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Message: <blockquote data-quote="EditorBFG" data-source="post: 6700765" data-attributes="member: 24719">I disagree. I will try to avoid real spoilers by being vague, assuming you've read the books. Speakng of the Baratheons, people fight for Renly at first because he has Charisma and Stannis doesn't. In order to correct this problem, Stannis has to use EXTREMELY extraordinary means. Personal Charisma is definitely a factor in the success of Jaime, the Knight of Flowers, Ser Barristan Selmy, Ser Arthur Dayne, etc.Also, this class is no more Charisma-based than the paladin, on whom it is based. If I were making one, I would definitely want Strength to be my highest stat.Maybe Conviction Dice is the wrong name. When I talk about the knight's conviction, it doesn't necessarily mean a code of honor or higher morale belief. It is just being convinced that you deserve to win and that you have the advantage over your opponents. You are more effective not just because you are formidable, but because your enemies believe you to be formidable-- this is why the knight's Smite version does psychic damage. You are a terrifying armored dreadnaught bearing down on opponents who mostly are not. When you fight another knight, it is a the stuff of stories, a clash of theoretical titans.Each knight's Conviction is different. Early novels Jaime Lannister is driven to victory by loyalty to his family and absolute faith in his own superiority. Brienne of Tarth, more like a traditional paladin, believes in the rightness of her cause, and has the additional drive of proving herself in a world where women don't become knights. Jorah Mormont believes absolutely in his khaleesi, loving her but also thinking she offers something better for those she would rule. A Lannister knight in the later books is driven by his fanatical faith. Barristan Selmy and Loras Tyrell fight for honor, loyalty, and to embody the ideals of knighthood. Ser Gregor Clegane believes absolutely that might makes right, and that his extraordinary physical might will drive him to conquer anyone who opposes him. PC knights would be like these examples, not like run-of-the-mill knights. Conviction dice represent the qualities described above.Obviously, I will need descriptive text describing all this.</blockquote>

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