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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Calico_Jack73" data-source="post: 2750460" data-attributes="member: 14403">I'd have no problem with a high Cha/low Str character as long as the DM adjuticated the scores properly.Situation 1 (the wrong way): High Str/Low Cha - You get all the benefits of having a high str but unless you are making a skill roll with a skill involving Cha you will never see the pinch of having a low Cha.  NPC's treat the Low Cha just like they treat the High Cha characters.Situation 2 (the right way): Low Cha vs High Cha - If DM's really gave Charisma the respect it deserved then the High Str/Low Cha fighters would feel they are getting the short end of the stick after every game session.  High Cha characters are the ones getting special deals on room and board, equipment, and just preferential treatment in general.  The lower someone's Cha score is the more they should get mistreated due to the fact that they are in general not the most pleasant people to be around, nobody wants to earn their favor or friendship because then they would be associated with that jerk of a warrior who keeps sticking his nose in business where it doesn't belong.  High Charisma characters' actions should obviously always be viewed in the best possible light whereas Low Charisma characters should feel like they "Just can't win" because NPCs will always view their actions in the worst possible way (they must have had an ulterior motive).The best way to look at it is in the extremes of the popularity ladder in high school.  Popular kids (high Cha) vs. Unpopular kids (low Cha).  Personal status can be affected by who you are seen associating with.  The Unpopular kids get picked on, bullied, or just ignored.  True, a low Cha/high Str Fighter isn't likely to get bullied but he is likely to run into the "Zone of Silence" and be made an outcast.Just my $0.02.  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>

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