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Diane Russell
Diane Russell
Well-Connected

Mar-14-2008 13:08

Okay, something has been bothering me and I know it's sort of silly, but I wonder if anyone else noticed this.

It's the rating of equipment. For instance, I saw that someone (well, it's Breitkat, actually) has a White Parrot. And the description says the parrot is CLEVER. But its rating is:

Smart: -1
Charm: +7

That makes no sense!!! If the parrot is clever, then it should have some smart points!!! I also noticed that for some other items as well...

What gives???

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Breitkat
Breitkat
Pinball Amateur

Mar-14-2008 19:57

I'll admit he's an intelligent bird. (He's had to be to stay in one piece around a feather-loving tiger. ;-) I'm not quite sure why Admin chose to put the stats on him that he got, and the description that he did. But maybe it has something to do with his name (though how Ben would've figured out my bird's name more than a year before I got him is a bit beyond me...;-). Then again, Ben is the SleuthGod around here. Hmmmm....

I thought Tiger's Tidbit was a rather cute name for him. How bout you, Tidbit?

*SSQQQUUUAAAWWWKKKK!!!!!!*

Thought so. ;-)

Cordelia Falco
Cordelia Falco
Battered Shoe

Mar-15-2008 05:18

I always thought that the parrot's negative smart points weren't anything to do with how clever the parrot was, but represented the fact that it's a lot harder to snoop about looking for clues when you're being distracted by something sitting on your shoulder and squawking into your ear.

That's why mine goes back to his perch when it's crime scene time. He does tend to sulk a bit, though...

Vampiric Smile
Vampiric Smile
Safety Officer

Mar-15-2008 06:11

The Stat do not represent the equipment itself ! but they represent the effect of the equipment on the carrier (detective).

So the question is not how smart a parrot can be ! But how smart a detective carring a parrot can be ! (I agrre with Cordelia ...espesially in a crime scene!)

Anikka
Anikka
Babelfish

Mar-15-2008 11:14

Well, if the bird is that clever, he/she should be able to poke around the crime scene and find evidence I might otherwise miss.

But my thought on the "clever" parrot was that it was "clever" enough to talk and maybe do a trick or two - something that entertains people and, well, charms them.

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