Intelligence (Int)

Intelligence determines how well your character learns and reasons. This ability is important for wizards because it affects their spellcasting ability in many ways. A character with an Intelligence score of 0 is comatose. Some creatures do not possess an Intelligence score. Their modifier is +0 for any Intelligence-based skills or checks. Creatures of animal-level instinct have Intelligence scores of 1 or 2. Any creature capable of understanding speech has a score of at least 3. You apply your character's Intelligence modifier to: • The number of skill points gained each level, though your character always gets at least 1 skill point per level. • Knowledge (Arcana) and Knowledge (World) checks. • Alchemists, magi and wizards gain bonus spells based on their Intelligence score. The minimum Intelligence score needed to cast a wizard spell is 10 + the spell's level.