Originally Posted by Milkfred
[edit: For example, a quick bit of research indicates that across BG2 and its expansion there's only six or so conversations which check your Wisdom score. I can't find any quick list of Intelligence checks. Charisma is just to generally ask for better rewards, and effects some party members joining you in BG1. But what I have found are multiple posts, from classic BG2 forums to the Beamdog ones, of people saying don't bother with the mental stats because they don't effect the game enough.


I've never seen a clearer example of someone moving goal posts to save such an embarrassingly trivial amount of intellectual face.