Intelligence

Intelligence (IQ) is an attribute in Wasteland, Wasteland 2 and Fountain of Dreams.

Wasteland[ | ]

“	How well a character thinks and solves problems. This is probably the most important attribute because it determines which and how many skills a character may master. Certain skills can only be mastered by characters with an IQ of a certain level or above. Characters start with skill points equal to their IQ. During the course of the game, you'll definitely want to raise your IQ.	”
~ Wasteland manual

Affected skills[ | ]

Fountain of Dreams[ | ]

in FoD, IQ affects the limit of Passive Skills, for each point of intelligence over 15, the character gets +1 to the limit of Passive Skills.

Affect on all Passive Skills.

Wasteland 2[ | ]

Intelligence represents the Ranger's ability to process and learn new information, and thus increase skills that much faster.

Intelligence is of primary importance to "brainiac" support characters, whether they be techies or medics, but should not be forgotten lest you find your Ranger unable to keep up with the team's progress. Intelligence no longer determines which skills can be learned, but the amount of Skill Points gained per level. The sum of Strength, Speed, and Intelligence affects the number of action points.

Intelligence modifiers
Intelligence	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
Skill Points per Level	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	5

Skill Points Progression[ | ]

Skill Points Progression (normal)
Level	IN 1-3	IN 4-7	IN 8,9	IN 10
1	12	12	12	12
5	20	24	28	32
10	30	39	48	57
15	40	54	68	82
20	50	69	88	107
25	60	84	108	132
30	70	99	128	157
35	80	114	148	182
40	90	129	168	207
45	100	144	188	232
50	110	159	208	257

Skill Points Progression with Delayed Gratification perk
Level	IN 1-3	IN 4-7	IN 8,9	IN 10
1	12	12	12	12
5	16	20	24	28
10	21	30	39	48
15	36	50	64	78
20	51	70	89	108
25	66	90	114	138
30	81	110	139	168
35	96	130	164	198
40	111	150	189	228
45	126	170	214	258
50	141	190	239	288

Wasteland 2 attributes

Awareness · Charisma · Coordination · Intelligence · Luck · Speed · Strength