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Originally Posted by zelld52 [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

I'd think that would be an intelligence check.

Wisdom would be knowing that orcs have killed halflings in the past, so they are the enemy.

Intelligence would be seeing an orc belt made of halfling heads and interpolating that this orc has killed many halflings and is probably very dangerous.

A halfling warrior would charge into battle in the first encounter without having the intelligence to surmise that it will probably be a losing effort. However, the halflings wisdom would then trigger each subsequent interaction, and the halfling would recall that this orc is dangerous.

When you have low wisdom AND low intelligence, however -- that's a recipe for repeated failures. You lack the INT to be afraid, but also lack the WIS to recall past experiences. Then you have to rely on your brute STR and the durability of your STA in order to achieve any success.

Naw wisdom is knowing or feeling this particular orc is a bad dude. And probably being able to seek guidance from experience to deal with it. Or connection to a diety or higher self


Intelligence is cunning. You can be smart enough to design a clever orc trap butt not wise enough to realize that this orc is one if Ralloses favored shamans who can divine and evade ur trap.

Wisdom typically trumps Intelligence every time. Intelligence is really only good in consort with good wisdom or some external guidance and experience to back it up.