Skills and Negative Intelligence

[Eran Olivas]

I'm pretty sure this has been asked and answered before, but I did a Google search and checked three pages and came up blank for my exact question so here it goes:

I have an NPC Dwarf Fighter whom I'm making 3rd level. He has an Intelligence of 7, giving him a -2 INT penalty. Under his skills, it says, "Fighter 2 + Int Modifier". Does this mean he NEVER gets skill points ever? That seems a bit harsh.

Also, what would happen if one of my players had a typical, "dumb-Orc Fighter" type character with a -3 Intelligence modifier? Surely he would not loose -1 skill points per level until what, all his skills were zero or negative?

I seem to remember somewhere that the in the equation " 'X' + Intelligence modifier," that 'X' could not be changed by a negative Intelligence modifier, thus you still received 'X' amount of ranks regardless, however I could find no such text in the Pathfinders Core Rulebook under the Class description sections, or the Skills section. Any help would be appreciated.

[erian_7]

The rule you want is under Intelligence in the Getting Started section, specifically, "...your character always gets at least 1 skill point per level."

[Hawk Kriegsman]

You always get at least one skill point no matter what.

Per the PRD under intelligence:

Quote:

The number of skill points gained each level, though your character always gets at least 1 skill point per level.

Thanx!

Hawk

[Varthanna]

Furthermore the optional skill point from favored classes applies after the penalty, so the dwarf could theoretically haeve 2 sp/level

[Thazar]

And a stupid human with favored class will always get 3 skill points.