

I agree that missing ones will be noted! It’s also as you say we’ll established which is part of why I tried to stop worrying about it until now.

D&D is mostly about physical conflicts, and thus half of their Attributes are physical, while Charisma fills in all social rolls.
Old World of Darkness had Appearance, which I never saw rolled, or brought up in any meaningful manner. This made it a bad Attribute in my opinion.

Stats like appearance and stamina in OWOD are a big part of why I wanted to ditch undervalued attributes. I still want to play WOD like games but in fantasy settings