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<blockquote data-quote="Oofta" data-source="post: 8900097" data-attributes="member: 6801845">I'm drawing a blank on actual examples, but have you never seen a movie/tv show where the drop dead handsome/gorgeous actor is giving that inspirational speech and it just falls flat?&nbsp; There's something about the delivery, the force of personality that just isn't there.&nbsp; Just because someone draws the eye, it doesn't mean that they have that &quot;it&quot; factor.&nbsp; D&amp;D being D&amp;D, this is all vastly oversimplified of course and not particularly representative of the real world.&nbsp; Much like there are many types of intelligence, there are many types of charisma.&nbsp; It's the nature of a game that tries to describe all aspects of a person with 6 easy to grasp categories.&nbsp; There have been many political leaders in the past that knew how to inspire and lead their populace that were far from beautiful.&nbsp; But they had that force of personality that just made people listen.&nbsp; Physical attractiveness gives people a leg up, but the rubber really hits the road when they open their mouths.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Oofta, post: 8900097, member: 6801845"] I'm drawing a blank on actual examples, but have you never seen a movie/tv show where the drop dead handsome/gorgeous actor is giving that inspirational speech and it just falls flat? There's something about the delivery, the force of personality that just isn't there. Just because someone draws the eye, it doesn't mean that they have that "it" factor. D&D being D&D, this is all vastly oversimplified of course and not particularly representative of the real world. Much like there are many types of intelligence, there are many types of charisma. It's the nature of a game that tries to describe all aspects of a person with 6 easy to grasp categories. There have been many political leaders in the past that knew how to inspire and lead their populace that were far from beautiful. But they had that force of personality that just made people listen. Physical attractiveness gives people a leg up, but the rubber really hits the road when they open their mouths. [/QUOTE]

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