MENTAL
Perception
Perception is the ability to accurately sense one's environment. It combines keen senses with the intuitive grasp of what may or may not be significant, without needing pause for labored analysis. It contributes to efforts at concealment, as well as preparing for and defending against ambushes and to interpreting clues.
o - Poor; You may be bright, but self-absorbed or simply inattentive.
oo - Average; Subtlety may elude you, but you don't miss the obvious, and you can do alright with the obscure if you have time and good circumstances.
ooo - Good; You're aware of your environment in significant detail without having to strain yourself.
oooo - Exceptional; Little can remain hidden from you when you choose to find it. You see all things clearly.
ooooo - Outstanding; The book of the world opens its every page to you.
Intelligence
Intelligence include's a character's ability to master facts and knowledge, recall them at need, and put them together to produce new insights. Problem-solving and logic lie within the domain of intelligence. It does not include common sense, moral judgment or other useful qualities, and the clever but inept scholar is as much a medieval stereotype as it is a modern one. Depending on the individual, low intelligence may indicate actual impairment in mental facilities, or poor use of one's potential.
o - Poor; If you're not actually a half-wit, you surely have less than one wit.
oo - Average; You're unremarkable and you manage to get through life without too much bewilderment.
ooo - Good; You're insightful and you can count on making sense of many mysteries.
oooo - Exceptional; You learn much, forget little, and routinely make innovations in your chosen field.
ooooo - Outstanding; You're a latter-day Solomon or Odysseus.
Wits
Wits is the capacity for quick thinking: not necessarily for brilliant intellectual reasoning or even for careful appraisal of the environment, but rapid response based on available information and survival instinct. It also contributes to more deliberate efforts to identify clever courses of action and ways around others' defenses and recall precisely the necessary datum at the key moment.
o - Poor; Your jokes fall flat and you're the last to notice.
oo - Average; You get through life without too many unpleasant surprises.
ooo - Good; You're quick on the uptake, and you often get the best of others when speed is essential.
oooo - Exceptional; You're the one who makes everyone else think 'I wish I'd thought of that'.
ooooo - Outstanding; You have a Psalmist's gift for the appropriate response for every occasion.