Kae'Yoss
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Kamikaze Midget said:It's the other one. That having high confidence makes you more physically attractive: you stand taller, you square your shoulders, you just your jaw, you make eye contact, you aren't afraid to show off your good traits.
I do think it can go both ways.
She may be beautiful, but she's also retreating into a hood -- she's shy, unassuming, retreating, she doesn't want to be seen, doesn't want to be noticed, doesn't want to be judged.
She's got a level of rogue. Of course she wants to go unnoticed from time to time
Plus, hooded chicks are mysterious, exotic, that turns some people on
Maybe she was the fat kid in her psionics class and never quite got over the taunts of the other students. She doesn't want people to see her, she's afraid of not being "good enough" for them. She won't speak up, and when she does, she stutters and slurs her words. She's not confident. She's beautiful (and the artist caught that), but she can't use it to her advantage.
You know, it just struck me: If you're discussing the personality, background and history of someone who is only a picture and a set of roleplaying stats, you must be a hardcore roleplayer
I guess we're all guilty as charged.
But, basically, I agree that the incredulity at her being CHA 8 is ridiculous. It's absolutely possible to look like that and be CHA 8. If she was CHA 3, you might have a slightly harder time convincing me.
Ridiculous. Really? Not "I can't quite agree with that" but "ridiculous", as if I suggested that dwarves in 3.5e are underpowered and bards are only played by the worst munchkins because they're so powerful?
Look at the picture: She's quite comely, she doesn't exactly dress like a shy person, and the look on her face doesn't really suggest low cha, either. That only leaves a really nasty personality or some serious disfunctions that make her undesirable to have around. Other than that, I think that her looks and bearing should go long ways of preventing any Cha penalty.
I still think someone just screwed up while statting her.