[PnP] Intelligence

[Paul L. Ming]

Hiya.

   What I've always attributed it to is that Richard took a look at what 
would likely be the "most common things" males vs. females (in human 
terms) did in a world such as Perilous Lands. From what I gather, the 
men did most of the heavy labor. They also were the merchants, leaders, 
inventors, teachers, etc. The women did the 'at home stuff' like 
constant cleaning, child rearing, cooking, etc. In other words, men 
would have a higher Strength and Intelligence, while women would have a 
higher Stamina, Will and Empathy. The rest is biology (well, male 
Strength could also be in there...probably why it's a +3 and not just a 
+1); men are larger but less agile, women generally have a better 
constitution and are more agile, etc.

   But, as someone said, you can always just let a player choose which 
column to use Male or Female...representing how/where/what focus they 
were brought up in. I've never done that and I've never had a problem 
from my players (at times, mostly female, but almost always at least 1 
or 2 females in the group), but it seems like an excellent compromise. :)

^_^

Paul L. Ming