[SnowTroll]

This is a question that's really kind of mud-specific, and doesn't really fit in a general mud forum. It invites people to say, "In my mud..." with no right answer, because in some muds, roleplaying your stats is absolutely required, in others it is optional, and in others, it's just plain not done.

Nonetheless, every stat -can- be roleplayed. Even the physical ones. Even "luck" or other oddball stats that some muds have. Your strength and dexterity are going to affect the adjectives you use when you describe your movement and how you carry yourself, as well as the activities you choose to undertake. But roleplaying in muds isn't about accurately portraying your character sheet anyway. It's about being interesting to other players, in a way that's fun for you. You'd never want to roleplay a "dumb" character in a way that was tedious and unfun to play, or in a way that aggravated other players. You're involved in a team sport (even with your in character "enemies"), where everybody works together to make the game as fun and entertaining as possible. You're not being a team player if you're making the game more tedious, aggravating, and less fun for others.