A very weird feature of attributes in certain versions of D&D etc. is that because Intelligence gives you bonus skill points *per level*, and because players generlaly prioritise keeping the skills they consider most important maxed out, when characters increase their Intelligence, they tend to suddenly become extremely skilled in an entirely new field they previously showed no interest in whatsoever.
"I have fought lots of ogres and just became a world-leading expert in theology"
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