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(08-19-2015, 11:26 AM)LadyRochester Wrote: In essence, can someone fake intelligence without being intelligent themselves?
It depends on numerous factors, but basically it can be done. Â I've had numerous RP friends over the years that were nowhere near the level of intelligent as some of the characters they played (not meant as an insult or anything, simply stating that most of them admitted to being of "average" intelligence), yet they still managed to pull off a believable genius. Â
For instance, a friend of mine back in Star Wars Galaxies played a scientist despite knowing very little of science beyond some things she remembered from school, but she pulled off the character EXTREMELY well. Â She said it took a little extra work compared to many of her other characters (such as doing a little research now and then about medical procedures in both real life and the Star Wars universe), but otherwise it wasn't much different than playing any other character of a profession or culture or something else that wasn't something she knew well.