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<blockquote data-quote="Felix" data-source="post: 1784066" data-attributes="member: 3929">Personally, I like the (Con + Cha)/2 method to determine physical beauty.--A sickly looking person (low Con) is going to be less physically attractive than one who is healthy.--An strong personality (high Cha) is going to manage to use what physical attractiveness they have to the best of its ability. Not that Comliness really has any mechanical effect, but it's a good way to be able to say &quot;Nyeah, nyeah, my PC is better looking than yours!&quot; Meh.StAlda:Yes, a stronger person is going to be able to intimidate through STR more easily, but is that really what is intimidating? When you are intimidated by a muscle-man, you are afraid of his power -- his ability to do you harm. But the ability to project power is not confined to sheer physical strength.-- Al Pacino is a small man. It is his intensity that makes his characters powerful and intimidating.-- Brad Dourif (Grima Wormtongue in LOTR) is not a physically strong man, but the guy is creepy. And he makes you think he will do creepy things to you if you don't do what he says.-- Joe Peci isn't weak, but it's his characters' reputation for being a mean sonnavagun and for being willing to do anything to hurt anyone that scares people who have heard of him.Yes, strong can be intimidating, but if a strong person isn't able to project that threat to others, they will come off as harmless, or thier punishment easily avoided. Should STR matter? Sure. Personally, I like the idea of rolling a STR-based Intimidate check whenever you Cleave... chopping through someone into someone else should be a worrysome prospect. But STR does not by any means communicate the threat of violence like a strong personality can. And that means Charisma.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Felix, post: 1784066, member: 3929"] Personally, I like the (Con + Cha)/2 method to determine physical beauty. --A sickly looking person (low Con) is going to be less physically attractive than one who is healthy. --An strong personality (high Cha) is going to manage to use what physical attractiveness they have to the best of its ability. Not that Comliness really has any mechanical effect, but it's a good way to be able to say "Nyeah, nyeah, my PC is better looking than [i]yours[/i]!" Meh. StAlda: Yes, a stronger person is going to be able to intimidate through STR more easily, but is that really what is intimidating? When you are intimidated by a muscle-man, you are afraid of his power -- his ability to do you harm. But the ability to project power is not confined to sheer physical strength. -- Al Pacino is a small man. It is his intensity that makes his characters powerful and intimidating. -- Brad Dourif (Grima Wormtongue in LOTR) is not a physically strong man, but the guy is creepy. And he makes you think he will do creepy things to you if you don't do what he says. -- Joe Peci isn't weak, but it's his characters' reputation for being a mean sonnavagun and for being willing to do anything to hurt anyone that scares people who have heard of him. Yes, strong can be intimidating, but if a strong person isn't able to project that threat to others, they will come off as harmless, or thier punishment easily avoided. Should STR matter? Sure. Personally, I like the idea of rolling a STR-based Intimidate check whenever you Cleave... chopping [i]through[/i] someone into someone else should be a worrysome prospect. But STR does not by any means communicate the threat of violence like a strong personality can. And that means Charisma. [/QUOTE]

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