Min/Max

[Terrapin]

I wanted to play a drunken(maybe drug addicted) Colombo type character with high intelligence and Psyche but low everything else. Will I be gimping myself gameplay wise if I have both my physical traits set to 1?

[[Heretic]Rivga]

Yes you will be gimping yourself, but you will also be gimping yourself by spreading out your skills.

So far it seems that there is not right way, and simply going with a toon you want to play is more interesting.

Accept the fact their will be things your toon will not be able to do and enjoy the things you can do. I plan to restart and do the same as you, maybe not to that extreme, 4 in the int and psyche and 2 in the physical skill. And then do another play through with the opposite.

[iCanTucan]

Actually, if I understand stats correctly, min-maxing should have more positive effects later in the game.

Your set stat (i.e. Intelligence) not only determines your skills from that stat (1-5) but number of times you can lvl it up - a character with 1 manipulation can only lvl up manipulation skills one time (1->2), while character with intelligence 5 can level skill 5 times (5->10).

Also, you can die fairly easy from stupid things. I've tried the setting you talking about and I've died from a heart attack trying to reach my tie on celling-fan.

[Satoru]

Min/max will obviously open up some things while closing off other avenues. Like any other 'min max' build you dont necessarily 'gimp' yourself, you're simply going all in on specific ways in which you're going to resolve problems.

I don't beleive the game has 'soft lock' scenarios (where you can keep playing but are effectively in a game over scenario because you can't do something), nor does it feel like it has the Deus Ex Syndrome (where it tricks you into thinking you can go all stealth then dumps you into a boss fight you must fight with a tranq pistol)

[Terrapin]

Originally posted by Wabbit:

. I've tried the setting you talking about and I've died from a heart attack trying to reach my tie on celling-fan.

Lol.

Thanks for the answers. Think I'll go with 2 in each physical stat and give it a whirl.

[Tryust]

Yeah i recommend at least 2 in physique and psyche for a first playthrough, you can die very easily otherwise.

[Satoru]

Originally posted by Wabbit:

Also, you can die fairly easy from stupid things. I've tried the setting you talking about and I've died from a heart attack trying to reach my tie on celling-fan.

Man that's a double snake eyes roll in D&D if I ever saw one

[ANDS!]

Originally posted by Terrapin:

I wanted to play a drunken(maybe drug addicted) Colombo type character with high intelligence and Psyche but low everything else. Will I be gimping myself gameplay wise if I have both my physical traits set to 1?

You can't "gimp" yourself. If you don't try for physical feats you have no chance of winning (crazy acrobatics, taking on a huge 'roided out Union man for instance) then you'll be fine.