Child Prodigy!! [Archive] - Wizards Community

Child Prodigy!! [Archive] - Wizards Community

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Lord_Ao
11-14-07, 06:06 AM Okay, this is my idea. I decided that i wanted to make a psion for my next character and I was thinking of storyline ideas and i came up with the idea of a child prodigy, ie he is ridiculously smart but only young. I decided that he would be asian as well so that i can do the funky accent (enhances atmosphere and gets a few laughs). I figured i would make him around the age of 10. These are the starting ability scores that i would give him if i made him:
Str = 8
Dex = 13
Con = 10
Int = 18
Wis = 10
Cha = 8

What do you guys think?
Orchomenos
11-14-07, 11:23 AM He should have a bigger brother Sumo wrestler, very sympathetic, while your psion has bad health and bad temper. Sorta Raistlin & Caramon.
Jopustopin
11-14-07, 01:39 PM I started as a child psionic in 2nd edition just like this. What the DM decided to do with most of my stats was to lower them from what they would have been if I was an adult. If I recall I rolled a strength of 12, but my ten year old self only had a strength of 6 or 7. It would increase from there until I hit my teenage years. Similar things were noted for dexterity, constitution and I think maybe wisdom and charisma. Even though my stats were all lower than I rolled, it was a fun character to role play into his teenage years. A child is generally weaker, slower, less wise, and not a very good leader compared to an adult was the DM's Ruling.

Post/Author/DateTime	Post
Lord_Ao 11-14-07, 06:06 AM	Okay, this is my idea. I decided that i wanted to make a psion for my next character and I was thinking of storyline ideas and i came up with the idea of a child prodigy, ie he is ridiculously smart but only young. I decided that he would be asian as well so that i can do the funky accent (enhances atmosphere and gets a few laughs). I figured i would make him around the age of 10. These are the starting ability scores that i would give him if i made him: Str = 8 Dex = 13 Con = 10 Int = 18 Wis = 10 Cha = 8 What do you guys think?
Orchomenos 11-14-07, 11:23 AM	He should have a bigger brother Sumo wrestler, very sympathetic, while your psion has bad health and bad temper. Sorta Raistlin & Caramon.
Jopustopin 11-14-07, 01:39 PM	I started as a child psionic in 2nd edition just like this. What the DM decided to do with most of my stats was to lower them from what they would have been if I was an adult. If I recall I rolled a strength of 12, but my ten year old self only had a strength of 6 or 7. It would increase from there until I hit my teenage years. Similar things were noted for dexterity, constitution and I think maybe wisdom and charisma. Even though my stats were all lower than I rolled, it was a fun character to role play into his teenage years. A child is generally weaker, slower, less wise, and not a very good leader compared to an adult was the DM's Ruling.