In a related vein to my previous post, I'll detail of what a PC's ability scores are comprised:
Strength: Comprised of a PC's physical power and stamina. A PC's power is how much weight he/she can lift and carry. Stamina is how long a PC is able to endure arduous physical effort or toil.
Dexterity: Comprised of a PC's speed of foot and physical coordination. Speed is self explanatory. Coordination is how gracefully and adeptly a PC is able to control movements of his/her limbs and fingers in accomplishing a task.
Constitution: Comprised of a PC's health and durability. Health is a PC's resistance to disease and related maladies. Durability is a PC's resistance to physical trauma, or how well he/she can absorb blows to the body.
Intelligence: A PC's IQ -- his/her ability to learn, reason, understand abstract concepts, and globalize his/her knowledge (apply concepts learned from one set of circumstances to different ones); along with his/her powers of observation, and how difficult he/she is to fool.
Wisdom: Comprised of a PC's willpower and intuition. Willpower is how well a PC resists temptation, along with resistance to emotional manipulation. Intuition is how well a PC is able to determine, with a certain degree of accuracy, the truth in a given situation with no or very little information.
Charisma: Comprised of a PC's self worth, self image, self confidence, and comeliness. Self worth is how much a PC values him/herself. Self image is how a PC pictures, or conceives the way he/she looks to others. Self confidence is a PC's belief in his/her abilities to get things done. Comeliness is a PC's physical attractiveness. A PC's belief system will also affect his/her charisma as others view the person. If there is a moral or ethical conflict, the other person will not respect the PC as well as one who does not conflict with the viewing person.
In regards to the Willpower save, a PC's belief system plays no part in its determination.
I hope these explanations clarify adjudicating my revised saving throw system.
Thursday, February 13, 2014
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