How to play a smarter character

About this episode

The episode discusses how to effectively roleplay a character with high intelligence when the player may not possess the same level of intelligence.

Sometimes it happens, you make a character with a +5 intelligence and you realize... I don't have a +5 intelligence! How do I roleplay that? Well, good thing we are here because that happens with all stats!

Topics covered

• roleplaying
• character development
• intelligence
• gaming
• tabletop games

Keywords

• roleplay
• intelligence
• character
• gaming
• tabletop

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