OOTS #1151 - The Discussion Thread

[Doug Lampert]

What's this all about players? These characters have an Intelligence score, have they not?

Wolves have enough intelligence to employ quite effective small unit tactics. Their Int score is lower than Elan's. I conclude that the combat tactics shown by various characters are not determined by a number on a character sheet.

On the opposite end: V is the "smartest" member of the order, but fought dumb until he realized he needed to work as a member of a team. Again, tactical choices are not being dictated by numbers on a sheet somewhere.

In the scene you reference, the Giant did not make an Int roll for Roy to think of that method. It is the sort of thing a player would think of, not based on a number on a sheet.

You can pick your terms, but tactics are being determined by personality and personal tenancies which do not use the D&D intelligence score.