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<blockquote data-quote="Ravilah" data-source="post: 4466439" data-attributes="member: 19724"><p>This reminds me of a time several years ago when our group started arguing about whether Charisma automatically includes attractiveness. We started tinkering with a system that divided Charisma into multiple facets, much like Frostmarrow's categories. I think we had Beauty, Charm, Savvy, Reputation, and Poker Face (there might have been more). </p><p></p><p>We never used the mechanic, but it involved being able to choose a facet for every point of Cha bonus. A player could choose to use a particular facet of his/her Charisma to gain an advantage in a given situation. To make things more 4e, perhaps players can use a Cha facet as a daily or encounter power which simply reduces the difficultly level of a social skill check. I mean, being preternaturally handsome doesn't automatically get the Baroness' to spill her secrets, but it makes it a whole lot easier! </p><p></p><p>Of course, there can be unforeseen downsides to certain types of Charisma. If the Baroness is a half-ogress she may prefer trollish men.</p><p></p><p>All we ended up doing in the end was requiring players to define the...well...the power source of their Charisma. Then they had to roleplay Cha check with that in mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ravilah, post: 4466439, member: 19724"] This reminds me of a time several years ago when our group started arguing about whether Charisma automatically includes attractiveness. We started tinkering with a system that divided Charisma into multiple facets, much like Frostmarrow's categories. I think we had Beauty, Charm, Savvy, Reputation, and Poker Face (there might have been more). We never used the mechanic, but it involved being able to choose a facet for every point of Cha bonus. A player could choose to use a particular facet of his/her Charisma to gain an advantage in a given situation. To make things more 4e, perhaps players can use a Cha facet as a daily or encounter power which simply reduces the difficultly level of a social skill check. I mean, being preternaturally handsome doesn't automatically get the Baroness' to spill her secrets, but it makes it a whole lot easier! Of course, there can be unforeseen downsides to certain types of Charisma. If the Baroness is a half-ogress she may prefer trollish men. All we ended up doing in the end was requiring players to define the...well...the power source of their Charisma. Then they had to roleplay Cha check with that in mind. [/QUOTE]
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