That said, no one can play a character smarter than the real life DM. If you are dumb and the DM is smart, he can tell you what your character would do with more intelligence. If you are smart you can think of it yourself. However, if the DM is dumb, it won’t matter how smart you or your character is, because the universe your character inhabits is made of stupid.
1st off, intelligent =/= eloquent.
That said, no one can play a character smarter than the real life DM. If you are dumb and the DM is smart, he can tell you what your character would do with more intelligence. If you are smart you can think of it yourself. However, if the DM is dumb, it won’t matter how smart you or your character is, because the universe your character inhabits is made of stupid.