4. The First Expedition

I'm still trying to figure out how to play a 3 INT while being able to suggest potential useful actions lol

A 3 INT? Aren’t you then both illiterate and not capable of speech?

Illiterate? Absolutely (although Burgbage genrously allowed me to be able to write "THЯUD"). Incapable of speech? Debatable I think. OSRIC doesn't have anything to say about low INT, but AD&D 2e says this:

"A semi-intelligent character (Int 3 or 4) can speak (with difficulty) and is apt to react instinctively and impulsively. They are not hopeless as a player character (PC), but playing such a character correctly is not easy."

I too often forget just how low I rolled and have certainly been playing him too smart to reflect a 3 though. Being completely non-verbal felt too boring. I considered playing more impulsively and just touching and pressing every button he comes across but I don't want to blow up the rest of the party. :)

Gotcha. Zach’s 8 is positively genius compared to your 3. I think I’ll stick with his inability to get anyone’s name straight and ensure he doesn’t know calculus 😝

I definitely should find a way to dumb down Thrud's speech patterns. But it's hard when right now for example, I just want to say, "Someone should push BOTH buttons at once!" ;)

Thrud want monkey two eyes push?

Should we try and clear this floor first? With that other group wandering around I doubt there's much treasure to be had unless we go deeper.