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<blockquote data-quote="Jahydin" data-source="post: 8927717" data-attributes="member: 6984869">I think all of those things hold universal appeal across the intelligent races.A well groomed dwarven beard, a badass scar across the chest, striking eyes, fey-like beauty. All of those could be descriptors for a high Charisma that gives a bonus to social checks in my game.Just a hot-tempered, rude, sloth-y, unkempt, &quot;sketchy&quot;, diseased, absent minded, etc. would universally be descriptors for lower Charisma characters.But just as others have mentioned, there are infinite combinations of &quot;non-appearance&quot; traits that could balance all of these out and justify a higher/lower score than expected.I'm guessing that a lot of folks who are opposed to this idea hate the fact that people are judged by their appearance and civility in real life maybe? I like to roleplay in worlds that are far from my idealized society, but I understand those that use it to escape into a world that is much more friendlier and forgiving then our current one.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Jahydin, post: 8927717, member: 6984869"] I think all of those things hold universal appeal across the intelligent races. A well groomed dwarven beard, a badass scar across the chest, striking eyes, fey-like beauty. All of those could be descriptors for a high Charisma that gives a bonus to social checks in my game. Just a hot-tempered, rude, sloth-y, unkempt, "sketchy", diseased, absent minded, etc. would universally be descriptors for lower Charisma characters. But just as others have mentioned, there are infinite combinations of "non-appearance" traits that could balance all of these out and justify a higher/lower score than expected. I'm guessing that a lot of folks who are opposed to this idea hate the fact that people are judged by their appearance and civility in real life maybe? I like to roleplay in worlds that are far from my idealized society, but I understand those that use it to escape into a world that is much more friendlier and forgiving then our current one. [/QUOTE]

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