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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Water Bob" data-source="post: 5704212" data-attributes="member: 92305">Yes, that rule made it over to the Conan game in a splat book, allowing different forms of intimidation.  If a character does an impressive display of his weapons, martial-artist style, then that might be a DEX based Intimidate throw, but a big, hulking, SOB that you don't think you can take down might be a CON based Intimidate throw. What I'm talking about is a huge scar on the character, and that's got to be CHR based, don't you think? Yet, his CHR is low making it harder for him to Intimidate when the scar and the way he looks should really help him.      Sure, but how would you represent, stat-wise, someone who is repulisive and very strong at Intimidation?   That's the heart of the question. You've got someone with body odor, green teeth, and a Z-Z Top beard.  His skin is like sun dried leather, and you have to Save or Die when he breathes on you. On top of this, he's got a grim attitude, thinks the world is out to get him, and couldn't carry on a decent dialogue with someone if his life depended on it. What I've just described is someone with a low CHR score, yes?  He has no personal magnetism.  He pushes people away with what he says, how he acts, and how he looks. But....shouldn't this person also be good at Intimidation?  All those things I just listed that should indicate a low CHR should work for the character when he tries to Intimidate others.  Don't ya think? This is the "disconnect" I'm talking about in the Thread Subjectline. I mean, you wouldn't give this guy a high CHR, would you?  But, if he had a high CHR, he'd be good at Intimidate and unrealistically good at influincing others.</blockquote>

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