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	* Damage bonus with [http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Swashbuckler#Insightful_Strike Insightful Strike]		* Damage bonus with [http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Swashbuckler#Insightful_Strike Insightful Strike]
	* AC bonus with [~~http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Canny_Defense~~ Canny ~~defense~~] and [~~http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Unfettered_Defense~~ Unfettered Defense] class feats		* AC bonus with [[Canny Defense]] and [[Unfettered Defense]] class feats
	* Wizard's spell DC		* Wizard's spell DC

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'''Intelligence''' determines how well a [[character]] learns and reasons. This [[ability]] is important for [[wizard]]s because it affects how many [[spell]]s 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 [[skill]]s.

Intelligence [[ability modifier|modifiers]] are applied to:
*Number of [[skill point]]s gained each [[character level|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 [[skill]]s that have Intelligence as their key ability.
* [[Damage roll]]s with the [[Combat Insight]] epic feat
* Damage bonus with [http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Swashbuckler#Insightful_Strike Insightful Strike]
* AC bonus with [http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Canny_Defense Canny defense] and [http://nwn2.wikia.com/wiki/Unfettered_Defense Unfettered Defense] class feats
* Wizard's spell DC

A wizard gains [[bonus spell]]s 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]]).

==Notes==
*'''Lore''' was used in [[NWN]] as a collective version of [[knowledge]] and other information skills. [[NWN2]] will include it for the same reasons.
*When increasing intelligence on level up to a value which would mean a bonus skill point, it is only applied after that level has been taken.

== Gameplay Notes ==

Having negative intelligence even for a few-skill using class can be cumbersome, since a penalty can mean they have only a single skill point to spend! However, if they can last with one skill point (although dangerous even for some combat abilities) then it doesn't affect much else, since it is not linked to a conversation skill, is not used to increase a save or change attack bonuses or AC as the others are.

== 3.5E Comparison ==

The number of [[language]]s a character knows at the start of the game is not affected, since languages don't exist - basically, the entire game assumes everyone speaks common, so the need for languages is pretty moot!
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