Intelligence

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Intelligence determines how well a character learns and reasons. This ability is important for wizards because it affects how many spells they can cast, how hard their spells are to resist, and how powerful their spells can be. It's also important for any character who wants to have a wide assortment of skills.

Intelligence modifiers are applied to:

• Number of skill points gained each level. (But a character always gets at least 1 skill point per level.)
• Skill bonuses: Appraise, crafting skills (all 4 types), Disable Device, Lore, Search, and Spellcraft checks. These are the skills that have Intelligence as their key ability.
• Damage bonus with Insightful Strike.
• AC bonus with Canny defense and Unfettered Defense class feats.
• Wizard's spell DC.

A wizard gains bonus spells based on her Intelligence score (see ability modifier). The minimum Intelligence score needed to cast a wizard spell is 10 + the spell's level.

An animal has an Intelligence score of 1 or 2. A creature of human like intelligence has a score of at least 3. Some creatures are unintelligent and have an intelligence score of 0 (and are thusly unaffected by some spells).

Creature Basics
Combat	Hit Die Hit Points Base Attack Bonus Armor Class
Attributes	Strength Dexterity Constitution Intelligence Wisdom Charisma
Saving Throws	Fortitude Reflex Will
Progression	Character Level Caster Level
Character	Alignment Race