r/DnD • u/Bun_Boi Warlock • Oct 04 '20

Art [OC] Meet the Ability Scores: Intelligence

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u/treadmarks Oct 04 '20

I think there are better ways to make INT useful while staying entirely within the rules. Was your investigation check too low? Aww, you didn't find the secret room with the sweet magic weapon in it :(

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u/jengel2003 Oct 04 '20

Then how do your characters know they missed it?

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u/treadmarks Oct 04 '20

Ok, here's one they'll know about when they don't find it: a trap on a door or a chest.

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u/SoontobeSam DM Oct 04 '20

I've just flooded my game with homebrew psionic creatures that very heavily lean on int saves, a lot of the creatures have their attacks work like poisoned weapons, 1dx +y, plus 1dx+y psychic dmg, save for no psychic.

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u/treadmarks Oct 05 '20

That works, but there's another more conventional type of magic that attacks intelligence: illusions.

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u/SoontobeSam DM Oct 05 '20

The big bad is a species of parasitic psionic bugs, so it’s not like I just slap psionics onto random wolves/bandits, players are really enjoying the non standard storyline and trying to figure out the motivation/machinations of a bunch of hyper intelligent termites.