Do tags/traits reflect one's own true character?

[Kahgan]

wow this thread has become really big since I last visited.

a remark

IN - 10

Ehehehe

You people need to stop and think about what the score 10 signifies before giving yourselves 10s or 9s in any subject

And honestly, how many amongst us really deserves to be called "Gifted"?

No, I would not deserve a 10 in real life, as I said some of the stats were incorrect, but do remember that there are several forms of intelligence, musical, mathemathical, litaraturical(wierd word) creative, and so on. while not a 10, I would deserve a 9 in creative intelligence, I'm really quite good at woodworks, not too shaby with drawing(but I'm too lazy to get better) and pretty good with all sorts of building/constructing. And remember the "gifted" trait has a draw-back; you start with skills that are 10% lower than an average character, and you get 2 less skill points, wich is very correct to my real life charcter.

thoughas I said, some stat points that I use doesn't resemble my real life character....

 

[Sander]

Whether there are multiple intelligences or not, that's purely dependent on what exactly you mean by intelligence.
Basically, the theory that suggests that creative intelligence exists as well is saying that that is something that can be measured and is seperate from the standard intellectual intelligence.
However, in the way in which intelligence is used in Fallout, it is purely intellectual intelligence, so the IN - 10 would be pretty much impossible.

 

[Rev. Layle]

... No, I would not deserve a 10 in real life ....

So you consider your Intelligence "Heroic" then?

 

[Kahgan]

... No, I would > not < deserve a 10 in real life ....

So you consider your Intelligence "Heroic" then?

pay attention?

Whether there are multiple intelligences or not, that's purely dependent on what exactly you mean by intelligence.
Basically, the theory that suggests that creative intelligence exists as well is saying that that is something that can be measured and is seperate from the standard intellectual intelligence.
However, in the way in which intelligence is used in Fallout, it is purely intellectual intelligence, so the IN - 10 would be pretty much impossible.

Yeah, you're right, but as we all know measuring character stats of a real person is ..impossible.. so in the topic name it says "reflect", and that's kind of what I do when I make a character in fallout.

 

[Sebastian of the Wastes]

I enjoy creating a character based on myself, though it's not typically the first character I try to play (and wasn't the first time I tried playing F2). But I did get around to it and here's what I took:

Strength 5
Perception 8
Endurance 3
Charisma 9
Intelligence 8
Agility 6
Luck 8

Gifted (+1 to all attributes, -10% to all skills)

Tagged Skills:
Speech
Barter
Repair

I'm overweight for sure, and walking up a flight of stairs to fast can wind me, but I can go for a little while before I drop completely. My bulk affords me a level of strength and keeps me about average. In my real life I'm pretty charismatic, which is reflected by my high score. I also seem to have uncanny luck at time. I've almost died in my life several time, and probably should have, but have been fortunate to survive. I'm going to knock on some wood now, excuse me a moment ....

Okay, well, it's a formica table top, but it will have to do.

I'm a good talker, and most of my perception comes from noticing details about things and then using them to my advantage. This is especially helpful in communication. I think I'm pretty smart and I have a good capacity for learning. It's a shame SPECIAL doesn't come with wisdom or else I'd have something to take points from ... because sometimes I just do something really dumb .. but again, I get lucky and what should be a bad result tends to end up better then I expected.

 

[Brother None]

However, in the way in which intelligence is used in Fallout, it is purely intellectual intelligence, so the IN - 10 would be pretty much impossible.

Correct.

To compare it to PS:T's scores and descriptions, 10 roughly equals 19-20 "you posses god-like...". God-like is right. Damned impossible

Take a look at the VB design docs, it has Dr. Willem Clark, who was a gifted nuclear physicist and thus, in the Fallout sense, amongst the most intelligent people in existence.

His intelligence? 8.

 

[Rev. Layle]

pay attention?

whoops! my bad