Practical and Cultured?

[Ibrahim]

Greetings fellow EB fanatics

What exactly does these two traits mean for you? Does it mean because your practical your less intelligent than others? or just someone who doesn't want to understand the origins of life?

And does being cultured mean your more intelligent than others? someone who locks himself in the academia? until he gets a

In EB i've noticed Practical FM's more often get the Understanding of Natural Philosophy trait and cultured FM's mostly get the Philosopher trait. But it seems in the long run Practical FM's are better than Cultured seeing the cultured trait can become Pedantic which is -2 Influence and -1 Hit Points

In any case does having one of this traits make way for gaining other traits?

Cheers!

sounds like me in RL

Honestly, I prefer my characters balanced, and cancelling of their more unwanted traits. I hate to have FM's who are smart but theoretical, and practical men who are uneducated. why not balance the two, and have a practical and intelligent, well educated, man.

besides, both traits, if maintained and enhanced, can lead to other good traits.