Difference in 1 point for Intelligence

[nerohdam]

I created a toon that started out with 12 intelligence but after applying the subrace that happened to have a -1 to int it was then knocked down to 11. Throughout the leveling process I will be adding points to dex. So when I created then toon should I have put int at 11 which would be knocked down to 10 and put the one point left over into dex?

I was not sure if my toon would be a total idiot with only 10 int points.

[Bakchuda]

For a non-wizard, base intelligence gets you more skill points each level. You get one extra skill point for each base intelligence attribute bonus you have. So as long as you do not need an extra skill point each level, starting with 11 which would drop to 10 is fine.

Also, this may or may not be important for your build, but you need at least 13 base intelligence to get the Expertise and Whirlwind attack feats, which are required for a Weapon Master.

[chainlink]

Depends whether its a skill point starved build or not, I usually test them out in the Excel CBC and see whats the minimum Int I can get away with as it gives you no other benefits than skill points if you're not a Wiz, PM or Staffmaster.

[Grogbot]

chainlink said:

... and see whats the minimum Int I can get away with as it gives you no other benefits than skill points if you're not a Wiz, PM or Staffmaster.

Oh really?

Search me, but I'd find a lot of my builds disabled if they didn't have a few extra INT points ...

Grog

[chainlink]

Its not extra its optimum, unless you like putting stat points into things that don't give your build a benefit?

[Grogbot]

Sorry Chainy, was going a little rogue on you there...

I find that when I'm trapped, INT benefits me, even when I'm not a Wiz, PM or Staffmaster.

Grog

[phalthallus]

LOL Grog - Very nice. I would never have gotten it w/o the italicized words.