On Saturday 20 January 2007 11:16, john.sanchez@us.army.mil wrote:
> Hmm.  I can see him having been reduced through wartime activities to a 5
> and 4 for STR and DEX as a temporary basis--he's on the mend right now,
> y'know?  Be a good reason for a purple heart--but you're right--unless he
> now has a metal plate in his head from the same incident that reduced STR &
> DEX, his INT should be much higher.


I agree, end 4 is a bit low for a marine unless they are damaged. Hell, I've 
been retired since 2002 and I don't think I'm down to a 4 yet. Though I must 
admit, I'm making steady progress, "Where there's a will there's a way."


>
> Be an interesting backstory with those two characteristics--but INT, I
> concur, should be bumped up.

Photographic memory could also explain it. Of course with a soc of 3 and 
photographic memory, conversations should be an interesting juxtaposition of 
the inane cliche, amazing quote and perverse factoid. 

>
> Unless he's someone's favored nephew.
>
> It can be considered to be most inconvenient when workers allow ethics to
> interfere with the smooth operation of any organization.
>

> > As it is, he can lift a can of peas off the counter, barely, and
> > gets
> > out of breath walking down the hall...and not only doesn't know
> > which
> > fork to use, he's barely aware he needs to use a fork...(which
> > also
> > means I've got to change how he's behaving as well.  I'm probably
> > going to go with bookish and awkward, which ties in with the
> > physical
> > stats.)
> >
> > Every other character in the game has three, four or five stats
> > well
> > above average...

I cheated.

> > If I play him to his stats, this is just going to 
> > be
> > a long exercise in frustration, I think, and likely kill other
> > characters if he actually DOES have to practice medicine.
> >

Guess it's a good thing they have high end.


Which brings up another question. In CT how are stats used? Is it the 
mod(5)=die adds like MT?